Computer Modeling the Neurophysiology of Vision.

Abstract

The pertinent points of visual neurophysiology and neuroanatomy are reviewed with particular emphasis on how retinal light distributions result in perceived phenomena. The neural modeling techniques used at the Naval Postgraduate School are described. These stem from a basic model capable of calculating the postsynaptic potential and spike outputs for any sequence of excitatory and inhibitory inputs. More advanced programs model facilitation, fatigue, and narrow band motion detection. The most advanced program models lateral inhibition in an eight neuron linear array.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039321

Entities

People

  • Seaborn Montgomery Mccrory Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Bands
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Human Behavior
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Neural Pathways
  • Neurons
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neurosciences
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Synapses

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Neuroscience
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.