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Some records, obtained from the surface of the optic tectum of the frog with moving visual stimuli are presented as evidence of a global oscillation of the tectal activity whose time course is specific for different patterns of stimulation.
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The research reported in this document has been sponsored by the 6570th Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory under grant AF EOAR 65-44 through the European Office of Aerospace Research (OAR), United States Air Force.
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Braitenberg, V. Electroencephalographic evidence of “Gestalt” in the perception of movement by the frog. Kybernetik 2, 284–287 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274091
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274091