Modulation sensitivity and functional organization of the receptive field of ganglion cells in the pigeon (Columba livia).
Modulation sensitivity functions ( MSFs ) of retinal ganglion cells of the pigeon were determined by recording action potentials from their end branching in the optic tectum as response indicator. The inverse Fourier transformation of a MSF is taken to represent the receptive field sensitivity function approximating the receptive field profile of a ganglion cell.
D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000502:physiology*; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*