 We show that the addition of propagation delay stabilizes the leading eigenfunction to changes in homeostatic parameters , and hence stabilizes the resulting receptive field structure .
<meaning-changed>  We show that the addition of propagation delay stabilizes the leading eigenfunction to changes in homeostatic parameters , and hence stabilizes the resulting receptive field structure .
 We show that the addition of propagation delay reduces the range in the cell's on-center size, providing stability to variations in homeostatic parameters , and hence stabilizes the resulting receptive field structure .