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| Title |
A Model for the Origin and Properties of Flicker-Induced Geometric Phosphenes
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| Published in |
PLoS Computational Biology, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002158 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Rule, Matthew Stoffregen, Bard Ermentrout |
| Abstract |
We present a model for flicker phosphenes, the spontaneous appearance of geometric patterns in the visual field when a subject is exposed to diffuse flickering light. We suggest that the phenomenon results from interaction of cortical lateral inhibition with resonant periodic stimuli. We find that the best temporal frequency for eliciting phosphenes is a multiple of intrinsic (damped) oscillatory rhythms in the cortex. We show how both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the patterns change with frequency of stimulation and provide an explanation for these differences. We use Floquet theory combined with the theory of pattern formation to derive the parameter regimes where the phosphenes occur. We use symmetric bifurcation theory to show why low frequency flicker should produce hexagonal patterns while high frequency produces pinwheels, targets, and spirals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 8% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 29% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
| Researcher | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Professor | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 15% |
| Psychology | 12 | 14% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 7 | 8% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 27% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2024.
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#1,271,105
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#1,033
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#5,449
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Outputs of similar age from PLoS Computational Biology
#13
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