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receptive field: a standalone construct

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Neuroscience

the region of sensory space, and the pattern within it, that drives or suppresses a given neuron's firing.

In neuroscience, receptive field refers to the region of sensory space, and the pattern within it, that drives or suppresses a given neuron's firing. This meaning comes from Hubel (1959) in The Journal of Physiology.[1]

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References

  1. Hubel, D. H., & Wiesel, T. N. (1959). Receptive fields of single neurones in the cat's striate cortex. The Journal of Physiology, 148(3), 574-591. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006308

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