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Direction selectivity of blowfly motion-sensitive neurons is computed in a two-stage process.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2251278     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Direction selectivity of motion-sensitive neurons is generally thought to result from the nonlinear interaction between the signals derived from adjacent image points. Modeling of motion-sensitive networks, however, reveals that such elements may still respond to motion in a rather poor directionally selective way. Direction selectivity can be significantly enhanced if the nonlinear interaction is followed by another processing stage in which the signals of elements with opposite preferred directions are subtracted from each other. Our electrophysiological experiments in the fly visual system suggest that here direction selectivity is acquired in such a two-stage process.
Authors:
A Borst; M Egelhaaf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  87     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1990 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-01-16     Completed Date:  1991-01-16     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9363-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Diptera
Female
Ganglia / physiology
Membrane Potentials
Models, Neurological
Motion Perception*
Neurons / physiology*
Photic Stimulation
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