Distributed dendritic processing facilitates object detection: a computational analysis on the visual system of the fly.

BACKGROUND: Detecting objects is an important task when moving through a natural environment. Flies, for example, may land on salient objects or may avoid collisions with them. The neuronal ensemble of Figure Detection cells (FD-cells) in the visual system of the fly is likely to be involved in cont...

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Main Authors: Patrick Hennig, Ralf Möller, Martin Egelhaaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2517649?pdf=render