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Visual Functions of Inferotemporal Cortex

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Visual Centers in the Brain

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1536,volume 7 / 3 / 3 B))

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Traditionally, the cerebral cortex on the inferior surface of the temporal lobe was considered part of the “silent” or “association” areas of the brain. The term “association cortex” was first used by Flechsig [63] to describe cortical regions that became myelinated relatively late. He thought that “association” among the senses occurred here. In subsequent decades association cortex became the presumed site of “association of ideas” and then of association or linkage between stimuli and responses in learning.

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