My recollections of Hubel and Wiesel and a brief review of functional circuitry in the visual pathway
- 12 June 2009
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Physiology
- Vol. 587 (12), 2783-2790
- https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.169813
Abstract
The first paper of Hubel and Wiesel in The Journal of Physiology in 1959 marked the beginning of an exciting chapter in the history of visual neuroscience. Through a collaboration that lasted 25 years, Hubel and Wiesel described the main response properties of visual cortical neurons, the functional architecture of visual cortex and the role of visual experience in shaping cortical architecture. The work of Hubel and Wiesel transformed the field not only through scientific discovery but also by touching the life and scientific careers of many students. Here, I describe my personal experience as a postdoctoral student with Torsten Wiesel and how this experience influenced my own work.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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