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Representing retinal image speed in visual cortex

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Speed preferences in MT neurons are found to be unaffected by changes in stimulus pattern, supporting the hypothesis that these neurons represent retinal image velocities.

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Figure 1: Speed tuning versus temporal-frequency tuning.
Figure 2: Construction of a speed-tuned MT neuron from V1 afferents13.

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Center for Neural Science, and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, 10003-1056, New York, USA

    Eero P. Simoncelli & David J. Heeger

  2. Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305-2130, California, USA

    Eero P. Simoncelli & David J. Heeger

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Simoncelli, E., Heeger, D. Representing retinal image speed in visual cortex. Nat Neurosci 4, 461–462 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/87408

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