A biologically realistic model of contrast invariant orientation tuning by thalamocortical synaptic depression

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 10230-10239

  Banitt, Yoav ^a   Martin, Kevan A C ^b   Segev, Idan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Institute of Neuroinformatics Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cat V1 neurons; Contrast invariance; Simple cell model; Spiny stellate cells; Synaptic depression; Thalamocortical synapses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GENICULATE BODIES; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION (PHYSIOLOGY); MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34548862320     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1640-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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