Tim Gollisch (Independent Junior Research Group Visual coding, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany)
"Neural Code and Circuitry for Rapid Image Processing in the Retina" / Thursday, June 10, 2010, 17:15 h
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Jun 10, 2010
from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM |
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| Where | Lecture Hall, Hansastr. 9a |
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The Bernstein Center Freiburg Bernstein Seminar |  |
Tim Gollisch Independent Junior Research Group Visual coding Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology Martinsried, Germany Neural Code and Circuitry for Rapid Image Processing in the Retina | |
Thursday, June 10, 2010 17:15 h | Lecture Hall (ground floor) BCCN building Hansastraße 9A 79104 Freiburg |
Abstract: Visual perception can be an amazingly fast process. Psychophysical experiments as well as short fixation times between saccadic eye movements demonstrate that the visual system can perform complex image analyses in a mere fraction of second. This poses the question how neurons represent and transmit visual information in order to facilitate rapid signal processing. We study this question in the retina, the first stage of the visual system. In this talk, I will discuss recent findings regarding rapid information transmission from the retina to the brain by precise temporal spike patterns. The characteristics of this spike-timing code help us gain insight into the underlying neuronal circuitry and lead us towards a refined model of how retinal neurons integrate spatiotemporal visual stimuli. | |
Host: Stefan Rotter | |
| The talk is open to the public. Guests are cordially invited! www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de | |