SPATIAL INTERACTIONS IN APPARENT CONTRAST - INHIBITORY EFFECTS AMONG GRATING PATTERNS OF DIFFERENT SPATIAL-FREQUENCIES, SPATIAL POSITIONS AND ORIENTATIONS

被引:213
作者
CANNON, MW [1 ]
FULLENKAMP, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] LOGICON TECH SERV INC,DAYTON,OH
关键词
SUPRATHRESHOLD; CONTRAST; LATERAL INHIBITION;
D O I
10.1016/0042-6989(91)90193-9
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Suppression of the apparent contrast of a small 4 cycle wide suprathreshold sine wave grating patch by a high contrast sine wave grating surround pattern was studied as a function of the spatial frequency, orientation and spatial extent of the surround. The data are consistent with the existence of a complex network of inhibitory interconnections among mechanisms that mediate contrast perception. These connections must extend over spatial distances equivalent to more than 12 cycles of the central grating patch.
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