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Single visual neurons code opposing motion independent of direction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6836313     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cells in intermediate and deeper layers of the pigeon optic tectum respond best when a textured background pattern is moved in the opposite direction to a moving test spot. Complete inhibition occurs when the background moves in the same direction as the test stimulus. Most noteworthy is the invariance of this relationship over a wide range of test spot directions. These cells represent a higher level of abstraction in a motion-detecting system and may play a role in figure-ground segregation or the discrimination of the motion of an object from self-induced optical motion.
Authors:
B J Frost; K Nakayama
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  220     ISSN:  0036-8075     ISO Abbreviation:  Science     Publication Date:  1983 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-05-27     Completed Date:  1983-05-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404511     Medline TA:  Science     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  744-5     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Columbidae / physiology
Locomotion
Motion
Motion Perception / physiology*
Neurons / physiology
Superior Colliculi / cytology*,  physiology
Visual Perception / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY-03884/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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