Contrast adaptation contributes to contrast-invariance of orientation tuning of primate V1 cells.

BACKGROUND: Studies in rodents and carnivores have shown that orientation tuning width of single neurons does not change when stimulus contrast is modified. However, in these studies, stimuli were presented for a relatively long duration (e. g., 4 seconds), making it possible that contrast adaptatio...

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Main Authors: Lionel G Nowak, Pascal Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2652072?pdf=render