Visual neuroscience

For the academic journal of the same name, see: Visual neuroscience (journal)

Visual neuroscience is the study of the visual system including the visual cortex. Its goals are to understand the neurophysiology of the visual system, and to understand how neural activity results in visual perception and behaviors that depend on vision. Visual neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience, and is closely related to psychophysics.

References

• The Visual Neurosciences. The MIT Press. 2003. ISBN 978-0-262-03308-4.