Title :
The computational eye
Author :
Werblin, Frank ; Jacobs, Adam ; Teeters, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biol., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Specialized cells in the eye work in parallel for unequaled image processing and computation. Millionfold swings in light intensity from the outside world, transformed to electrical signals, are processed in space and time for contrast and edge enhancement, as well as to detect motion
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; eye; neurophysiology; reviews; visual evoked potentials; computational eye; contrast enhancement; edge enhancement; electrical signals; image computation; image processing; millionfold light intensity swings; motion detection; outside world; processing in space; processing in time; specialized cells; Cellular neural networks; Humans; Image coding; Neurons; Nonlinear optics; Optical signal processing; Photoreceptors; Retina; Sea measurements; Signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
