E. Peterhans

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

E. Peterhans is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Peterhans has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in E. Peterhans's work include Visual perception and processing mechanisms (18 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers) and Color Science and Applications (7 papers). E. Peterhans is often cited by papers focused on Visual perception and processing mechanisms (18 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers) and Color Science and Applications (7 papers). E. Peterhans collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. E. Peterhans's co-authors include R. von der Heydt, G. Baumgartner, F. Heitger, L. Rosenthaler, O. Kübler, Barbara Heider, Max Dürsteler, Rosolino Camarda, P. O. Bishop and Rick van der Zwan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

E. Peterhans

20 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Illusory Contours and Cortical Neuron Responses

1984 772 citations R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neurons in monkey visual cortex detect lines defined by coherent motion of dots 2005 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·E. Peterhans, Barbara Heider, (unknown)	12
2	Stereoscopic Illusory Contours—Cortical Neuron Responses and Human Perception 2002 ·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience ·Barbara Heider, Lothar Spillmann, E. Peterhans	23
3	Simulation of Neuronal Responses Defining Depth Order and Contrast Polarity at Illusory Contours in Monkey Area V2 2001 ·Journal of Computational Neuroscience ·E. Peterhans, F. Heitger	21
4	Anatomy and physiology of a neural mechanism defining depth order and contrast polarity at illusory contours 2000 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Barbara Heider, Virginia Meskenaïte, E. Peterhans	39
5	Simulation of neural contour mechanisms: representing anomalous contours 1998 ·Image and Vision Computing ·F. Heitger, R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, L. Rosenthaler, O. Kübler	78
6	Figure‐Ground Segregation at Contours: a Neural Mechanism in the Visual Cortex of the Alert Monkey 1997 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Rick van der Zwan, E. Peterhans	50
7	A Neuronal Model Detecting Figure—Ground Direction and Contrast Polarity at Illusory Contours 1996 ·Perception ·F. Heitger, E. Peterhans	3
8	Functional Organization of Area V2 in the Alert Macaque 1993 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·E. Peterhans, R. von der Heydt	159
9	Perception of occluding contours: Neural mechanisms and a computational model 1993 ·R. von der Heydt, F. Heitger, E. Peterhans	10
10	Simulation of neural contour mechanisms: from simple to end-stopped cells 1992 ·Vision Research ·F. Heitger, L. Rosenthaler, R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, O. Kübler	199
11	Periodic-pattern-selective cells in monkey visual cortex 1992 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, Max Dürsteler	68
12	Subjective contours - bridging the gap between psychophysics and physiology 1991 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·E. Peterhans, R. von der Heydt	136
13	Elements of form perception in monkey prestriate cortex 1991 ·E. Peterhans, R. von der Heydt	17
14	Neuronal Processing of Contours 1990 ·Physiology ·R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, G. Baumgartner	3
15	Mechanisms of contour perception in monkey visual cortex. II. Contours bridging gaps 1989 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·E. Peterhans, R. von der Heydt	387
16	Mechanisms of contour perception in monkey visual cortex. I. Lines of pattern discontinuity 1989 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans	430
17	Direction selectivity of simple cells in cat striate cortex to moving light bars 1985 ·Experimental Brain Research ·E. Peterhans, P. O. Bishop, Rosolino Camarda	25
18	Simple cells in cat striate cortex: responses to stationary flashing and to moving light bars 1985 ·Experimental Brain Research ·Rosolino Camarda, E. Peterhans, P. O. Bishop	13
19	Spatial organization of subregions in receptive fields of simple cells in cat striate cortex as revealed by stationary flashing bars and moving edges 1985 ·Experimental Brain Research ·Rosolino Camarda, E. Peterhans, P. O. Bishop	16
20	Illusory Contours and Cortical Neuron Responses breakdown → 1984 ·Science ·R. von der Heydt, E. Peterhans, G. Baumgartner	772

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