MECHANISMS OF CENTRAL COLOR-VISION

In monkey cerebral cortex, color information is processed along the ve ntral visual pathway. This pathway starts in the primary visual cortex and ends in area TE of the inferior temporal cortex. Recent studies i ndicate that the transformation of cone signals occurs early in the pa thway to form neurons selective to a narrow range of hues. In addition , it has become apparent that area TE plays a vital role in color disc rimination.