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The Primate Visual System: A Comparative Approach
Jan Kremers (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-470-86810-2
Adobe E-Book
382 pages
February 2006
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Preface.

List of Contributors.

1. The Evolutionary and Ecological Context of Primate Vision (R. Martin & C. Ross).

2. Comparative Aspects of Visual System Development (B. Finlay, et al.).

3. The Genetics and Evolution of Primate Visual Pigments (D. Hunt, et al.).

4. The Ecology of the Primate Eye: Retinal Sampling and Color Vision (D. Osorio, et al.).

5. Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Primate Retina (L. Silveira, et al.).

6. The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (J. Kremers, et al.).

7. Extraretinal Inputs and Feedback Mechanisms to the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) (V. Casagrande, et al.).

8. Visual Functions of the Retinorecipient Nuclei in the Midbrain, Pretectum, and Ventral Thalamus of Primates (M. Ibbotson & B. Dreher).

9. The Evolution of Visual Cortex in Primates (J. Kaas).

10. The Physiological Basis for Visual Motion Perception and Visually Guided Eye Movements (U. Ilg, et al.).

11. Psychophysical Correlates of Identified Physiological Processes (A. Werner, et al.).

Index.