An informal list of classic Vision Science papers

Here is a list (in progress) of 'classic' Vision Science paper, as suggested in an informal survey amongst the students, post-docs, and faculty at the Center for Neural Science and Department of Psychology at NYU [June 2004]. The list is meant to be neither exhaustive, nor representative of a general consensus; just as a pointer to some papers you might want to read (again) at some stage.

Some of these papers will be presented at a series of Vision Journal Club meetings in the Summer/Fall 2004.

This is, clearly, under construction. I will be amending the list, as more people suggest papers and people volunteer to present.

References & Resources

1. Campbell, F. W. and Robson, J. G. (1968)
   Application of Fourier analysis to the visibility of gratings.
   J Physiol, 197 (3), 551-66.
   [pubmed]
2. Lettvin, J.Y., Maturana, H.R., McCulloch, W.S., and Pitts, W.H. (1959)
   What the Frog's Eye Tells the Frog's Brain.
   Proceedings of the IRE, Vol. 47, No. 11, pp. 1940-51
   [pdf (1411kb!), Lettvin WWW]
3. Hubel D. H. and Wiesel, T. N. (1959)
   Receptive fields of single neurones in the cat's striate cortex.
   J Physiol. Oct;148:574-91.
   [pubmed]
4. Hubel D. H. and Wiesel, T. N. (1968)
   Receptive fields and functional architecture of monkey striate cortex.
   J Physiol. Mar;195(1):215-43.
   [pubmed]
5. Barany & Hallden (1948)
   J Neurophysiol Vol 11, page 25-
   
6. Caneja (1927)
   Arch. Ophtalmol. Hispan. A27, 1
   [translation pdf, another web resource ]
7. H. Barlow (1972)
   Single units and sensation: A neuron doctrine for perceptual psychology?
   Perception 1:371-39
   Links
8. H.K. Hartline and C.H. Graham (1932)
   J. Cell. Comp. Physiol. 1, 227.
   [Hartline's Nobel Lecture, Laureates of Physiology or Medicine, 1967]
9. Talbot and Marshall
   
10. Enroth-Cugell, C. and Robson, J. G. (1966)
    The contrast sensitivity of retinal ganglion cells of the cat.
    J Physiol 187:517-552
    [pdf]
11. Hecht, Schlaer and Pirenne (1942)
    Energy, Quanta, and Vision Journal of General Physiology 25, 819 - 840
    [pdf]
    
12. Barlow HB, Levick WR. (1965) The mechanism of directionally selective units in rabbit's retina. J. Physiol.178(3):477-504.
    pubmed, pdf 5mb!]
    
13. Wheatstone (1838) Contributions to the physiology of vision. Part the First. On some remarkable, and hitherto unobserved, phaenomena of binocular vision. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Part II
    
14. Hubel & Wiesel, (1965) Binocular interaction in striate cortex of kittens reared with artificial squint. J Neurophysiol. 28(6):1041
    [pdf]
    
15. Wallach (1935) Ueber visuell wahrgenommene Bewegungsrichtung. Psychologische Forschung 20, 325-380
    [pdf, pdf translation published in Perception (1996) 25, p1317-1368] [original/german pdf]
    
16. Author (year) Title. Journal Reference
    links
    

Assorted Weblinks

• The one hundred most influential works in cognitive science from the 20th century - Millenium Project, UMN
• Visual Perception: Essential Readings - (ed. Steven Yantis)
• Important Dates in Vision Science - web page at UC Irvine

Acknowledgments