J Neurophysiol 88: 2311-2321, 2002;
doi:10.1152/jn.00372.2002
Supplementary information for Lee, Eglen and Wong manuscript.
This page shows some examples of the development of synaptic
connections in the Hebbian model using retinal inputs at different
postnatal ages, and with/without inhibition (competition parameter
always present).
In each case, the model has seven ON (green) and seven OFF (red)
retinal ganglions cells (RGCs) converging onto one lateral geniculate
neuron. The strength of the connection between a RGC and the
geniculate neuron is proportional to the width of the line. When a
cell is active, it is coloured white.
The images are in mpeg format, which can be viewed in most modern
browsers. (For example, they can be viewed with Apple's QuickTime 5
on PCs and Macs. On Unix, they can be viewed with xanim.)
P21, no inhibition.
movie 1: p21noinh.mpg
The OFF cells win the competition.
P21, inhibition.
movie 2: p21inh.mpg
The ON cells win the competition.
P9, no inhibition.
movie 3: p9noinh.mpg
At this age, there is no segregation.
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