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A general mechanism for tuning: Gain control circuits and synapses underlie tuning of cortical neurons

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A general mechanism for tuning: Gain control circuits and synapses underlie tuning of cortical neurons

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Author: Kouh, Minjoon; Poggio, Tomaso
Date Issued: 2004-12-31
Abstract:
Tuning to an optimal stimulus is a widespread property of neurons in cortex. We propose that such tuning is a consequence of normalization or gain control circuits. We also present a biologically plausible neural circuitry of tuning.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30512
Other Identifiers: MIT-CSAIL-TR-2004-082
AIM-2004-031
CBCL-245
Series/Report no.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Keywords: AI, tuning, gain control, normalization, Gaussian, neuron, cortex, biophysics

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