We examined 66 complex cells in area 17 of cats that were paralyzed and anesthetized with propofol and N2O. We studied changes in ensemble responses for small (<10 degrees ) and large (>10 degrees ) differences in orientation. Examination of temporal resolution and discharge history revealed advantages in discrimination from both dependent (e.g., synchronization) and independent (e.g., bursting) interspike interval properties. For 27 pairs of neurons, we found that the average cooperation (the advantage gained from the joint activity) was 57.6% for fine discrimination of orientation but <5% for gross discrimination. Dependency (probabilistic quantification of the interaction between the cells) was measured between 29 pairs of neurons while varying orientation. On average, the dependency tuning for orientation was 35.5% narrower than the average firing rate tuning. The changes in dependency around the peak orientation (at which the firing rate remains relatively constant) lead to substantial cooperation that can improve discrimination in this region. The narrow tuning of dependency and the cooperation provide evidence to support a population-encoding scheme that is based on biologically plausible mechanisms and that could account for hyperacuities.
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