Visual detection under uncertainty operates via an early static, not late dynamic, nonlinearity

Signals in the environment are rarely specified exactly: our visual system may know what to look for (e.g. a specific face), but not its exact configuration (e.g. where in the room, or in what orientation). Uncertainty, and the ability to deal with it, is a fundamental aspect of visual processing. T...

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Main Author: Peter Neri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2010.00151/full