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Estimating receptive fields of simple and complex cells in early visual cortex: A convolutional neural network model

Philippe Nguyen¹, Jinani Sooriyaarachchi², Qianyu Huang³

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Plos Computational Biology

|May 31, 2024

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A new convolutional neural network method models simple and complex visual cortex cells, revealing a continuous spectrum between cell types and improving response prediction accuracy for complex cells.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience

Background:

Primary visual cortex neurons exhibit selectivity for stimulus features like orientation and spatial frequency.
Modeling simple cells is feasible with linear-nonlinear models, but complex cells require more intricate models due to phase invariance and subunit summation.
Cortical neuron response variability complicates the estimation of model parameters.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a unified convolutional neural network (CNN) method for estimating receptive field models of both simple and complex visual cortex cells.
To characterize the simple-to-complex nature of receptive fields using a single model parameter.
To assess the predictive performance of the developed model for cell responses to natural images and gratings.

Main Methods:

A CNN model incorporating a spatiotemporal filter, a parameterized rectifier unit (PReLU), and a Gaussian receptive field envelope was developed.
A single model parameter (PReLU) was used to differentiate between simple and complex cell characteristics.
The model was trained and validated using responses of visual cortex neurons to natural images and grating stimuli.

Main Results:

The CNN method successfully estimated receptive field models for both simple and complex cells.
A continuum of PReLU parameter values was observed across neurons, indicating a gradual transition from simple to complex cell properties.
Complex-like cells showed lower response reliability, but noise ceiling analysis revealed comparable predictive performance to simple cells.

Conclusions:

The developed CNN provides a unified framework for modeling simple and complex visual cortex cells, capturing their continuous nature.
The findings suggest that the simple/complex dichotomy is not absolute but exists on a spectrum.
The study validates the utility of CNNs in understanding neuronal receptive fields and their response characteristics.