Abstract
The adaptive properties of sensory cells are very important to the reliable operation of biological vision systems. 2Sensory cells have evolved to make near optimum use of limited bandwidth channels and computational resources by extracting only the necessary information from the environment. This near optimal use of hardware has important implications for designers of artificial sensors and processing systems and it is therefore useful to understand the operation of visual cells. The paper proposes and analyses some simple filter designs that mimic some of the properties of large monopolar cells in the insect visual system. The filters use a well known neural mechanism, known as shunting inhibition, as their basic component.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ICONIP 1999, 6th International Conference on Neural Information Processing - Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 813-818 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0780358716, 9780780358713 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |
| Event | International Conference on Neural Information Processing 1999 - Perth, Australia Duration: 16 Nov 1999 → 20 Nov 1999 Conference number: 6th |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Neural Information Processing 1999 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICONIP 1999 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Perth |
| Period | 16/11/99 → 20/11/99 |