How inferior temporal cortex became a visual area.

C G Gross

doi:10.1093/cercor/4.5.455

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How inferior temporal cortex became a visual area.

C G Gross

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The origins of contemporary work on the temporal cortex and object recognition are traced from their roots in phrenology through the search for a cortical visual area to the discovery of the Klüver-Bucy syndrome and its fractionation, finally ending with early single-neuron recording studies.

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History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Neurology Temporal Lobe Visual Cortex Historical Article Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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