What fMRI has taught us about human vision

Susan M. Courtney; Leslie G. Ungerleider

doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80036-0

What fMRI has taught us about human vision

Susan M. Courtney, Leslie G. Ungerleider

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The recent application of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to visual studies has begun to elucidate how the human visual system is anatomically and functionally organized. Bottom-up hierarchical processing among visual cortical areas has been revealed in experiments that have correlated brain activations with human perceptual experience. Top-down modulation of activity within visual cortical areas has been demonstrated through studies of higher cognitive processes such as attention and memory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	554-561
Number of pages	8
Journal	Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80036-0
State	Published - Aug 1997
Externally published	Yes

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