Analog VLSI Excitatory Feedback Circuits for Attentional Shifts and Tracking

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-91

  Morris, T G ^a,b,c,d   Deweerth, S P ^a,e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog vlsi circuits; Focal plane processing; Visual attention; Winner take all selection

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; HYSTERESIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

FEEDBACK CIRCUITS; PULSED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WINNER TAKE ALL COMPUTATION;

VLSI CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031144547     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008275710961     Document Type: Article

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