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Optics

Known as: Optical, optic, science of light and vision 
The branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter.
National Institutes of Health

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BirefringenceFiber Optic TechnologyInterferometryTomography, Optical
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Radial optic flow induces vergence eye movements with ultra-short latencies
An observer moving forwards through the environment experiences a radial pattern of image motion on each retina. Such patterns of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Solar Cells and Optics for Photovoltaic Concentration
Solar cells and concentrators variable injection analysis of solar cells series resistance and bidimentional effects in… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Selective distribution of the 57 kDa neural intermediate filament protein in the rat CNS
In order to determine the CNS distribution of the 57 kDa neural intermediate filament protein (NIFP), a specific antiserum was… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Postnatal changes in arborization patterns of murine retinocollicular axons
The growth and arborization of murine retinocollicular axons have been studied by means of HRP axon filling during postnatal… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Fodrin degradation by calcium-activated neutral proteinase (CANP) in retinal ganglion cell neurons and optic glia: preferential localization of CANP activities in neurons
The activity of calcium-activated neutral proteinases (CANPs) toward endogenous substrates was measured in axons of retinal… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Muscle development in the grasshopper embryo. I. Muscles, nerves, and apodemes in the metathoracic leg.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Memory facilitation by self-stimulation reinforcement mediated by the nigro-neostriatal bundle
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A retinotopic analysis of the central connections of the optic nerve in the frog
The possibility of retinotopic organization in the optic nerve projections to the contralateral and ipsilateral diencephalon was… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Thin organosilicon films for integrated optics.
The continued development of integrated optics is heavily dependent upon the availability of materials that are suitable for the… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Control of body temperature in the unanaesthetized monkey by cholinergic and aminergic systems in the hypothalamus
1. In the unanaesthetized rhesus monkey, 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT), catecholamines, acetylcholine or carbachol were micro… 
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