A two pathway model for tonic suppressed-by-contrast cells in the cat retina

作者：Niu, Wang Qiang^*; Yuan, Jing Qi

来源：Brain Research Bulletin, 2008, 75(5): 655-662.

DOI：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.059

• suppressed-by-contrast cells
• uniformity detectors
• edge inhibitory off-center cells
• G17 cells
• cat retina
• spatiotemporal model

A two pathway spatiotemporal model is proposed to describe the function of tonic suppressed-by-contrast cells of the cat retina. The model is able to describe the experimentally determined responses of such neurons to drifting sinusoidal gratings. It is also able to predict their responses to alternating sinusoidal gratings and flashing or moving spots of light, and these predictions resemble experimental observations, at least qualitatively. The model is physiologically plausible, it can be used to summarize the dynamic responses of the tonic suppressed-by-contrast cells of the cat and potentially to account for the responses of the suppressed-by-contrast cells of other species.

• 出版日期2008-3-28
• 单位上海交通大学