Excerpt from Receptive Fields and the Reconstruction of Visual Information
The structure of receptive fields provides one of the most powerful constraints on visual information processing. They provide a system within which electrophysiologists can classify and compare their research, and they suggest properties of mechanisms. But how do they relate to abstract functional properties of the visual system? For example, why are some structured in a center-surround fashion? Why do they arise in both ON and off varieties? How do they support the communication of information from the retina to the cortex, and how can they account for hyperacuity? These are some of the questions we shall address in this paper. In general, all of the answers are related to schemes for representing visual information.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is of great interest to those in the realms of science, especially neuroscience, as it challenges the conventional view of receptive fields. It presents a novel model for studying receptive field structure through mathematical analysis. By exploring the relationship between visual information and the mechanisms within the visual system, the author argues that the structure of receptive fields provides a foundation for understanding how the visual system represents and processes visual information. Through a series of experiments, the author makes a convincing case that the structure of receptive fields is closely linked to the way the visual system encodes and decodes visual information. This idea significantly advances our understanding of how we see and interact with the world around us. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333448998_0
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