A 2D filter that strongly passes (responds to) patterns of specific orientations and frequencies.
Frequency and orientation representations of Gabor filters are similar to those of the human visual system.
Curve detector in monkey, rat, and mice
Curve Detectors
Part one of a three part deep dive into the curve neuron family.
https://distill.pub/2020/circuits/curve-detectors/

Seonglae Cho