title: Functional geometry of the horizontal connectivity in the primary visual cortex.
abstract: We present a geometrical model of the functional architecture of the primary visual cortex. In particular we describe the geometric structure of connections found both in neurophysiological and psychophysical experiments, modeling both co-axial and trans-axial excitatory connections. The model shows what could be the deep structure for both boundary and figure completion and for morphological structures such as the medial axis of a shape.
authors.affiliation: Università di Bologna, Italy. alessandro.sarti@unibo.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Citti
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petitot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology