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Semir Zeki

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  • details of the mammalian eye
    photoreception
    / Central processing of visual information

    British neurobiologist Semir Zeki showed that V4 has a high proportion of cells that respond to colour in a manner that is independent of the type of illumination (colour constancy). This is in contrast to the cells of V1, which are responsive to the actual wavelengths present.…

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    British neurobiologist Semir Zeki showed that V4 has a high proportion of cells that respond to colour in a manner that is independent of the type of illumination (colour constancy). This is in contrast to the cells of V1, which are responsive to the actual wavelengths present.…

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