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Neurophysiology of Perception: Cortical Projection

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From the lateral geniculate nucleus the visual impulses are relayed to the cerebral cortex.

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  1. St. Thomas’s Hospital, Southampton University Medical Schools, London, UK

    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

  2. King’s College, London, UK

    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

  3. University College, London, UK

    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

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Davson, H. (1990). Neurophysiology of Perception: Cortical Projection. In: Physiology of the Eye. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09997-9_19

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