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Direct contribution of the sensory cortex to the judgment of stimulus duration

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  • Sebastian Reinartz

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)
    Basel University)

  • Arash Fassihi

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)
    University of California, San Diego)

  • Maria Ravera

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

  • Luciano Paz

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

  • Francesca Pulecchi

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

  • Marco Gigante

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

  • Mathew E. Diamond

    (SENSEx Lab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

Abstract

Decision making frequently depends on monitoring the duration of sensory events. To determine whether, and how, the perception of elapsed time derives from the neuronal representation of the stimulus itself, we recorded and optogenetically modulated vibrissal somatosensory cortical activity as male rats judged vibration duration. Perceived duration was dilated by optogenetic excitation. A second set of rats judged vibration intensity; here, optogenetic excitation amplified the intensity percept, demonstrating sensory cortex to be the common gateway both to time and to stimulus feature processing. A model beginning with the membrane currents evoked by vibrissal and optogenetic drive and culminating in the representation of perceived time successfully replicated rats’ choices. Time perception is thus as deeply intermeshed within the sensory processing pathway as is the sense of touch itself, suggesting that the experience of time may be further investigated with the toolbox of sensory coding.

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  • Sebastian Reinartz & Arash Fassihi & Maria Ravera & Luciano Paz & Francesca Pulecchi & Marco Gigante & Mathew E. Diamond, 2024. "Direct contribution of the sensory cortex to the judgment of stimulus duration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45970-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45970-0
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