Primary Visual Cortex Function

Primary Visual Cortex Function is the neurophysiological process by which the primary visual cortex, located in the occipital lobe, performs the initial cortical analysis of visual information received from the retina, distinguishing it from other visual processing stages through its role in detecting basic features such as orientation, spatial frequency, and color.

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2017–2026

581

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  1. MC
    Matteo Carandini

    University College London, United Kingdom

    31 publications · 7.6K citations

    27

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  2. DJ
    David J. Heeger

    New York University, United States

    29 publications · 9.6K citations

    25

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  3. PR
    Pieter R. Roelfsema

    Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Netherlands

    27 publications · 4.3K citations

    25

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  4. CD
    Charles D. Gilbert

    Rockefeller University, United States

    22 publications · 6.5K citations

    22

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  5. RS
    Robert Shapley

    New York University, United States

    19 publications · 2.9K citations

    18

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    273 publications · 32.9K citations

    101

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 106 publications · 18.5K citations

    64

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  3. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 144 publications · 12.4K citations

    62

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  4. Neuron

    55 publications · 13K citations

    49

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  5. Cerebral Cortex

    90 publications · 7.6K citations

    48

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