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quantified by number of cycles present in the stimulus of a 1º visual angle. [198], the<br />

size referred to here is in terms of the centre radius compared to the peripheral radius<br />

[199]. So for a centre radius (r c ) the surround radius (r s ) will be 2r c giving an area of<br />

centre of πr 2 c and an outer area of π(2r c ) 2 giving an annulus area of 4πr 2 c - πr 2 c i.e. 3<br />

πr 2 c meaning the relationship between centre area and annulus is 3 (Figure 2).<br />

Destination of signals On centre ganglion cell field Off centre ganglion cell field<br />

Converging signals impinging<br />

on surround only<br />

Converging signals impinging<br />

on centre only<br />

No signals reaching centre or<br />

surround<br />

Signals reaching centre and<br />

surround<br />

ganglion cell axon does not fire<br />

ganglion cell axon fires rapidly<br />

ganglion cell axon does not fire<br />

low frequency firing<br />

contentious but an off-bipolar<br />

cell field would fire<br />

contentious but an off-bipolar<br />

cell field would not fire<br />

ganglion cell axon does not fire<br />

low frequency firing<br />

Table 5 Receptive ON/OFF operation<br />

Diamete<br />

r 3.36µm<br />

When r surround equals 2r centre annulus area<br />

equals 6.65µm 2 Receptive field<br />

+<br />

+<br />

Diamete<br />

r 1.68µm<br />

function<br />

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