ISSN:
1432-0770
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Computer Science
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract The preprocessing of optical information in the visual system takes place in the two-dimensional homogeneous nervous nets of the retina and the geniculate body. These networks can be considered as band-pass filters for space-dependent oscillations if the input stimuli are independent of time. If the synapses of the neurons have timefrequency dependent properties the performance of the system in the space domain, which is important for pattern recognition, is determined by the time dependence of input signal. For a description of these networks in this investigation the space spectrum for various values of the time frequency ω is used. The answers of real nervous nets can be interpreted by the model when the two-dimensional input signals are switched, flickered or moved. For this reason these dynamic stimuli are necessary for an analysis of the cortex. The theoretical combination of space- and time-dependent filtering is essential for an understanding of cortical transformations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00292232
