Calculating the contrasts that retinal ganglion cells and LGN neurones encounter in natural scenes

Vision Research

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 3145-3157

  Tadmor, Y ^a   Tolhurst, D J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difference of Gaussians; LGN neurones; Local contrast; Natural images; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GRATING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0033857358     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(00)00166-8     Document Type: Article

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