Binocularity in the Cat Visual Cortex Is Reduced by Sectioning the Corpus Callosum

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Andrea J. Elberger · University of Pennsylvania

E. Hazel Murphy · University of Pennsylvania

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In the normal cat, most cells in area 17 can be binocularly driven. Sectioning the corpus callosum results in a significant reduction in binocularly driven cells. Normal binocular vision is thus dependent on the corpus callosum.

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Visual perception and processing mechanisms Retinal Development and Disorders Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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Published in: Science

Volume 207, Issue 4435, pp. 1097-1099

DOI: 10.1126/science.7355278

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Binocularity in the Cat Visual Cortex Is Reduced by Sectioning the Corpus Callosum

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