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Neuromagnetic evoked responses to complex motions are greatest for expansion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15649546     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We analysed evoked magnetic responses to moving random dot stimuli, initially using a 19-channel magnetoencephalography (MEG) system, and subsequently using a 151-channel MEG system. Random dot displays were used to construct complex motion sequences, which we refer to as expansion, contraction, deformation, and rotation. We also investigated lateral translation and a condition in which the directions of the dots were randomised. In all stimulus conditions, the dots were first stationary, then traveled for a brief period (317 s or 542 ms), and were then stationary again. In all conditions, evoked magnetic responses were observed with a widespread bilateral distribution over the observers' heads. Initial recordings revealed a substantially larger evoked magnetic response to the expansion condition than the other conditions. In a revised study, we used a 151-channel MEG system and two stimulus diameters (9.3 and 48 deg), the smaller comparable with the first experiment. The responses were analysed using a nonparametric approach and confirmed our initial observations. In a third study, speed gradients were removed and a new design permitted direct comparisons between motion conditions. The results from all three experiments are consistent with the greater ecological validity of the expansion stimulus.
Authors:
Ian E Holliday; Tim S Meese
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0167-8760     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Psychophysiol     Publication Date:  2005 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-01-14     Completed Date:  2005-04-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406214     Medline TA:  Int J Psychophysiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies, Neurosciences Research Institute, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK. i.e.holliday@aston.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain / physiology*
Brain Mapping
Evoked Potentials / physiology*
Female
Functional Laterality / physiology
Humans
Magnetoencephalography*
Male
Middle Aged
Motion*
Motion Perception / physiology*
Optical Illusions / physiology
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology
Photic Stimulation / methods
Psychophysics / methods
Reaction Time / physiology
Rotation
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors

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