Responses To Animated Contours Of Neurons In Visual Cortex Area 18 Of The Cat

T. Bregman*, U. Yinon

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Abstract

Given that cells in visual cortical area 18 in cats encode information of complex shapes, in addition to conventional stimuli like bars and gratings, we studied the capability of single cells in this area to ‘identify’ animated contours. The recorded cells were not selective to specific animated contours, whereas they were highly sensitive to the contour's degradation and to the orientation of its elements. The results indicate that cells in area 18 can encode information about many characteristics of complex animated patterns. The findings suggest the existence of a contour abstracting mechanism, which needs further study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-58
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Funding

FundersFunder number
Aaron and Miriam Gutwirth Foundation

    Keywords

    • cells’ selectivity
    • complex shapes
    • extrastriate
    • receptive fields

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