Title :
A new approach to a model of the mammalian retina with optically programmable logic cells
Author :
González-Marcos, A.P. ; Martin-Pereda, J.A.
Author_Institution :
ETSI Telecomunicacion, Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This paper reports a model of the mammalian retina as well as an interpretation of some functions of the visual cortex. Its main objective is to simulate some of the behaviors observed at the different retina cells depending on the characteristics of the light impinging onto the photoreceptors. This simulation is carried out with a simple structure employed previously as basic building block of some optical computer architectures. Its possibility to perform any type of Boolean function allows a wide range of behaviors.
Keywords :
Boolean functions; neural net architecture; optical information processing; optical receivers; Boolean function; mammalian retina model; optical computer architectures; optically programmable logic cells; photoreceptors; retina cells; visual cortex; Boolean functions; Brain modeling; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Optical computing; Photoreceptors; Programmable logic arrays; Programmable logic devices; Retina;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Engineering, 2003. Conference Proceedings. First International IEEE EMBS Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7579-3
DOI :
10.1109/CNE.2003.1196799
