Visual Neuroscience

studies which address the retinal and brain mech-anisms that underlie visually-guided behaviors and visual perception. Visual Neuroscience publishes original papers utilizing neuro- anatomical, neurophysiological, neurochemical, neuroimmunological, and behavioral methodologies as well as those involving computational models and computer-assisted theoretical formulations. Contributions involving molecular, cellular, local-circuit, and systems-level analyses in both vertebrate and invertebrate species will be presented. Appropriate research topics include: photorecep-tion and transduction; retinal anatomy, physiology, and neurochemistry; developmental processes and patterns; subcortical visual path- ways; oculomotor and visuomotor pathways and circuits; comparative visual system organization; thalamo-cortical pathways, visual cortex, and preceptual mechanisms. Manuscripts based exclusively upon psychophysical or behavioral data will be considered only if presented within the context of visual neural processes and/or mechanisms. the SCISEARCH