List of Figures

• Tilt aftereffect patterns
• Human visual sensory pathways (top view)
• Long-range lateral connections of a typical neuron
• Psychological paradigm for tilt aftereffect experiments
• Original study of tilt aftereffect versus angle separation on retina
• Angle expansion and contraction effects
• Architecture of the RF-LISSOM network
• The RF-LISSOM neuron activation function
• Sample training inputs plotted on the retina
• Self-organization of afferent receptive fields
• Self-organization of the orientation map
• Self-organization of lateral connections to a highly selective neuron
• Self-organization of lateral connections to an unselective neuron
• Cortical responses to various oriented inputs
• Computing the weighted average orientation
• Estimates of perceived orientation
• RF-LISSOM TAE measurement procedure
• Tilt aftereffect versus retinal angle
• Components of the TAE due to each weight type
• Weights of a central neuron before and after adaptation
• Weight changes for a central neuron with adaptation
• Cortical response to the adaptation figure
• Cortical response at the peak direct effect
• Cortical response at the peak indirect effect
• Tilt aftereffect versus angle over the course of adaptation
• Direct tilt aftereffect versus time