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MT signals: better with time

Nature Neuroscience volume 4, pages 346–348 (2001)Cite this article

A new study shows the evolution of a computation in cortical area MT. Neurons that calculate visual motion go from fast approximation to a slower, more accurate solution.

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Figure 1: The aperture problem.
Figure 2: Schematic of the Pack and Born result.
Figure 3: Any velocity sample from a rigid moving object has to obey the the cosinusoidal relationship between speed and direction defined by that object's motion.
Figure 4: The intersection of constraints principle.

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