Abstract
Single optic tract fibers in the cat were classified as X or Y cells by a contrast reversal stimulus. A slit of light was then moved across the receptive field at velocities from 10-1000 ° /s. The preferred velocity was that velocity which elicited the strongest response from the cell. The maximum velocity was the highest velocity target to which a cell could respond. Y cells as a group both preferred and could follow faster targets than X cells, and were more broadly tuned to the preferred velocity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-303 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Experimental Brain Research |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 1980 |
Keywords
- Moving stimulus
- Retinal ganglion cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)