Modeling feature-based attention as an active top-down inference process

BioSystems

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Hamker, Fred H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Computational model; Feature based attention; Gain control; Top down; V4; Vision

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; MODELING; PERCEPTION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; VISION;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIMATE; SENSOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

PRIMATES;

EID: 33749056140     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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