Lecture 20
Vision: Classification of retinal ganglion cells, parallel pathways, contrast sensitivity, spatial frequency analysis
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Core Readings
- Spatial frequency analysis in vision by Oliver Braddick.
- Look at Figures 1 and 2 of Do we know what the early visual system does? by Carandini et al.
- Look at Figures 1 and 3 of Understanding the retinal basis of vision across species by Baden et. al.
Reading details
Braddick, O. Spatial frequency analysis in vision.
Baden et al. Understanding the retinal basis of vision across species.
Nelson, R. Visual responses of ganglion cells.
Neitz et al. Color Vision: Almost Reason Enough for Having Eyes.
Slides & Notes
Recordings & Tutorials
- A Walk-through of the Mammalian Visual System by R. Clay Reid
- Retinal Direction Selectivity Is Reversed by Visual Stimulation by Michal Rivlin-Etzion and Marla Feller
- Visual Attention and Consciousness by Christoff Koch
Further Reading & Resources
- Visual responses of ganglion cells by Ralph Nelson.
- Color Vision: Almost Reason Enough for Having Eyes by Neitz et al.
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