Lecture 20

Vision: Classification of retinal ganglion cells, parallel pathways, contrast sensitivity, spatial frequency analysis

Required Reading

  • Spatial frequency analysis in vision by Oliver Braddick. [PDF]
  • Look at Figures 1 and 2 of Do we know what the early visual system does? by Carandini et al. [PDF]
  • Look at Figures 1 and 3 of Understanding the retinal basis of vision across species by Baden et. al. [PDF]

Optional Reading

  • Visual responses of ganglion cells by Ralph Nelson. [PDF]
  • Color Vision: Almost Reason Enough for Having Eyes by Neitz et al. [PDF]

Fall 2025 Slides

Further Reading and Watching

  • A Walk-through of the Mammalian Visual System by R. Clay Reid
  • Retinal Direction Selectivity Is Reversed by Visual Stimulation by Michal Rivlin-Etzion and Marla Feller
  • Visual Attention and Consciousness by Christoff Koch