edited by D T Yew (The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong), K F So (The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong), & D S C Tsang (The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong)

This volume consists of invited papers from scientists of Chinese origin in the visual field from around the world. The papers cover all basic and applied aspects of the vertebrate and invertebrate visual systems, from photoreceptors to cortical neurons, presenting both review and new findings on the subjects. It is hoped that this book will serve as a guide to international research linkage between groups.

• Introduction:
  • Physiology of Vision in China: Past and Present (H T Chang)
• The Eye:
  • Cornea, Trigeminal Ganglion and Their Interactions (K Y Chan)
  • The Photoreceptor in the Retina: A Photo-Humoral and Photo-Endocrine Transducer (S F Pang et al.)
  • Effect of Kainic Acid Lesion on Neurotransmitter Uptake in Rat Retina (D S C Tsang & D T Yew)
• Intermediates of Pathway:
  • Mutual Interactions and Steady Background Effects Within and Beyond the Classical Receptive Field of Lateral Geniculate Neurones (C Y Li)
  • The Nucleus Isthmus is a Visual Center: Neuroanatomy and Electrophysiology (S R Wang)
• Visual Cortex:
  • Morphological Features and Functional Organization of the Border Region Between Cortical Areas 17 and 18a in Rodents (Y C Diao & Y M Xiao)
  • Comparative Study of the Mammalian Primary Visual Cortex with Cytochrome Oxidase Histochemistry (M T T Wong-Riley)
• Visual Systems in General:
  • Figure-Ground and Pattern Discrimnation in the Visual System of the Fly (G Aike)
  • Mathematical Models of Receptive Fields in Vertebrate Visual Systems (Y J Wang)
  • and other papers