A single mechanism can explain the speed tuning properties of MT and V1 complex neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 46, 2006, Pages 11987-11991

  Perrone, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; MT; Spatiotemporal frequency; Speed tuning; V1; Visual motion processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; MOTION; NERVE CELL; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HAPLORHINI; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33751111692     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4024-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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