The exact histological localisation of the visual area of the human cerebral cortex
Author(s) -
Joseph Shaw Bolton
Publication year - 1901
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9126
pISSN - 0370-1662
DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1900.0019
Subject(s) - visual cortex , cortex (anatomy) , blindness , cerebral cortex , corona radiata (embryology) , human brain , cortical blindness , neuroscience , medicine , pathology , anatomy , psychology , optometry , ovarian follicle , hormone , cumulus oophorus
The previous research concerning the human visual area has been carried out in three directions. (1) The study of lesions causing blindness. (2) The study of the myelination of the corona radiata. (3) The histological examination of “occipital” or “calcarine” cortex as regards— (a ) Cell form. (b ) Subdivision of this variety of cortex into layers. (c ) The modifications caused in (a ) and (b ) by long-standing blindness.
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