hypercomplex cell

a neuron in the visual cortex for which the optimal stimulus is a moving line of specific length or a moving corner. See also end-stopped cell. [first described in 1965 by U.S. neurophysiologist David Hubel (1926–2013) and Swedish neurophysiologist Torsten Wiesel (1924– )]

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October 18th 2024

sensory interaction

the integration of sensory processes when performing a task, as in maintaining balance using sensory input from both vision and proprioception. See also cross-modal association; intersensory perception; perceptual synthesis.