INFORMATION PROCESSING IN THE VISUAL SYSTEM

Abstract

In this paper an attempt is made to find a mathematical model for a number of mainly electrophysiological results concerning pattern recognition of mammals. After a short introduction to the applied theory of linear nervous nets, the investigations in the retina and geniculate body are interpreted as filters for space‐ and time‐dependent oscillations. By application of the detection theory a functional model of the cortex regions 17, 18 and 19 is formed. The classification process is considered to be the spatial cross‐correlation, but by means of the present results it is not possible to draw complete conclusions on the structure of the recognition process.

Citation

VON SEELEN, W. (1972), "INFORMATION PROCESSING IN THE VISUAL SYSTEM", Kybernetes, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005302