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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 5, 729-735 (September 2004) | doi:10.1038/nrn1498
Opinion: The nature of foveal representation
Michal Lavidor1 & Vincent Walsh2 About the authors
Abstract
A fundamental question in visual perception is whether the representation of the fovea is split at the midline between the two hemispheres, or bilaterally represented by overlapping projections of the fovea in each hemisphere. Here we examine psychophysical, anatomical, neuropsychological and brain stimulation experiments that have addressed this question, and argue for a shift from the current default view of bilateral representation to that of a split representation, to provide a greater understanding of higher visual processes.
Author affiliations
- Michal Lavidor is at the Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, UK.
- Vincent Walsh is at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Department of Psychology, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK.
Correspondence to: Michal Lavidor1 Email: M.Lavidor@hull.ac.uk
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