Cite as:
Prins N, Mussap A J, 2001, "Adaptation reveals a neural code for the visual location of orientation change" Perception 30(6) 669 – 680
Download citation data in RIS format

Adaptation reveals a neural code for the visual location of orientation change

Nicolaas Prins, Alexander J Mussap

Received 31 July 2000, in revised form 3 January 2001

Abstract. We apply an adaptation technique to explore the neural code for the visual location of textures defined by modulation of orientation over space. In showing that adaptation to textures modulated around one orientation shifts the perceived location of textures modulated around a different orientation, we demonstrate the existence of a neural code for the location of orientation change that generalises across orientation content. Using competitive adaptation, we characterise the neural processes underlying this code as single-opponent for orientation, that is with concentric excitatory/inhibitory receptive areas tuned to a single orientation.

Restricted material:

 Full-text PDF size: 211 Kb

 References  33 references, 14 with DOI links ()

Your computer (IP address: 107.22.25.119) has not been recognised as being on a network authorised to view the full text or references of this article. This content is part of our deep back archive. If you are a member of a university library that has a subscription to the journal, please contact your serials librarian (subscriptions information).