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Neuromathematics of Vision pp 1–85Cite as

Landmarks for Neurogeometry

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We present a historical survey of the way Neurogeometry links the modelling of the functional architectures of primary visual areas with sub-Riemannian geometry.

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Petitot, J. (2014). Landmarks for Neurogeometry. In: Citti, G., Sarti, A. (eds) Neuromathematics of Vision. Lecture Notes in Morphogenesis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34444-2_1

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