Long-range interactions modulate the contrast gain in the lateral geniculate nucleus of cats

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 943-956

  Felisberti, Fatima ^a   Derrington, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast gain; Forward masking; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Long range interactions; Relay cell responsiveness; Shift effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; CYTOLOGY; GENICULATE BODY; NERVE CELL; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; GENICULATE BODIES; LINEAR MODELS; NEURONS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SACCADES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033197752     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899165143     Document Type: Article

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