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In the second and third
figures (b and c) of the diagram
to the left, we see two other
kinds of simple cells: these
respond best to dark lines and
to dark/light edges, with the
same sensitivity to the
orientation of the stimulus. For
all three types, diffuse light
evokes no response at all. The
mutual cancellation is
obviously very precise,
reminiscent of the acid-base
titrations we all did in high
school chemistry labs. Already,
then, we can see a marked
diversity in cortical cells.
Among simple cells, we find
three or four different
geometries, for each of which
we find every possible
orientation and all possible
visual-field positions.
The size of a simple-cell
receptive field depends on its
position in the retina relative
to the fovea, but even in a given
part of the retina, we find some
variation in size. The smallest
fields, in and near the fovea,
are about one-quarter degree by
one-quarter degree in total
size; for a cell of the type
shown in diagrams a or b in the
figure here, the center region
has a width of as little as a few
minutes of arc. This is the same
as the diameters of the smallest
receptive-field centers in
retinal ganglion cells or
geniculate cells. In the far
retinal periphery, simple-cell
receptive fields can be about 1
degree by 1 degree.