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A visual cortex domain model and its use for visual information processing
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A visual cortex domain model and its use for visual information processing

Ilya A. Rybak, Natalia A. Shevtsova, Lubov N. Podladchikova and Alexander V. Golovan
Neural networks, v 4(1), pp 3-13
1991
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0893-6080(91)90026-2

Abstract

Feature extraction Iso-orientation domain Lateral inhibition Multiresolution image processing Neural network Orientation filtration Visual cortex
A model of an iso-orientation domain in the visual cortex is developed. The iso-orientation domain is represented as a neural network with retinotopically organized afferent inputs and anisotropic lateral inhibition formed by feedbacks via inhibitory interneurons. Temporal dynamics of neuron responses to oriented stimuli is studied. The results of computer simulations are compared with those of neurophysiological experiments. It is shown that the later phase of neuron response has a more sharp orientation tuning than the initial one. It is suggested that the initial phase of neuron response encodes intensity parameters of visual stimulus, whereas the later phase encodes its orientation. The design of the neural network preprocessor and the architecture of the system for visual information processing, based on the idea of parallel-sequential processing, are proposed. The example of a test image processing is presented.

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