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cortical magnification: a standalone construct

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corticalmagnification1 CONSTRUCTCortical magnificationDANIEL · NEUROSCIENCE

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the greater amount of visual cortex devoted to each degree of the central visual field than to the periphery.

In neuroscience, cortical magnification refers to the greater amount of visual cortex devoted to each degree of the central visual field than to the periphery. This meaning comes from Daniel (1961) in The Journal of Physiology.[1]

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  1. Daniel, P. M., & Whitteridge, D. (1961). The representation of the visual field on the cerebral cortex in monkeys. The Journal of Physiology, 159(2), 203-221. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006803

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