Visual-cortex cells {simple cell} can receive from lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) ON-center and OFF-center neurons. Simple cells receive from both eyes but process one eye faster and so have ocular dominance. Simple cells have more precise tuning than LGN or retinal cells. See Figure 1.
lines
Cells that compare ON-center and OFF-center neuron superpositions can find boundaries and heighten contrasts. Simple cells can detect lines, edges, stripes, or gratings. Simple cells can detect 12 to 30 line, edge, stripe, or grating orientations {orientation tuning, cell}. Simple cells have different receptive field sizes and detect different line, edge, stripe, or grating spatial frequencies and widths.
color
Some simple cells detect color.
movement
Some simple cells detect movement.
arrays
Simple cells have arrays in topographic maps. See Figure 2.
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