receptive field

Japanese: receptive field(英語表記)receptivefield
receptive field

…This range is approximately 1 mm in diameter. The area occupied by peripheral receptors that affect the discharge of a single sensory neuron is called the receptive field of that neuron. The receptive fields of the optic nerve fibers (or retinal ganglion cells) of cats and monkeys are structured with ON and OFF regions arranged in a concentric circle. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "receptive field" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この範囲はほぼ直径1mmくらいである。このように一個の感覚系ニューロンの放電に影響を与える末梢受容器の占める領域を,そのニューロンの受容野receptive fieldという。ネコやサルの視神経繊維(または網膜神経節細胞)の受容野は,ON領域とOFF領域が同心円状に配列した構造をしている。…

※「receptive field」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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