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Rats prepared with serial visual-cortical ablations can relearn the horizontal-vertical stripes discrimination problem if given interoperative training. However, they fail to discriminate between obliquely oriented stripes. The findings are discussed in relation to the concept that pattern perception is completely dependent upon the integrity of cortically related systems. Furthermore, the criteria for constructing pattern discriminanda are outlined, and reasons are presented for abandoning some of the classical stimuli used to test form perception in striate-extra-striate preparations.
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This research was supported, in part, by Grant MH-06211 from the National Institute of Mental Health to Donald R. Meyer and Patricia M. Meyer. The first author is a University Fellow and the second and third authors are Teaching Associates at the Ohio State University.
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Lavond, D., Hata, M.G., Gray, T.S. et al. Visual form perception is a function of the visual cortex. Psychobiology 6, 471–477 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326751
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