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topographic organization

topographic organization Topographic organization is the orderly layout of sensory cortex so that nearby brain areas correspond to nearby parts of the sensory surface, such as neighboring points on the retina or neighboring whiskers.

Topographic organization is the orderly layout of sensory cortex so that nearby brain areas correspond to nearby parts of the sensory surface, such as neighboring points on the retina or neighboring whiskers. This arrangement can also include finer maps in which nearby neurons respond to similar stimulus features, like movement direction.

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Drafting source: Wilson Stuart P.; Law Judith S.; Mitchinson Ben; Prescott Tony J.; Bednar James A.. Modeling the Emergence of Whisker Direction Maps in Rat Barrel Cortex. 2010; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0008778; article XML SHA-256 14b2a26714ca119e3df2c3c72a2c2d085db257b5e76489700e5db7408fb3adef. “Modeling the Emergence of Whisker Direction Maps in Rat Barrel Cortex” (10.1371/journal.pone.0008778).
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