Visual Cortex: Modern Scenario and Future Perspectives

This book discusses the modern scenario as well as future perspectives regarding the topic of visual cortex with the help of research-focused advanced information. Neurosciences have experienced enormous and remarkable developments in several areas. The spectrum of neurosciences is wide-ranging and covering some of the classical fields like genetics, computer sciences, electrophysiology, physics, and social and marketing neurosciences. To reflect and analyze these developments, several books have been produced. Perhaps the visual cortex and the visual system were in the forefront because a majority of animals do not generate their own light and offer the benefit of allowing investigators to conduct experiments in complete control of the stimulus. The times of individuals like Diderot, who could alone carry out the production of an entire encyclopedia, have been long lost. Indeed most of the methods of analyzing the nervous system are authentic and neuroscientists produce an enormous amount of data along with extremely worthy hypotheses which result in creation of novel ventures in search of brain functions. Nevertheless, it is completely reasonable to form a core of concepts and theoretical approaches for compiling a book regarding the visual cortex and beyond. Active researchers from across the world have contributed information in this book. All this information binds together valuable data and explores original ideas which would not have appealed to traditional journal reviewers. The book lays emphasis on the cerebral cortex, particularly emphasizing on vision. Moreover, it also provides the readers with various approaches used to analyze the brain, like cellular responses, computer simulation, or rivalry between different targets and goal driven actions. Thus, this book encompasses a wide spectrum of research on various topics in the extraordinarily diverse field of neurosciences.