Abstract
Anatomical investigation of the monkey striate cortex supports the physiological concept that the cortex is subdivided vertically into columnar aggregates of cells. Here the shape and size of two independent and overlapping column systems are described.
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HUBEL, D., WIESEL, T. Anatomical Demonstration of Columns in the Monkey Striate Cortex. Nature 221, 747–750 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221747a0
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