Mouse Higher Visual Areas Provide Both Distributed and Specialized Contributions to Visually Guided Behaviors

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Cortical parallel processing streams segregate many diverse features of a sensory scene. However, some features are distributed across streams, begging the question of whether and how such distributed representations contribute to perception. We determined the necessity of the primary visual cortex (V1) and three key higher visual areas (lateromedial [LM], anterolateral [AL], and posteromedial [PM]) for perception of orientation and contrast, two features that are robustly encoded across all four areas. Suppressing V1, LM, or AL decreased sensitivity for both orientation discrimination and contrast detection, consistent with a role for these areas in sensory perception. In comparison, suppressing PM selectively increased false alarm (FA) rates during contrast detection, without any effect on orientation discrimination. This effect was not retinotopically specific, suggesting that suppression of PM altered sensory integration or the decision-making process rather than processing of local visual features. Thus, we find that distributed representations in the visual system can nonetheless support specialized perceptual roles for higher visual cortical areas.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 7;30(23):R1428-R1431. - PMID 33290711

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Current biology : CB - 30(2020), 23 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 4682-4692.e7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jin, Miaomiao [VerfasserIn]
Glickfeld, Lindsey L [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

Contrast
D-prime
Decision-making
False alarm
Journal Article
Mouse visual cortex
Optogenetics
Orientation
Psychophysics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sensory processing
Speed

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Date Completed 23.08.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 7;30(23):R1428-R1431. - PMID 33290711

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316054402