A neural model of selective attention and object segmentation in the visual scene: An approach based on partial synchronization and star-like architecture of connections

Neural Networks

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 707-719

  Borisyuk, Roman ^a,b   Kazanovich, Yakov ^b,c   Chik, David ^a   Tikhanoff, Vadim ^a   Cangelosi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c PUSHCHINO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Object segmentation; Oscillatory neural network; Selective visual attention; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION FOCUS; BRAIN-INSPIRED; COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM; CONTOUR EXTRACTION; FIRING RATES; INTRINSIC FREQUENCY; NEURAL MODELS; NOISE SUPPRESSION; OBJECT BOUNDARIES; OBJECT SEGMENTATION; OSCILLATORY NEURAL NETWORK; PARTIAL SYNCHRONIZATION; PHASE OSCILLATORS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; ROBOT CAMERAS; SEGMENTED OBJECTS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SELECTIVE VISUAL ATTENTION; SEQUENTIAL SELECTION; SPIKING NEURON; STANDARD IMAGES; STAR-LIKE; VISUAL SCENE;

ABERRATIONS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEURONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

SYNCHRONIZATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; IMAGE PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; ROBOTICS; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68149163560     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2009.06.047     Document Type: Article

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