SPATIAL ORGANIZATION IMPLIED BY HORIZONTAL CELL CHAINS IN THE VERTEBRATE RETINA,

Abstract

The horizontal cells of the outer plexiform layer of the vertebrate retina and their peculiar pattern of interconnection may very well provide a major organizational substratum in vision. Available data suggest they (not photoreceptors) are the primary source of adaption in vision, that they mediate the emergence of 'opponent-process-like' color units from three basic cone pigments, and that they -- by combining finite conduction time with laterally directed processes -- contribute largely to the high subjective sensitivity to the motion as well as to the form of objects in the visual field. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696803

Entities

People

  • R. J. Macgregor

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • End Organs
  • Photoreceptors
  • Photosensitivity
  • Sensitivity

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.