Computational Maps in the Visual Cortex

• Main Authors: Miikkulainen, Risto (Author), Bednar, James A. (Author), Choe, Yoonsuck (Author), Sirosh, Joseph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2005.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Neurosciences.; Ophthalmology.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.

Biological structures can be seen as collections of special devices coordinated by a matrix of organization. Devices are dif?cult to evolve and are meticulously conserved through the eons. Organization is a ?uid medium capable of rapid adaptation. The brain carries organizational ?uidity to the extr...

Table of Contents:

• Biological Background
• Computational Foundations
• LISSOM: A Computational Map Model of V1
• Development of Maps and Connections
• Understanding Plasticity
• Understanding Visual Performance: The Tilt Aftereffect
• HLISSOM: A Hierarchical Model
• Understanding Low-Level Development: Orientation Maps
• Understanding High-Level Development: Face Detection
• PGLISSOM: A Perceptual Grouping Model
• Temporal Coding
• Understanding Perceptual Grouping: Contour Integration
• Computations in Visual Maps
• Scaling LISSOM simulations
• Discussion: Biological Assumptions and Predictions
• Future Work: Computational Directions
• Conclusion.