receptive field

Sense neurons have spatial regions {receptive field} from which stimuli can come [Kuffler, 1952] [Ratliff and Hartline, 1959]. Retinal neurons have receptive fields with center circle and surrounding annulus with opposite polarities {center-surround organization}.

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