title: Visual physiology: perceived size looms large.
abstract: Visual illusions tell us that size perception depends heavily upon complex contextual cues, often thought to be extracted by brain areas high in the visual hierarchy. Now, a new study shows that perceived size is reflected in activity as early as the primary visual cortex.
authors: Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3209, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. macevoy@neuro.duke.edu
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