Selected Publications:

Frazor, R.A, Albrecht, D.G., Geisler, W.S., & Crane, A.M. (2004) Visual cortex neurons of monkeys and cats: Temporal dynamics of the spatial frequency response function. Journal of Neurophysiology, 91: 2607-2627. [PDF]

Albrecht, D.G., Geisler, W.S., & Crane, A.M. (2003). In: The Visual Neurosciences, Edited by: L.M. Chalupa & J.S. Werner, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, P. 747-764. Nonlinear properties of visual cortex neurons: Temporal dynamics, stimulus selectivity, neural performance. [PDF]

Albrecht, D.G., Geisler, W.S., Frazor, R.A, & Crane, A.M. (2002). Visual cortex neurons of monkeys and cats: Temporal dynamics of the contrast response function. Journal of Neurophysiology, 88, 888-913. [PDF]

Geisler, W.S., Albrecht, D.G., Crane, A.M. and Stern, L. (2001). Motion direction signals in the primary visual cortex of cat and monkey. Visual Neuroscience, 18: 501-516. [PDF]

Mehta, A.B., Crane, A.M., Rylander III, H.G., Thomsen, S.I. and Albrecht, D.G. (2001). Maintaining the cornea and the general physiological environment in visual neurophysiological experiments. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 109: 153-166. [PDF]

Heeger, D.G., Huk, A.C., Geisler, W.S. & Albrecht, D.G. (2000). Spikes vs. bold: What does neuroimaging tell us about neural activity. Nature Neuroscience, 3: 631-633. [PDF]

Geisler, W.S. and Albrecht, D.G. (2000). Spatial vison. In, Handbook of Perception and Cognition, K.K. De Valois (Ed.). New York: Academic Press, pp. 79-128.

Geisler, W.S. and Albrecht, D.G. (1997). Visual cortex neurons in monkeys and cats: Detection, discrimination and identification. Visual Neuroscience, 14: 897-919. [PDF]

Albrecht, D. G. (1995). Visual cortex neurons in monkey and cat: Effect of contrast on the spatial and temporal phase transfer functions. Visual Neuroscience, 12, 1191-1210. [PDF]

Geisler, W.S. & Albrecht, D.G. (1995). Bayesian analysis of identification performance in monkey visual cortex: Nonlinear mechanisms and stimulus certainty. Vision Research, 35(19), 2723-2730. [PDF]

Albrecht D.G. & Geisler, W.S. (1994). Visual cortex neurons in monkey and cat: Contrast response nonlinearities and stimulus selectivity. In Lawton, T. (Ed.) Computational vision based on neurobiology. Bellingham, Wash.:SPIE. [PDF]

Geisler, W.S. & Albrecht D.G. (1992). Cortical neurons: Isolation of contrast gain control. Vision Research, 32(8), 1409-1410. [PDF]

Albrecht, D. G., & Geisler, W. S. (1991). Motion selectivity and the contrast response function of simple cells in the visual cortex. Visual Neuroscience, 7, 531-546. [PDF]

Geisler, W.S., Albrecht D.G., Salvi, R.J., & Saunders, S.S. (1991). Descrimination performance of single neurons: Rate and temporal-pattern information. Journal of Neurophysiology, 66(1), 334-362. [PDF]

Skottun, B.C, De Valois, R.L., Grosof, D.H., Movshon, J.A., Albrecht D.G., & Bonds, A.B. (1991). Classifying simple and complex cells on the basis of response modulation. Vision Research, 31(7/8), 1079-1086. [PDF]

Hamilton, D. B., Albrecht, D.G., & Geisler, W. S. (1989). Visual cortical receptive fields in monkey and cat: Spatial and temporal phase transfer function. Vision Research, 29, 1285-1308. [PDF]

De Valois, R.L., Thorell, L.G., & Albrecht D.G. (1985). Periodicity of striate-cortex-cell receptive fields. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 2, 1115-1123. [PDF]

Albrecht, D.G., Farrar, S. B., & Hamilton, D.B.(1984). Spatial contrast adaptation characteristics of neurons recorded in the cat's visual cortex. Journal of Physiology, 347, 713-739. [PDF]

Thorell, L.G., De Valois, R.L., & Albrecht D.G. (1984). Spatial mapping of monkey V1 cells with pure color and luminance stimuli. Vision Research, 24(7), 751-769. [PDF]

Albrecht D.G., De Valois, R.L., & Thorell, L.G. (1982). Spatial frequency selectivity of cells in macaque visual cortex. Vision Research, 22, 545-559. [PDF]

Albrecht D.G. & Hamilton, D.B. (1982). Striate cortex of monkey and cat: Contrast response function. Journal of Neurophysiology, 48(1), 217-237. [PDF]

Stork, D.G., Levinson, J.Z., Albrecht D.G., De Valois, R.L., & Thorell, L.G. (1982). Receptive fields and the optimal stimulus. Science, 216, 204-205. [PDF]

Albrecht D.G. & De Valois, R.L. (1981). Striate cortex responses to periodic patterns with and without the fundamental harmonics. Journal of Physiology, 319, 497-514. [PDF]

Albrecht, D. G., De Valois, R. L., & Thorell, L .G. (1980). Visual cortical neurons: Are bars or gratings the optimal stimulus? Science, 207, 88-90. [PDF]