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New insights into how colour is represented in the cerebral cortex and what variables govern the responses of single cortical colour-coded cells have been gained by the discovery of specific visual cortical areas rich in colour-coded cells.
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Zeki, S. The representation of colours in the cerebral cortex. Nature 284, 412–418 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/284412a0
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