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In praise of subjective truths
‘To determine orientation we occasionally used a PDP-12 computer to produce a graph of average response vs orientation, generating the slit electronically on a television screen. This method took much longer, and the usual minute-to-minute variations in responsiveness of the cell tended to make the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2718242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19525567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.170415 |
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description | ‘To determine orientation we occasionally used a PDP-12 computer to produce a graph of average response vs orientation, generating the slit electronically on a television screen. This method took much longer, and the usual minute-to-minute variations in responsiveness of the cell tended to make the curves broader and noisier. We concluded that for both speed and for precision it is hard to beat judgments based on the human ear. Certainly [our curves] could not have been obtained with computer averaging methods before the authors reached the age of mandatory retirement.’ (Hubel & Wiesel, 1974) |
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spelling | pubmed-27182422010-06-15 In praise of subjective truths Zeki, Semir J Physiol Special Section Reviews: Celebrating The Work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel ‘To determine orientation we occasionally used a PDP-12 computer to produce a graph of average response vs orientation, generating the slit electronically on a television screen. This method took much longer, and the usual minute-to-minute variations in responsiveness of the cell tended to make the curves broader and noisier. We concluded that for both speed and for precision it is hard to beat judgments based on the human ear. Certainly [our curves] could not have been obtained with computer averaging methods before the authors reached the age of mandatory retirement.’ (Hubel & Wiesel, 1974) Blackwell Science Inc 2009-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC2718242/ /pubmed/19525567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.170415 Text en Journal compilation © 2009 The Physiological Society |
spellingShingle | Special Section Reviews: Celebrating The Work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel Zeki, Semir In praise of subjective truths |
title | In praise of subjective truths |
title_full | In praise of subjective truths |
title_fullStr | In praise of subjective truths |
title_full_unstemmed | In praise of subjective truths |
title_short | In praise of subjective truths |
title_sort | in praise of subjective truths |
topic | Special Section Reviews: Celebrating The Work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2718242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19525567 http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2009.170415 |
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