Comparison of contrast-normalization and threshold models of the responses of simple cells in cat striate cortex

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-309

  Tolhurst, D J ^a   Heeger, D J ^b  

^a PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast normalization; Directional selectivity; Linear summation; Nonlinear responses; Response suppression; Simple cells; Thresholds; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031104043     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800011433     Document Type: Article

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