orientation column system

anatomy

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photoreception and visual information processing

  • details of the mammalian eye
    In photoreception: Central processing of visual information

    Cells with the same preferred orientation are grouped in columns that extend through the depth of the cortex. The columns are grouped around a central point, similar to the spokes of a wheel, and preferred orientation changes systematically around each hub. Within a column the responses of the cells vary…

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