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"The unsolved mystery of vision"
By Richard Masland and Paul Martin (2007)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982207014194
"Vision" is achieved in different species despite significant neuronal diversities. What we call vision can be understood once we compare the visual system of different species.
By Richard Masland and Paul Martin (2007)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982207014194
"Vision" is achieved in different species despite significant neuronal diversities. What we call vision can be understood once we compare the visual system of different species.
Many of the points raised by the authors could be understood today as a call for an optimization-based approach to vision
e.g. standard vs non-standard cells: how could one understand the "function" of non-standard cells?
e.g. standard vs non-standard cells: how could one understand the "function" of non-standard cells?
The problems:
Cortical visual neurons are nonlinear, more diverse than expected, and LGN is not their only source of input.
So broader theories are needed to deal with these complexities.
Cortical visual neurons are nonlinear, more diverse than expected, and LGN is not their only source of input.
So broader theories are needed to deal with these complexities.
And comparative studies are indispensable
