abstract:Ocular dominance columns are stripes of neurons in the visual cortex of certain mammals (including humans Shmuel A, Chaimow D, Raddatz G, Ugurbil K, Yacoub E (2010) Mechanisms underlying decoding at 7 T: ocular dominance columns, broad structures, and macroscopic blood vessels in V1 convey information on the stimulated eye. Neuroimage 49:1957–64 (NOT FREE)) that respond preferentially to input from one eye or the other.