D.J. Tolhurst

11.8k citations

109 papers · 9.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 97
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 92
- Neural dynamics and brain function 58
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 29
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 24
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 4

Co-authors: J. Anthony Movshon Ian D. Thompson Andrew Dean Yoav Tadmor J. J. Kulikowski Ben D. B. Willmore Tang Chao T. Troscianko
Journals: Vision Research (21 papers)The Journal of Physiology (14 papers)Journal of Vision (10 papers)Experimental Brain Research (8 papers)Visual Neuroscience (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Spain

In The Last Decade

D.J. Tolhurst

107 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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The statistical reliability of signals in single neurons in cat and monkey visual cortex 1983 · 766 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1983 Vision Research
1978 The Journal of Physiology
1978 The Journal of Physiology
1973 The Journal of Physiology

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#	Work
1	Predicting Performance in Natural Scene Searches Journal of Vision ·直志石井, Iain D. Gilchrist, T. Troscianko, D.J. Tolhurst	2012	1
2	Contrast normalization contributes to a biologically-plausible model of receptive-field development in primary visual cortex (V1) Vision Research ·Ben D. B. Willmore, Harry Bulstrode, D.J. Tolhurst	2012	6
3	Discrimination of natural scenes in central and peripheral vision Vision Research ·Ahmad Kifli Che Aziz, Iain D. Gilchrist, T. Troscianko, D.J. Tolhurst	2011	33
4	Music and natural image processing share a common feature-integration rule eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Ahmad Kifli Che Aziz, Tom Trościanko, D.J. Tolhurst	2009	3
5	The effects of amplitude-spectrum statistics on foveal and peripheral discrimination of changes in natural images, and a multi-resolution model Vision Research ·C. Alejandro Párraga, T. Troscianko, D.J. Tolhurst	2005	41
6	Coding of the contrasts in natural images by visual cortex (VI) neurons: A Bayesian approach Journal of the Optical Society of America A ·Mazviita Chirimuuta, Philip Clatworthy, D.J. Tolhurst	2003	1
7	Coding of the contrasts in natural images by populations of neurons in primary visual cortex (V1) Vision Research ·Philip Clatworthy, Mazviita Chirimuuta, Ayur B. Aurzanayn, D.J. Tolhurst	2003	43
8	Spatiochromatic Properties of Natural Images and Human Vision Current Biology ·C. Alejandro Párraga, T. Troscianko, D.J. Tolhurst	2002	111
9	Sparseness and kurtosis of computational models of simple-cell coding in primary visual cortex The Journal of Physiology ·Ben D. B. Willmore, D.J. Tolhurst	2000	1
10	Geniculo-cortical projections and spatial-frequency tuning in area 17 and area 18 of adult ferret visual cortex European Journal of Neuroscience ·Gary E. Baker, Ian D. Thompson, Kristine Krug, Darragh Smyth, D.J. Tolhurst	1998	1
11	Spatial‐frequency tuning and geniculocortical projections in the visual cortex (areas 17 and 18) of the pigmented ferret European Journal of Neuroscience ·Gary E. Baker, Ian D. Thompson, Kristine Krug, Darragh Smyth, D.J. Tolhurst	1998	35
12	Spatial-frequency tuning of neurons in area 17 and area 18 of the anaesthetized ferret The Journal of Physiology ·Ian D. Thompson, Gary E. Baker, D.G. Smyth, Kristine Krug, D.J. Tolhurst	1997	1
13	Band-limited contrast in natural images explains the detectability of changes in the amplitude spectra Vision Research ·D.J. Tolhurst, Yoav Tadmor	1997	41
14	The spatial frequency tuning of neurons in area 17 of the anaesthetized ferret The Journal of Physiology ·Ian D. Thompson, Kristine Krug, D.J. Tolhurst	1997	1
15	Contrast normalization and a linear model for the directional selectivity of simple cells in cat striate cortex Visual Neuroscience ·D.J. Tolhurst, David J. Heeger	1997	31
16	Comparison of contrast-normalization and threshold models of the responses of simple cells in cat striate cortex Visual Neuroscience ·D.J. Tolhurst, David J. Heeger	1997	88
17	The effect of threshold on the relationship between the receptive-field profile and the spatial-frequency tuning cure in simple cells of the cat's striate cortex Visual Neuroscience ·Yoav Tadmor, D.J. Tolhurst	1989	23
18	Simple cells in the visual cortex of the cat can be narrowly tuned for spatial frequency Visual Neuroscience ·J. G. Robson, D.J. Tolhurst, R. D. Freeman, Izumi Ohzawa	1988	18
19	The structure and symmetry of simple-cell receptive-field profiles in the cat’s visual cortex Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·David Field, D.J. Tolhurst	1986	140
20	On the variety of spatial frequency selectivities shown by neurons in area 17 of the cat Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·D.J. Tolhurst, Ian D. Thompson	1981	122

About D.J. Tolhurst

D.J. Tolhurst is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 109 papers that have together received 9.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (92 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (58 papers), Color Science and Applications (29 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (24 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (12 papers), Visual Attention and Saliency Detection (6 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (8.0k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.8k citations), Sensory Systems (403 citations), Biophysics (461 citations) and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (1.1k citations). D.J. Tolhurst has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Frequent co-authors include J. Anthony Movshon, Ian D. Thompson, Andrew Dean, Yoav Tadmor, J. J. Kulikowski, Ben D. B. Willmore, Tang Chao, T. Troscianko, C. Alejandro Párraga and P. R. Lewis. Their work appears in journals such as Vision Research, The Journal of Physiology, Journal of Vision, Experimental Brain Research and Visual Neuroscience.

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