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Title: Synapses that compute motion. Memorandum report

Abstract

Biophysics of computation is a new field that attempts to characterize the role in information processing of the several biophysical mechanisms in neurons, synapses, and membranes that have been uncovered in recent years. This article reviews a synaptic mechanism, based on the interaction between excitation and silent inhibition, that implements a veto-like operation. Synapses of this type may underlie direction selectivity to direction of motion in the vertebrate retina.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Artificial Intelligence Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
7107065
Report Number(s):
AD-A-190389/7/XAB; AI-M-973
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOPHYSICS; INFORMATION THEORY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INHIBITION; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MOTION; NERVE CELLS; PARALLEL PROCESSING; RETINA; VERTEBRATES; VISION; ANIMAL CELLS; ANIMALS; BODY; BODY AREAS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; EYES; FACE; HEAD; ORGANS; PROCESSING; PROGRAMMING; SENSE ORGANS; SOMATIC CELLS; 990210* - Supercomputers- (1987-1989)

Citation Formats

Poggio, T, and Koch, C. Synapses that compute motion. Memorandum report. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Poggio, T, & Koch, C. Synapses that compute motion. Memorandum report. United States.
Poggio, T, and Koch, C. 1987. "Synapses that compute motion. Memorandum report". United States.
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
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