Taking the MAX from neuronal responses.
By taking the MAX from their inputs, neurons in the ventral visual pathway might preserve their selectivity even when stimulated with natural scenes. This computational hypothesis has received recent direct physiological evidence from recordings of V4 neuronal responses, in a recent study by Gawne and Martin (2002). Object vision might rely more heavily on parallel processing than generally thought.
Rousselet
Guillaume A.
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Centre de Recherche Cerveau & Cognition, CNRS-UPS UMR 5549, Faculté de médecine de Rangueil, 133, route de Narbonne, 31062 cedex, Toulouse, France
Thorpe
Simon J.
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Fabre-Thorpe
Michèle
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