Applications of computer graphics and image processing to 2D and 3D modeling of the functional architecture of visual cortex

Author

Schwartz, Eric L. ; Merker, Bjorn ; Wolfson, Estarose ; Shaw, Alan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Psychiatry, New York Univ., NY, USA

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

23

Abstract

A description is given of a series of studies in computational neuroscience that illustrate the application of computer graphics and image processing to the reconstruction and representation of the complex architectures that make up primate visual cortex. Techniques are demonstrated for reconstructing brains in three dimensions, ´peeling´ them apart, and flattening the brain with minimal metric error. Simulations of natural images as they are mapped in the brain by these architectures are shown, including the simulation of a stereo image at the level of primary visual cortex.<>

Keywords

biology computing; brain models; computer graphics; computerised picture processing; digital simulation; neurophysiology; 2D modeling; 3D modeling; biology computing; brains; computational neuroscience; computer graphics; functional architecture; image processing; visual cortex; Application software; Brain modeling; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer errors; Computer graphics; Humans; Image processing; Image reconstruction; Neurons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.7745

Filename

7745