Localizing Visual Function in the Brain
18th Symposium: June 18-20, 1992
Cortical Organization
Chair: John Maunsell
Mitchell Glickstein, University College London
Functional specialization in the brain
David Van Essen, California Institute of Technology
Information processing in the primate visual system
Jon Kaas, Vanderbilt University
Vision, audition and somesthesis: do they all show hierarchical and parallel organization?
Harvey Karten, University of California Medical School
Is there a common plan to the visual pathways of different species?
Modularity in Visual Cortex
Chair: Dana Ballard
Jonathan Horton, University of California, San Francisco
Human and monkey visual cortex: how close an analogy?
Robert Jacobs, Harvard University
Why and how of modularity: computational advantages and a developmental principle
Tomaso Poggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Integration of visual cues and learning
Imaging of Brain Function
Chair: William Merigan
Daniel Tso, Rockefeller University
Optical imaging of cortical activity and organization
Roger Tootell, Harvard University
Double-label deoxyglucose analysis of visual cortical columns
Stephen Petersen, Washington University
Functional imaging with positron emission tomography (PET)
Robert Turner, National Institute of Health
Functional imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Physiological Studies of Cortical Specialization
Chair: Peter Lennie
Dennis O'Leary, The Salk Institute
Developmental plasticity in the differentiation of functionally specialized areas of the mammalian neocortex
Tim Pons, National Institute of Mental Health
Alterations of cortical maps due to deprived rearing or injury
William Newsom, Stanford University
Physiological Manipulation of Perception
Perceptual Evidence About Cortical Streams
Chair: Anthony Movshon
Patrick Cavanagh, Harvard University
Dissecting vision with perceptual studies in normals
William Merigan, University of Rochester
Cortical lesions in humans and macaques: effects on visual thresholds
Melvyn Goodale, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Functional and neural dissociations between perception and action
Antonio Damasio, University of Iowa
Perceptual disabilities following brain lesions
Organizing Committee:
Peter Lennie
William Merigan
David Williams
Funding provided by Air Force Office of Scientific Research