Functional Anatomy of Visual Processing
in the Cerebral Cortex of the Macaque
Acta Biomedica Lovaniensia, No. 362
By Koen Nelissen
September 2006
Leuven University Press
Ph.D. Dissertation
ISBN: 9058675416
262 pages, Illustrated / Color Plates, 6 1/8 x 9 3/8"
$165.00 Paper Original
Chapter 1: General introduction1.1. Visual system in the monkey brain
1.2. Color processing in the monkey brain
1.3. Motion processing in the monkey brain
1.4. Processing of actions performed by others in the monkey brain
1.5. Experimental questions addresses in this thesisChapter 2: Brain imaging techniques – methodology
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Double label 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) technique
2.3. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)Chapter 3: Color processing in the macaque brain
3.1. Abstract
3.2. Introduction
3.3. Material and methods
3.4. Results
3.5. Discussion
3.6. Acknowledgements
3.7. ReferencesChapter 4: Motion processing in the macaque brain
4.1. Abstract
4.2. Introduction
4.3. Materials and methods
4.4. Results
4.5. Discussion
4.6. Acknowledgements
4.7. References
4.8. Supplementary figures
4.9. TablesChapter 5: Action representation in the frontal lobe
5.1. Abstract
5.2. Introduction
5.3. Materials and methods
5.4. Results
5.5. Conclusion
5.6. Supplementary figures
5.7. Tables
5.8. References and notes
5.9. Supplementary referencesChapter 6: Action observation in the parietal and temporal cortex of the monkey
6.1. Abstract
6.2. Introduction
6.3. Materials and methods
6.4. Results
6.5. Discussion
6.6. Table
6.7. ReferencesChapter 7: General discussion and future research perspectives
7.1. Considerations concerning the brain imaging techniques used in this thesis
7.2. Considerations concerning the results obtained in this thesis
7.3. Future perspectives and experimental questionsReferences
Summary
Samenvatting
Curriculum vitae
Bibliography
Neurology
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