Sparse coding on the spot: Spontaneous retinal waves suffice for orientation selectivity

Neural Computation

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2422-2433

  Hunt, Jonathan J ^a   Ibbotson, Michael ^b   Goodhill, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL VISION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84871862380     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/NECO_a_00333     Document Type: Article

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