Intracortical Interactions in Visual Processing

Abstract

Microelectrodes were used to record responses from single cells in the visual system of cats, at the level of the visual cortex. Interactions were discovered and measured between the cell under study and neighboring cells, when these neighbors were stimulated with large patterns. The interactions obey specific rules. It is argued that these rules are ideal for separating and strengthening the neural response to one object from the response of myriad other neurons to a cluttered background. The next step in this project will be multielectrode array studies to isolate and identify the neurons participating in these interactions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169674

Entities

People

  • Jeremiah I. Nelson

Organizations

  • NYU Langone Health

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Brain
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Electrodes
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Frequency
  • Image Processing
  • Information Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microelectrodes
  • New York
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Perception
  • Visual Cortex
  • Visual Perception

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  • Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design