General Mechanism for Tuning: Gain Control Circuits and Synapses Underlie Tuning of Cortical Neurons

Abstract

Tuning to an optimal stimulus is a widespread property of neurons in cortex. We propose that such tuning is a consequence of normalization or gain control circuits. We also present a biologically plausible neural circuitry of tuning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA454974

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  • Minjoon Kouh
  • Tomaso Poggio

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Artificial Intelligence
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  • Neurons
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  • Object Recognition
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  • Visual Cortex

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