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Direction selectivity of simple striate cells: properties and mechanism.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1221086     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Most simple cells in the striate cortex of the cat are direction selective, firing to broadside movement of an optimally oriented edge or bar in one direction of motion and not the other. The smallest stimulus displacement for which a direction-selective discrimination can be made cannot be smaller than the threshold for the detection of the displacement itself. It is shown that retinal image quality is an important limiting factor in respect to the thresholds both for stimulus displacement and direction selectivity.
Authors:
A W Goodwin; G H Henry; P O Bishop
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurophysiology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0022-3077     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurophysiol.     Publication Date:  1975 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-06-02     Completed Date:  1976-06-02     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375404     Medline TA:  J Neurophysiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1500-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cats
Evoked Potentials
Light
Retina / physiology*
Visual Cortex / physiology*
Visual Fields

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