T. N. Wiesel

Research topics

• Visual perception and processing mechanisms · 2 papers
• Retinal Development and Disorders · 2 papers
• Neural dynamics and brain function · 1 paper
• Glaucoma and retinal disorders · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• David Hunter Hubel · 2 papers

Papers

1. Receptive fields and functional architecture of monkey striate cortexThe Journal of Physiology · 1968 · 6,736 citations

   1. The striate cortex was studied in lightly anaesthetized macaque and spider monkeys by recording extracellularly from single units and stimulating the retinas with spots or patterns of light. Most cells can be categorized as simple, complex, or hypercomplex, with…

2. The period of susceptibility to the physiological effects of unilateral eye closure in kittensThe Journal of Physiology · 1970 · 3,064 citations

   1. Kittens were visually deprived by suturing the lids of the right eye for various periods of time at different ages. Recordings were subsequently made from the striate cortex, and responses from the two eyes compared. As previously reported, monocular…