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SENSE AND THE SINGLE NEURON: Probing the Physiology of Perception

Parker, A. J., Newsome, W. T.·1998·Annual Review of Neuroscience
DOI 10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.227
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▪ Abstract The newly defined field of cognitive neuroscience attempts to draw together the study of all brain mechanisms that underlie our mental life. Historically, the major sensory pathways have provided the most trustworthy insights into how the brain supports cognitive functions such as perception, attention, and short-term memory. The links between neural activity and perception, in particular, have been studied revealingly in recent decades. Here we review the striking progress in this area, giving particular emphasis to the kinds of neural events that underlie the perceptual judgments of conscious observers.

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Authors
Parker, A. J., & Newsome, W. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
ORCID
Venue
Annual Review of Neuroscience
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
1998-03
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
227-277
ISSN
  • 0147-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4126
DOI
10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.227
OpenAlex
W2129389055
Cited by
801
References
120
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 37
FWCI
2.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Keywords
perception, single-unit recording, sensory pathways, neural correlates of perception, conscious perception, perceptual judgment, attention, short-term memory, cognitive neuroscience
MeSH terms
Animals, Cognition, Humans, Neurons, Afferent, Perception

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