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Spatial- and temporal-frequency selectivity as a basis for velocity preference in cat striate cortex neurons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Curtis L. Baker Jr
Curtis L. Baker Jr
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Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Abstract

Measurements were made of the optimal velocity for drifting bar-shaped stimuli to excite striate cortex neurons of the cat. These data were compared to the optimal spatial and temporal frequencies of the same neurons, as determined with drifting sine-wave grating stimuli. A systematic relationship was revealed, whereby those neurons preferring higher velocities of bar motion also preferred lower spatial and higher temporal frequencies of gratings. The optimal bar velocity for a given neuron could be quantitatively predicted from the ratio of that neuron's optimal temporal frequency to its optimal spatial frequency.

Keywords

Striate cortexDirection selectivitySpatial frequencyMotion perceptionTemporal frequency

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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , February 1990, pp. 101 - 113
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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