Abstract
The mammalian visual cortex is composed of a constellation of cortical areas that are interconnected by a dense network of corticocortical connections. Among those connections, it is usual to distinguish between feedforward and feedback connections. Feedforward connections carry information away from area V1 toward the parietal and the temporal lobes, whereas feedback connections carry impulses in the reverse direction (Salin and Bullier, 1995). It is becoming increasingly apparent that, despite its complexity, the visual system processes information very rapidly. The delay imposed by neuronal processing in the correction of visually guided movements is of the order of 100 msec (Rossetti, 1997). Recent results also suggest that visual recognition of complex scenes is possible within 100–200 msec (Thorpe el al., 1996).
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Nowak, L.G., Bullier, J. (1997). The Timing of Information Transfer in the Visual System. In: Rockland, K.S., Kaas, J.H., Peters, A. (eds) Extrastriate Cortex in Primates. Cerebral Cortex, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9625-4_5
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