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May 7, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 1 Comment Art, Colorful, Kaschube, Orientation tuning, Pinwheel, Primary visual cortex, Rebecca A. Zarate, Science, Universality in the Evolution of Orientation Columns in the Visual Cortex, V1, Visual, Wolf
When you look at an object, like the picture above, there are many features your brain has the task of processing.  Color, texture, and position in space to name a… Read more

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