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. 1994 Jan-Feb;4(1):1-7.

doi: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.1.

A brief history of the "feature detector"

K A Martin¹

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PMID: 8180488
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.1

Review

A brief history of the "feature detector"

K A Martin. Cereb Cortex. 1994 Jan-Feb.

. 1994 Jan-Feb;4(1):1-7.

doi: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.1.

Author

K A Martin¹

Affiliation

¹ Medical Research Council Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom.

PMID: 8180488
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.1

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