Linear and nonlinear systems analysis of the visual system: Why does it seem so linear?. A review dedicated to the memory of Henk Spekreijse

Vision Research

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 907-921

  Shapley, Robert ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Linearity; Retina; System analysis; Visual cortex; Visual pathway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LINEAR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 67349259377     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.09.026     Document Type: Article

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