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Significance of Intracortical Inhibition in the Visual Cortex

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OF the cells found at each level of the retinotopically organized retino-geniculo-cortical system of the cat, only those found in the cortex can be specifically sensitive to the orientation of a contrast line and its direction of movement1–3. These cells are arranged in vertical arrays (columns)2 according to their type of trigger feature.

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  1. L. A. BENEVENTO

    Present address: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22901

  2. O. D. CREUTZFELDT & ULRICH KUHNT

    Present address: Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Gottingen-Nikolausber

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    L. A. BENEVENTO, O. D. CREUTZFELDT & ULRICH KUHNT

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BENEVENTO, L., CREUTZFELDT, O. & KUHNT, U. Significance of Intracortical Inhibition in the Visual Cortex. Nature New Biology 238, 124–126 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio238124a0

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