Accession Number:

AD0655907

Title:

A MODEL OF THE AVIAN RETINA.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept., Apr 66-Jan 67,

Corporate Author:

DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO INC NEWPORT BEACH CALIF ASTROPOWER LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Runge,R. G.
• Viglione,S. S.
• Uemura,M.

Report Date:

1967-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

87.0

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. Author

Descriptors:

• *PIGEONS
• *BIONICS
• RETINA
• VISION
• GANGLIA
• NERVE CELLS
• OPTIC NERVE
• ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
• PATTERN RECOGNITION
• EYE

Subject Categories:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Bionics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE