On the Contrast Response Function of Adapted Neural Populations

Overview

Journal bioRxiv

Date 2023 Oct 24

PMID 37873350

Authors

Elaine Tring

Mario Dipoppa

Dario L Ringach

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Abstract

The magnitude of neural responses in sensory cortex depends on the intensity of a stimulus and its probability of being observed within the environment. How these two variables combine to influence the overall response of cortical populations remains unknown. Here we show that, in primary visual cortex, the vector magnitude of the population response is described by a separable power-law that factors the intensity of a stimulus and its probability.

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