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. 2003 Feb 28;548(Pt 2):593–613. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.033555

Table 2.

Classification of cells according to orientation, colour and edge selectivity

VI (2,3) V2


Tested Selective % Tested Selective %
Orientation (modulation > 0.6) 313 253 81 388 306 79
Colour (selectivity index > 0.5) 207 132 64 254 115 45
Hue (Pchrom < 0.01) 180 79 44 223 79 35
Brightness (Plum < 0.01) 180 124 69 223 132 59
Hue and brightness (Pchrom < 0.01 and Plum < 0.01) 180 62 34 223 55 25
Edge (enhancement index > 0.6) 154 129 84 210 165 79
Side (asymmetry ratio > 2) 134 58 42 163 67 41

Data from layers 2 and 3 of striate cortex and from area V2. Pchrom and Plum are the P values of the chromaticity and luminance effects, respectively (see Methods).