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Torsten N. Wiesel

Active 1963–2004

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TORSTEN N. WIESEL
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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,656 citing papers, 45% of this breakdownGermany: 670 citing papers, 8.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 649 citing papers, 8% of this breakdownCanada: 369 citing papers, 4.6% of this breakdownChina: 285 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownJapan: 284 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownFrance: 260 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownAustralia: 229 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownItaly: 195 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 181 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownNetherlands: 165 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownIsrael: 157 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Neuroscience68.9%
  • Medicine9.9%
  • Computer Science8.3%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
  • Psychology2.7%
  • Engineering2.2%
  • Other2.1%

Topics

  • Neural dynamics and brain function16.1%
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms13.5%
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research6.7%
  • Retinal Development and Disorders4.8%
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research3.2%
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research2.3%
  • Other53.4%

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  1. SINGLE-CELL RESPONSES IN STRIATE CORTEX OF KITTENS DEPRIVED OF VISION IN ONE EYE

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1963 cited by 2,641

  2. Ferrier lecture - Functional architecture of macaque monkey visual cortex

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 1977 cited by 2,633

  3. RECEPTIVE FIELDS AND FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN TWO NONSTRIATE VISUAL AREAS (18 AND 19) OF THE CAT

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1965 cited by 2,628

  4. Plasticity of ocular dominance columns in monkey striate cortex

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel, Simon LeVay, Horace Barlow, R. M. Gaze - Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 1977 cited by 1,659

  5. Uniformity of monkey striate cortex: A parallel relationship between field size, scatter, and magnification factor

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1974 cited by 911

  6. Functional architecture of cortex revealed by optical imaging of intrinsic signals

    Authors: Amiram Grinvald, Edmund E. Lieke, Ron D. Frostig, Charles D. Gilbert, Torsten N. Wiesel - Nature 1986 cited by 1,254

  7. Myopia and eye enlargement after neonatal lid fusion in monkeys

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, Elio Raviola - Nature 1977 cited by 624

  8. EFFECTS OF VISUAL DEPRIVATION ON MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF CELLS IN THE CAT'S LATERAL GENICULATE BODY

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1963 cited by 1,314

  9. Brain Mechanisms of Vision

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Scientific American 1979 cited by 593

  10. RECEPTIVE FIELDS OF CELLS IN STRIATE CORTEX OF VERY YOUNG, VISUALLY INEXPERIENCED KITTENS

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1963 cited by 1,124

  11. Morphology and intracortical projections of functionally characterised neurones in the cat visual cortex

    Authors: Charles D. Gilbert, Torsten N. Wiesel - Nature 1979 cited by 1,025

  12. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL EYE CLOSURE ON CORTICAL UNIT RESPONSES IN KITTENS

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1965 cited by 1,618

  13. The development of ocular dominance columns in normal and visually deprived monkeys

    Authors: Simon Le Vay, Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1980 cited by 1,133

  14. Receptive field dynamics in adult primary visual cortex

    Authors: Charles D. Gilbert, Torsten N. Wiesel - Nature 1992 cited by 878

  15. EXTENT OF RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF VISUAL DEPRIVATION IN KITTENS

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - Journal of Neurophysiology 1965 cited by 708

  16. Postnatal Development of the Visual Cortex and the Influence of Environment.

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel - American Journal of Ophthalmology 1982 cited by 983

  17. Sequence regularity and geometry of orientation columns in the monkey striate cortex

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1974 cited by 1,045

  18. Laminar and columnar distribution of geniculo‐cortical fibers in the macaque monkey

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1972 cited by 961

  19. Ordered arrangement of orientation columns in monkeys lacking visual experience

    Authors: Torsten N. Wiesel, David H. Hubel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1974 cited by 423

  20. Early Exploration of the Visual Cortex

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Neuron 1998 cited by 251

  21. Brain and Visual Perception: The Story of a 25-Year Collaboration

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - 2004 cited by 160

  22. Effects of monocular deprivation in kittens

    Authors: David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology 1964 cited by 132

  23. The pattern of ocular dominance columns in macaque visual cortex revealed by a reduced silver stain

    Authors: Simon LeVay, David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel - The Journal of Comparative Neurology 1975 cited by 403

  24. Brain and Visual Perception

    Authors: David H. Hubel, TORSTEN N. WIESEL - 2004 cited by 209