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Abstract
An analytically tractable class of dynamical models for the pattern of contour detecting neurons in the visual cortex is introduced. A permutation symmetry of the model equations guarantees the emergence of contour detectors for all stimulus orientations. By this symmetry a large number of dynamically degenerate solutions exist that quantitatively reproduce the experimentally observed patterns. Long-range interactions are essential for the stability of these realistic solutions.Mesh:
Year: 2005 PMID: 16384113 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.208701
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161