Cerebral cortex: the singular precision of visual cortex maps

Nicholas V Swindale

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.039

Cerebral cortex: the singular precision of visual cortex maps

Curr Biol. 2006 Dec 5;16(23):R991-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.039.

Author

Nicholas V Swindale¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2550 Willow St., Vancouver, V5Z 3N9, British Columbia, Canada. swindale@interchange.ubc.ca

PMID: 17141605
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.039

Abstract

A remarkable new technique, two-photon confocal fluorescence microscopy, has revealed an extraordinarily precise organization in the visual cortex. The methodology seems set to become the tool of choice for studying cortical maps.

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton
Visual Cortex / ultrastructure*