Stereopsis: where depth is seen.
Disparity-selective cells appear to occur in all parts of the visual cortex, but a recent fMRI study finds that some cortical areas are more strongly associated with disparity than others. More sophisticated tests of binocular function may be needed to identify the properties of single neurons that support this specialization.
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Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, NIH, Building 49 room 2A50, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4435, USA. bgc@lsr.nei.nih.gov
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