scholarly journals Binocular interaction fields of single units in the cat striate cortex

1971 ◽  
Vol 216 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. O. Bishop ◽  
G. H. Henry ◽  
C. J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Striate Cortex ◽  
Single Units ◽  
Binocular Interaction ◽  
Cat Striate Cortex

Responses to moving slits by single units in cat striate cortex

1968 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.D. Pettigrew ◽  
T. Nikara ◽  
P.O. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Striate Cortex ◽  
Single Units ◽  
Cat Striate Cortex

Favored patterns in spike trains. II. Application

1983 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1349-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Dayhoff ◽  
G. L. Gerstein
Keyword(s):  
Striate Cortex ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Spike Trains ◽  
Area 17 ◽  
Stimulus Information ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Cat Striate Cortex ◽  
Template Methods ◽  
Anesthetized Cat

In this paper we apply the two methods described in the companion paper (4) to experimentally recorded spike trains from two preparations, the crayfish claw and the cat striate cortex. Neurons in the crayfish claw control system produced favored patterns in 23 of 30 spike trains under a variety of experimental conditions. Favored patterns generally consisted of 3-7 spikes and were found to be in excess by both quantized and template methods. Spike trains from area 17 of the lightly anesthetized cat showed favored patterns in 16 of 27 cases (in quantized form). Some patterns were also found to be favored in template form; these were not as abundant in the cat data as in the crayfish data. Most firing of the cat neurons occurred at times near stimulation, and the observed patterns may represent stimulus information. Favored patterns generally contained up to 7 spikes. No obvious correlations between identified neurons or experimental conditions and the generation of favored patterns were apparent from these data in either preparation. This work adds to the existing evidence that pattern codes are available for use by the nervous system. The potential biological significance of pattern codes is discussed.

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