Work

Visual field map clusters in human cortex

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: We describe the location and general properties of nine human visual field maps. The cortical location of each map, as well as many examples of the eccentricity and angular representations within these maps, are shown in a series of images that summarize a large set of functional MRI data. The organization and properties of these maps are compared and contrasted with descriptions by other investigators. We hypothesize that the human visual field maps are arranged in several clusters, each comprising a group of maps that share a common foveal representation and semicircular eccentricity map. The spatial organization of these clusters suggests that the perceptual processing within each cluster serves related functions.

Source: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1628

Authors: Brian A Wandell, Alyssa A Brewer, Robert F Dougherty

Institution: Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Eye Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Awards: Neural Representation of Color Appearance, Human Ventral Occipitotemporal Cortex