Boston University Center for Adaptive Systems and Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
Abstract
The DISCOV (Dimensionless Shunting Colour Vision) system models a cascade of primate colour vision cells: retinal ganglion, thalamic single opponent, and two classes of cortical double opponents. A unified model fotmalism derived from psychophysical axioms produces transparent network dynamics and principled parameter settings. DISCOV fits an array of physiological data for each cell type, and makes testable experimental predictions. Properties of DISCOV model cells are compared with properties of conesponding components in the alternative Neural Fusion model. A benchmark testbed demonstrates the marginal computational utility of each model cell type on a recognition task derived from orthophoto imagery.Air Force Office of Scientific Research (F49620-01-1-0423); National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NMA 201-01-1-2016); National Science Foundation (SBE-035437, DGE-0221680); Office of Naval Research (N00014-01-1-0624