Globally consistent depth sorting of overlapping 2D surfaces in a model using local recurrent interactions

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-337

  Thielscher, Axel ^a   Neumann, Heiko ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYBERNETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISION;

DEPTH SORTING; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM; LOCAL RECURRENT INTERACTIONS; OVERLAPPING 2D SURFACES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CUES; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 42149145180     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-008-0211-7     Document Type: Article

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