DS_Pre_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 pre-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 integrate and fire units modeled
on those of Troyer et al. (1998).