Dominance, Ocular - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Transformation of polarized light information in the central complex of the locust.

21 Sep 2009 Many insects perceive the E-vector orientation of polarized skylight and use it for compass navigation. In locusts, polarized light is detected by photoreceptors of the dorsal rim area of the eye. Polarized light signals from both eyes are ... Read more...

Reaching in depth: hand position dominates over binocular eye position in the rostral superior parietal lobule.

14 Sep 2009 Neural activity was recorded in area PE (dorsorostral part of Brodmann's area 5) of the posterior parietal cortex while monkeys performed arm reaching toward memorized targets located at different distances from the body. For any given distance, arm ... Read more...

Orientation disparity: a cue for 3D orientation?

30 Aug 2009 Orientation disparity, the difference in orientation that results when a texture element on a slanted surface is projected to the two eyes, has been proposed as a binocular cue for 3D orientation. Since orientation disparity is confounded with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dominance, Ocular - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transformation of polarized light information in the central complex of the locust. 21 Sep 2009
• Reaching in depth: hand position dominates over binocular eye position in the rostral superior parietal lobule. 14 Sep 2009
• Orientation disparity: a cue for 3D orientation? 30 Aug 2009
• "Referred visual sensations": rapid perceptual elongation after visual cortical deprivation. 13 Jul 2009
• Switching between gap and overlap pro-saccades: cost or benefit? 11 Jun 2009
• Equalization of ocular dominance columns induced by an activity-dependent learning rule and the maturation of inhibition. 18 May 2009
• Pinwheel stabilization by ocular dominance segregation. 16 May 2009
• Co-regulation of ocular dominance plasticity and NMDA receptor subunit expression in glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 knock-out mice. 28 Apr 2009
• Dynamic characterization of agonist and antagonist oculomotoneurons during conjugate and disconjugate eye movements. 27 Apr 2009
• Interaction of hand preference with eye dominance on accuracy in archery. 30 Mar 2009
• Perception of facial expressions of emotion during binocular rivalry. 30 Mar 2009
• Association between ocular dominance and refraction--uncertain dominance. 27 Feb 2009
• T-type calcium channels regulate cortical plasticity in-vivo. [corrected] 16 Feb 2009
• Molecular mechanisms of experience-dependent plasticity in visual cortex. 10 Feb 2009
• Bidirectional synaptic mechanisms of ocular dominance plasticity in visual cortex. 10 Feb 2009
• Neural mechanisms of recovery following early visual deprivation. 10 Feb 2009
• Periodic perturbations producing phase-locked fluctuations in visual perception. 7 Feb 2009
• Ocular dominance columns: enigmas and challenges. 30 Jan 2009
• A micro-architecture for binocular disparity and ocular dominance in visual cortex. 19 Jan 2009
• Jerky hemi-seesaw nystagmus and head tilt reaction combined with internuclear ophthalmoplegia from a pontine infarction. 11 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Dominance, Ocular'

Definition: The functional superiority and preferential use of one eye over the other. The term is usually applied to superiority in sighting (VISUAL PERCEPTION) or motor task but not difference in VISUAL ACUITY or dysfunction of one of the eyes. Ocular dominance can be modified by visual input and NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS.

Descriptor UI: D023882

Alternative terms: Dominance, Ocular; Ocular Dominance; Eyedness; Eye Dominance; Dominance, Eye;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: G11.561.225.425.500; G14.264;

History Note: 2002