A family of moving ‘random-line' patterns was developed and used to study the directional tuning of 91 single units in cat primary visual cortex (V1). The results suggest that, in addition to the well-known orien...A family of moving ‘random-line' patterns was developed and used to study the directional tuning of 91 single units in cat primary visual cortex (V1). The results suggest that, in addition to the well-known orientation-dependent mechanism, there is also some kind of orientation-independent mechanism underlying the direction selectivity. The directional tuning of the neurons varies in accordance with the increase of orientation or non-orientation element in the stimulus.展开更多
针对图像处理的需求,提出一种基于双树复小波变换的图像去噪算法。该算法对图像进行双树复小波变换,对变换后的系数利用最大似然估计和维纳滤波进行去噪,采用最大后验概率来估计双树复小波的方差,利用维纳滤波得到去噪后的系数,通过双...针对图像处理的需求,提出一种基于双树复小波变换的图像去噪算法。该算法对图像进行双树复小波变换,对变换后的系数利用最大似然估计和维纳滤波进行去噪,采用最大后验概率来估计双树复小波的方差,利用维纳滤波得到去噪后的系数,通过双树复小波反变换得到去噪后的图像。在分解层计算方差时,均采用在4×4的结构元素内基于最大值和次大值坍缩后的邻域来计算方差。实验结果表明,该算法的PSNR对比其他文献提高0.2 d B左右,运行时间减少5 s。展开更多
Spatiotemporal structures of receptive fields (RF) have been studied for simple cells in area 18 of cat by measuring the temporal transfer function (TTF) over different locations (subregions) within the RF. The tempor...Spatiotemporal structures of receptive fields (RF) have been studied for simple cells in area 18 of cat by measuring the temporal transfer function (TTF) over different locations (subregions) within the RF. The temporal characteristics of different subregions differed from each other in the absolute phase shift (APS) to visual stimuli. Two types of relationships can be seen: (i)The APS varied continuously from one subregion to the next; (ii) A 180° phase jump was seen as the stimulus position changed somewhere within the receptive field. Spatiotemporal receptive field profiles have been determined by applying reverse Fourier analysis to responses in the frequency domain. For the continuous type, spatial and temporal characteristics cannot be dissociated (space time inseparable) and the spatiotemporal structure is oriented. On the contrary, the spatial and temporal characteristics for the jumping type can be dissociated (space time separable) and the structure is not oriented in the space time plane. Based on the APSs measured at different subregions, the optimal direction of motion and optimal spatial frequency of neurons can be predicted.展开更多
Spiral and translation stimuli were used to investigate the response properties of cat AMLS (anteromedial lateral suprasylvian area) neurons to optic flow. The overwhelming majority of cells could be significantly exc...Spiral and translation stimuli were used to investigate the response properties of cat AMLS (anteromedial lateral suprasylvian area) neurons to optic flow. The overwhelming majority of cells could be significantly excited by the two modes of stimuli and most responsive cells displayed obvious direction selectivity. It is the first time to find a visual area in mammalian brain preferring rotation stimuli. Two representative hypotheses are discussed here on the neural mechanism of optic flow analysis in visual cortex, and some new viewpoints are proposed to explain the experimental results.展开更多
Although the directionally selective cells in many visual cortical areas are organized in columnar manner, the functional organization of direction selectivity of area VI in the monkey still remains unclear. We quanti...Although the directionally selective cells in many visual cortical areas are organized in columnar manner, the functional organization of direction selectivity of area VI in the monkey still remains unclear. We quantitatively studied the proportion of directionally selective cells, direction selectivity and the functional organization of the striate cortical cells in the monkey and compared those with the cat. The results show that the direction selectivity and directional organization of striate cortical cells in the monkey are significantly weaker than those in the cat, suggesting that the species difference between the two kinds of animal is related to their different anatomic pathways.展开更多
The present study describes the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its antagonists, bicuculline and 2-hydroxysaclofen, on visual responses of neurons in the pigeon nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM). Th...The present study describes the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its antagonists, bicuculline and 2-hydroxysaclofen, on visual responses of neurons in the pigeon nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM). The results indicate that GABA significantly reduces both spontaneous activity and visual responsiveness, and GABAA antagonist bicuculline but not GABAB antagonist 2-hydroxysaclofen enhances visual responses of nLM cells examined. Furthermore, inhibition produced by motion in the null-direction of pretectal neurons is diminished by bicuculline but not by 2-hydroxysaclofen. It is therefore concluded that the null-direction inhibition of directional cells in the pigeon nLM is predominantly mediated by GABA and GABAA receptors. This inhibition may at least in part underlie directional asymmetry of optokinetic responses.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.39893340-01), by the Life Science Special Fund in biological science and biological technology (Grant No. STZ-00-16), and by a grant to the B-M Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘A family of moving ‘random-line' patterns was developed and used to study the directional tuning of 91 single units in cat primary visual cortex (V1). The results suggest that, in addition to the well-known orientation-dependent mechanism, there is also some kind of orientation-independent mechanism underlying the direction selectivity. The directional tuning of the neurons varies in accordance with the increase of orientation or non-orientation element in the stimulus.
