• DocumentCode
    791106
  • Title

    The computational eye

  • Author

    Werblin, Frank ; Jacobs, Adam ; Teeters, Jeff

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biol., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    Specialized cells in the eye work in parallel for unequaled image processing and computation. Millionfold swings in light intensity from the outside world, transformed to electrical signals, are processed in space and time for contrast and edge enhancement, as well as to detect motion
  • Keywords
    cellular biophysics; eye; neurophysiology; reviews; visual evoked potentials; computational eye; contrast enhancement; edge enhancement; electrical signals; image computation; image processing; millionfold light intensity swings; motion detection; outside world; processing in space; processing in time; specialized cells; Cellular neural networks; Humans; Image coding; Neurons; Nonlinear optics; Optical signal processing; Photoreceptors; Retina; Sea measurements; Signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.490054
  • Filename
    490054
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=791106