A neural network model of contours extraction based on orientation selectivity in the primary visual cortex: Applications on real images

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VI, Issue , 2004, Pages 4029-4032

  La Cara, G E ^a   Ursino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contour extraction; Gestalt criteria; Intracortical synapses; Orientation selectivity; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; VISION;

CONTOUR EXTRACTION; GESTALT CRITERIA; INTRACORTICAL SYNAPSES; ORIENTATION SELECTIVITY; VISUAL CORTEX;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 11144291459     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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