The Retinotopic Map

• There is a distorted map of our visual world at several different places in the brain

• Each place in our visual field is represented by the activity of particular neurons in several different parts of our visual system

• This map of the retina is represented and maintained in the LGN, primary visual cortex (V1), and other visual processing areas

– Distinction of M and P layers started in the LGN is maintained in V1as well