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

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Chapter 1: General introduction

1.1. 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 thesis

Chapter 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. References

Chapter 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. Tables

Chapter 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 references

Chapter 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. References

Chapter 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 questions

References

Summary

Samenvatting

Curriculum vitae

Bibliography

Neurology


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