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Global motion detection is impaired in cats deprived early of pattern vision.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12191792     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated global motion detection in binocularly deprived cats (BD cats) and control cats (C cats). The cats were trained in the two-choice free running apparatus for a food reward. The positive stimulus was a moving random-dot pattern with all dots moving in one direction, the negative stimulus was the same random-dot pattern but stationary. The BD cats were severely impaired in detection of global motion stimulus as compared with the C cats. In contrast, their level of performance in a simple relative motion detection task (one square) did not differ from that in the C cats. However, in more complex relative motion detection task (two squares) the performance of the BD cats was impaired. The deficit in the detection of global motion in BD cats may be due to impairments of their Y-pathway.
Authors:
Kalina Burnat; Erik Vandenbussche; Bogusław Zernicki
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioural brain research     Volume:  134     ISSN:  0166-4328     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2002 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-22     Completed Date:  2002-11-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8004872     Medline TA:  Behav Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  59-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 3 Pasteur St, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cats
Cues
Motion Perception / physiology*
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology*
Vision, Binocular / physiology
Visual Cortex / physiology

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