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Normal and Abnormal Visual Pathways and the Cortical Representation of the Visual Field

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I was asked to present an introductory survey that would deal with the representation of the retina upon the cortex. My request to change the subject from ‘the retinal representation’ to the ‘visual field representation’ was not merely a semantic squabble; it was based upon observations that the cortex is not concerned specifically with the order of the retinal representation, but rather with the visual field representation. In this respect the cortex differs from lower brain centers within which the order of the retinal projection is critical, while the visual field representation appears to be irrelevant for establishing connectivity patterns.

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Guillery, R.W. (1976). Normal and Abnormal Visual Pathways and the Cortical Representation of the Visual Field. In: Alfieri, R., Solé, P. (eds) XIIth I. S. C. E. R. G. Symposium. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1575-2_2

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