Simple Cortical Cell Visual Analysis

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  • Simple Cortical Cell Visual Analysis
    • A simple cortical cell is illustrated below, it codes for vertical lines
    • Each vertical bar indicates ONE neuron firing
    • The stimulus is shown in white
    • Note that the cell's activity is highest when the stimulus "fits" into the receptive field of the cell
    • Remember, how the brain processes complex visual information is still a mystery
    • Also, the processing of visual information occupies the majority of the brain's activity in humans


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