Cortical Effect of Early Selective Exposure to Diagonal Lines
- 28 November 1975
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 190 (4217) , 902-904
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1188371
Abstract
Neurons in the visual cortex that respond preferentially to diagonal contours are present only in cats exposed to diagonal lines early in life. In contrast, cells that prefer horizontal or vertical contours are found following exposure to horizontal, to vertical, and to diagonal lines. Such cells do not require a specific visual input for maintenance or for development; neurons responding preferentially to diagonal lines do.Keywords
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