文摘针对图像处理的需求,提出一种基于双树复小波变换的图像去噪算法。该算法对图像进行双树复小波变换,对变换后的系数利用最大似然估计和维纳滤波进行去噪,采用最大后验概率来估计双树复小波的方差,利用维纳滤波得到去噪后的系数,通过双树复小波反变换得到去噪后的图像。在分解层计算方差时,均采用在4×4的结构元素内基于最大值和次大值坍缩后的邻域来计算方差。实验结果表明,该算法的PSNR对比其他文献提高0.2 d B左右,运行时间减少5 s。
文摘Spatiotemporal structures of receptive fields (RF) have been studied for simple cells in area 18 of cat by measuring the temporal transfer function (TTF) over different locations (subregions) within the RF. The temporal characteristics of different subregions differed from each other in the absolute phase shift (APS) to visual stimuli. Two types of relationships can be seen: (i)The APS varied continuously from one subregion to the next; (ii) A 180° phase jump was seen as the stimulus position changed somewhere within the receptive field. Spatiotemporal receptive field profiles have been determined by applying reverse Fourier analysis to responses in the frequency domain. For the continuous type, spatial and temporal characteristics cannot be dissociated (space time inseparable) and the spatiotemporal structure is oriented. On the contrary, the spatial and temporal characteristics for the jumping type can be dissociated (space time separable) and the structure is not oriented in the space time plane. Based on the APSs measured at different subregions, the optimal direction of motion and optimal spatial frequency of neurons can be predicted.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.39893340-01) the Life Science Special Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. STZ-00-16) and the B-M Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Spiral and translation stimuli were used to investigate the response properties of cat AMLS (anteromedial lateral suprasylvian area) neurons to optic flow. The overwhelming majority of cells could be significantly excited by the two modes of stimuli and most responsive cells displayed obvious direction selectivity. It is the first time to find a visual area in mammalian brain preferring rotation stimuli. Two representative hypotheses are discussed here on the neural mechanism of optic flow analysis in visual cortex, and some new viewpoints are proposed to explain the experimental results.
文摘Although the directionally selective cells in many visual cortical areas are organized in columnar manner, the functional organization of direction selectivity of area VI in the monkey still remains unclear. We quantitatively studied the proportion of directionally selective cells, direction selectivity and the functional organization of the striate cortical cells in the monkey and compared those with the cat. The results show that the direction selectivity and directional organization of striate cortical cells in the monkey are significantly weaker than those in the cat, suggesting that the species difference between the two kinds of animal is related to their different anatomic pathways.
基金This work was supported by grants fromthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30470564,30670695)an international joint grantfromthe NSFC+1 种基金the Russian Foundation of Basic Research(NSFC:No.30611120056RFBR:No.05-04-39008)
文摘The present study describes the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and its antagonists, bicuculline and 2-hydroxysaclofen, on visual responses of neurons in the pigeon nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (nLM). The results indicate that GABA significantly reduces both spontaneous activity and visual responsiveness, and GABAA antagonist bicuculline but not GABAB antagonist 2-hydroxysaclofen enhances visual responses of nLM cells examined. Furthermore, inhibition produced by motion in the null-direction of pretectal neurons is diminished by bicuculline but not by 2-hydroxysaclofen. It is therefore concluded that the null-direction inhibition of directional cells in the pigeon nLM is predominantly mediated by GABA and GABAA receptors. This inhibition may at least in part underlie directional asymmetry of optokinetic responses.
