Retinotopy

Japanese: retinotopy
Retinotopy

…This property is due to the existence of an orderly place-to-place binding relationship between the receptor surface and the sensory area. This is called a topographic representation in the sensory area (somatotopy in the case of skin sensation, visuotopy or retinotopy in the case of vision). In order for a stimulus of a certain strength to cause a sensation, it is necessary to stimulate an area of ​​a certain size or more. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "retinotopy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この性質は,受容器の存在する受容面と感覚野との間に整然とした場所対場所の結合関係が存在するからである。このことを感覚野に部位再現topographic representation(皮膚感覚の場合には体部位再現somatotopy,視覚の場合には視野再現visuotopyまたは網膜部位再現retinotopy)があるという。ある強さの刺激が感覚を起こすためには,ある広さ以上の面積を刺激する必要がある。…

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