Neural Mechanisms of Color Vision: Double-Opponent Cells in the Visual Cortex
Autor Bevil Richard Conwayen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 dec 2010
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781441952912
ISBN-10: 1441952918
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: XVI, 143 p. 32 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Editura: Springer Us
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
ISBN-10: 1441952918
Pagini: 160
Ilustrații: XVI, 143 p. 32 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Editura: Springer Us
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
Public țintă
ResearchDescriere
From the Foreword by Nobel Laureate David Hubel:
"We now have the first clear demonstration of double opponent cells in the primate visual system. Given the temperament of those who work in the field of color vision there seems little doubt that heated debates will continue, but for the present at least, the subject seems to be as close to settled as such things can be in science."
How the brain represents color remains one of the most controversial topics in neurophysiology. We know that color is represented through an opponent mechanism, demonstrated by the fact that some colors are exclusive of others. Yet how these antagonistic chromatic axes are represented in the cortex has been a mystery.
Dr. Conway mapped the spatial and temporal structure of the cone inputs to single neurons in the primary visual cortex of the alert macaque. Color cells had receptive fields that were often Double-Opponent, an organization of spatial and chromatic opponency sufficient to form the basis for color constancy and spatial color contrast. Almost all color cells gave a bigger response to color when preceded by an opposite color, suggesting that these cells also encode temporal color contrast. In sum, color perception is likely subserved by a subset of specialized neurons in the primary visual cortex. These cells are distinct from those that likely underlie form and motion perception. Color cells establish three color axes sufficient to describe all colors; moreover these cells are capable of computing spatial and temporal color contrast - and probably contribute to color constancy computations - because the receptive fields of these cells show spatial and temporal chromatic opponency.
"We now have the first clear demonstration of double opponent cells in the primate visual system. Given the temperament of those who work in the field of color vision there seems little doubt that heated debates will continue, but for the present at least, the subject seems to be as close to settled as such things can be in science."
How the brain represents color remains one of the most controversial topics in neurophysiology. We know that color is represented through an opponent mechanism, demonstrated by the fact that some colors are exclusive of others. Yet how these antagonistic chromatic axes are represented in the cortex has been a mystery.
Dr. Conway mapped the spatial and temporal structure of the cone inputs to single neurons in the primary visual cortex of the alert macaque. Color cells had receptive fields that were often Double-Opponent, an organization of spatial and chromatic opponency sufficient to form the basis for color constancy and spatial color contrast. Almost all color cells gave a bigger response to color when preceded by an opposite color, suggesting that these cells also encode temporal color contrast. In sum, color perception is likely subserved by a subset of specialized neurons in the primary visual cortex. These cells are distinct from those that likely underlie form and motion perception. Color cells establish three color axes sufficient to describe all colors; moreover these cells are capable of computing spatial and temporal color contrast - and probably contribute to color constancy computations - because the receptive fields of these cells show spatial and temporal chromatic opponency.
Cuprins
Foreword; D.H. Hubel. Abstract. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. A history of color research. 2. Spatial structure of cone inputs. 3. Temporal structure of cone inputs to cortical color cells. 4. Segregated processing streams in primary visual cortex. References. Further reading.
Recenzii
"... need to reiterate that this is fascinating and important work and that the introduction is an especially enjoyable, clear, useful addition to the published experimtental work. ... would recommend this as a worthy addition to your office bookshelf or your library..."
(Perception, 32 (2003)
(Perception, 32 (2003)