Noise destroys feedback enhanced figure-ground segmentation but not feedforward figure-ground segmentation

Figure-ground (FG) segmentation is the separation of visual information into background and foreground objects. In the visual cortex, FG responses are observed in the late stimulus response period, when neurons fire in tonic mode, and are accompanied by a switch in cortical state. When such a switch...

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Main Authors: August eRomeo, Marina eArall, Hans eSupèr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00274/full