Visual perception: monkeys see things our way.
Neural mechanisms of visual perception can be studied in detail only in non-human animals. But recent work in humans has revealed a striking functional homology between the human and monkey visual systems, confirming the relevance of animal data and establishing a paradigm for cross-species studies of brain function.
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Johns Hopkins University, 338 Krieger Hall, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA. connor@jhu.edu
D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*