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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2018.18.11.655

Simulator Development and Analysis for Signal Flow Pathway in Vertebrate Retina  

Baek, Seungbum (충북대학교 전자정보대학)
Jang, Young-Jo (한국기술교육대학 전자공학과)
Cho, Kyoungrok (충북대학교 전자정보대학)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.18, no.11, 2018 , pp. 655-664 More about this Journal
Abstract
Retina transforms the external light into electrical signal that stimulates visual cortex of the brain. Electrical modeling of the retina is useful to understand its structure and action that is a prerequisite to implement the retina as a hardware device. This paper introduces a 2-D electrical network model of vertebrate's retina considering signal pathway of retinal cells and synapses. We implemented a simulator of the retina based on the electrical network model to analyze its operation under various circumstances. Compared to the prior studies, It might contribute designing of artificial retina device in terms of that this study specifically observed input and output reactions of each cell and synapse node under various light intensity on the retina.
Keywords
Artificial Retina; Mathematical Modeling of Retina; Retina Model Simulator;
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