Linearity of synaptic interactions in the assembly of receptive fields in cat visual cortex

David Ferster*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

38 Scopus citations

Abstract

Recent extra- and intracellular recordings from simple cells in the striate cortex have led to the development of detailed models of how novel receptive field properties are generated by the neuronal circuitry of the cortex. The first stage in assembling simple receptive fields appears to be a linear combination of visual inputs. The output of the linear stage is then normalized by a contrast gain control mechanism. Finally, a threshold and expansive nonlinearity in the spike-generating mechanism enhances selectivity for stimulus features such as orientation, direction, and spatial frequency.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)563-568
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent opinion in neurobiology
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Linearity of synaptic interactions in the assembly of receptive fields in cat visual cortex'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this