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Temporal dynamics of 2D motion integration for ocular following in macaque monkeys.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20032230     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Several recent studies have shown that extracting pattern motion direction is a dynamical process where edge motion is first extracted and pattern-related information is encoded with a small time lag by MT neurons. A similar dynamics was found for human reflexive or voluntary tracking. Here, we bring an essential, but still missing, piece of information by documenting macaque ocular following responses to gratings, unikinetic plaids, and barber-poles. We found that ocular tracking was always initiated first in the grating motion direction with ultra-short latencies (approximately 55 ms). A second component was driven only 10-15 ms later, rotating tracking toward pattern motion direction. At the end the open-loop period, tracking direction was aligned with pattern motion direction (plaids) or the average of the line-ending motion directions (barber-poles). We characterized the dependency on contrast of each component. Both timing and direction of ocular following were quantitatively very consistent with the dynamics of neuronal responses reported by others. Overall, we found a remarkable consistency between neuronal dynamics and monkey behavior, advocating for a direct link between the neuronal solution of the aperture problem and primate perception and action.
Authors:
Fr?deric V Barth?lemy; J?rome Fleuriet; Guillaume S Masson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurophysiology     Volume:  103     ISSN:  1522-1598     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurophysiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-17     Completed Date:  2010-06-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375404     Medline TA:  J Neurophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1275-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Team DyVA, Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la M?diterran?e, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Universit?, Marseille, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Animals
Eye Movements / physiology*
Fixation, Ocular
Macaca mulatta
Motion Perception / physiology
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology
Photic Stimulation
Psychomotor Performance / physiology*
Visual Perception / physiology*

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