DS_Post_Fac Complex
direction selective (DS) cells are created within a spiking network
model from pair-wise interactions of spiking inputs from non-DS,
orientation-tuned simple cells. The DS interaction involves (i) cell
pairs with spatial RFs that are phase-offset by about 90 deg, (ii) a
temporal delay that is implemented post-synaptically (relative
to the synapse at the transformation from non-DS to DS), and (iii) a
facilitatory interaction. This is a hierarchical model
containing four distinct populations of spiking units: LGN (ON and OFF
center), V1 simple inhibitory, simple excitatory, and complex DS. The
spiking cells are conductance-driven leaky integrate and fire (LIF)
units modeled on those of Troyer et al. (1998).