A Model of the Avian Retina

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Title
A Model of the Avian Retina
Date
1967
Index Abstract
Not Available
Photo Quality
Complete
Report Number
AMRL TR 67-60
Creator
Runge, R. G.
Viglione, S. S.
Uemura, M.
Corporate Author
Astropower Laboratory, Missile & Space Systems Division; A Division of Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.
Laboratory
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
Extent
94
Identifier
AD0655907
Access Rights
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Distribution Classification
1
Contract
AF 33(615)-3726
DoD Project
7233 - Biological Information Handling Systems and Their Functional Analogs
DoD Task
723305 - Theory of Information Handling
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
None
Abstract
The specific objective of this contract was to construct an electronic model of the avian retina based upon reported physiological and anatomical findings and capable of replicating the specific ganglion functional responses. A critical review of the pertinent physiological and anatomical literature ralting to the retina was performed. The electronic model of the pigeon retina containing the six functional classes of ganglion detectors reported in the literature was constructed. In addition the model incorporates two hypothetical detectors to demonstrate the selective performance that can be achieved with artificial neuron networks. The development of the model has shown that the complex data processing of the retina can be functionally duplicated. The results of this work could lead to the design of an effective visual data preprocessor which would operate into a self-organizing decision network to yield a multilayer optical pattern recognition system.
Report Availability
Full text available
Date Issued
1967-05
Provenance
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
Type
report
Format
1 online resource