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Ph.D. (1975)
University of Maryland
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William
H. Merigan
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Primary Appointment:
Ophthalmology
GEBS Cluster Affiliations:
NS
- Neuroscience
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Research:
Organization of Visual Cortex in Humans and Non-Human
Primates |
Contact Information:
E-Mail: billm@cvs.rochester.edu |
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 603
Rochester, New York 14642
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Medical Center [room]
Phone: (716) [tele]
Fax: (716) [number] |
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Research
Overview
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| Research in this laboratory examines the function
of the many identified cortical visual areas in primates. One
approach is to study the effect of small lesions in cortical
areas V2, V4, TEO or TE of macaques on such low level visual
functions as contrast sensitivity, global motion perception
and acuity as well as on more complex perceptual abilities including
texture segmentation, face recognition and the discrimination
of 3D shapes. A complementary line of research is to study the
effects of cortical lesions in human neurological patients on
their perceptual capabilities. Topics being studied at present
include the neurological basis of cerebral achromatopsia (loss
of color vision), perceptual and visuo-motor consequences of
parietal lobe lesions, and the effects of temporal lobe damage
on face and object recognition. |
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Recent Publications
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- Merigan, W.H. 1993.
- Human V4? Curr. Biol. 3:226-229.
- Merigan, W.H. and J.H.R. Maunsell. 1993.
- How parallel are the primate visual pathways. Ann. Rev.
Neurosci. 16:369-402.
- Merigan, W.H. 1996.
- Basic visual capacities and shape discrimination after
lesions of extrastriate area V4 in macaques. Vis. Neurosci.
13:51-60.
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