Do Y geniculate neurons have greater contrast sensitivity than X geniculate neurons at all visual field locations?

J. B. Troy*

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Abstract

Contrast sensitivities for gratings of different spatial frequencies drifting at 5.2 Hz were measured for X- and Y-type neurons of the cat's dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. It was found that, for cells with neighboring receptive fields, the peak contrast sensitivities of Y-type cells were always greater than those of X-type cells. This greater contrast sensitivity of Y geniculate cells was found not to depend on the area of visual field in which the cells' receptive fields were located.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1733-1735
Number of pages3
JournalVision Research
Volume27
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

Keywords

  • Cat
  • Contrast sensitivity
  • Electrophysiology
  • Visual field
  • X and Y geniculate neurons

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology
  • Sensory Systems

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