(03) Nov 04, Primary visual cortex (ag)
Topics addressed in the lecture:
- Retinofugal projections
- Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)
- V1 anatomical layers
- V1 functional selectivity maps
- V1 simple and complex cell receptive fields
Examples for question you should be able to answer:
- From which V1 layer(s) does area V1 receive its direct cortico-cortical inputs?
- Which visual stimulus properties are represented and organized in structured maps in the primary visual cortex (V1) of primates?
Important concepts:
- divergence & convergence
- layer structure and cortical columns
- ocular dominance
- orientation selectivity
- lesion studies
- optical imaging