| Pattern motion representation in primary visual cortex is mediated by transcortical feedback. | |
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PMID: 20709175 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A highly important question in visual neuroscience is to identify where in the visual system information from different processing channels is integrated to form the complex scenery we perceive. A common view to this question is that information is processed hierarchically because small and selective receptive fields in lower visual areas melt into larger receptive fields in specialized higher visual areas. However, a higher order area in which all incoming signals ultimately converge has not yet been identified. Rather, modulation of subthreshold influences from outside the classical receptive field related to contextual integration occurs already in early visual areas. So far it is unclear how these influences are mediated (Gilbert, 1998; Angelucci and Bullier, 2003; Gilbert and Sigman, 2007). In the present study, we show that feedback connections from a higher motion processing area critically influence the integration of subthreshold global motion cues in early visual areas. Global motion cues are theoretically not discernible for a local motion detector in V1, however, imprints of pattern motion have been observed in this area (Guo et al., 2004; Schmidt et al., 2006). By combining reversible thermal deactivation and optical imaging of intrinsic signals we demonstrate that feedback signals from the posteromedial suprasylvian sulcus are critical for the discrimination between global and local motions already in early visual areas. These results suggest that global features of the visual scenery are fed back to lower visual processing units in order to facilitate the integration of local cues into a global construct. |
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Authors:
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K E Schmidt; S G Lomber; B R Payne; R A W Galuske |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: NeuroImage Volume: 54 ISSN: 1095-9572 ISO Abbreviation: Neuroimage Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-22 Completed Date: 2011-01-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9215515 Medline TA: Neuroimage Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 474-84 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Cortical Function and Dynamics, Max-Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt/M, Germany. schmidt@mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de |
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Animals Brain Mapping / methods Discrimination Learning Feedback Motion Perception / physiology* Movement Orientation Pattern Recognition, Automated Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology Photic Stimulation Rats Reaction Time Visual Cortex / physiology* |
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