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Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex

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  • Marc A. Sommer

    (the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, and the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh
    National Eye Institute, NIH)

  • Robert H. Wurtz

    (National Eye Institute, NIH)

Abstract

Wandering eyes When we view a scene our eyes flit from one location to another, yet our perception of the scene remains steady. Marc Sommer and Robert Wurtz report a possible mechanism that could control this perceptual stability. It involves a brain circuit that relays information on quick eye movements from the midbrain via the thalamus to the frontal cortex, where neurons alter their receptive field to anticipate their effects.

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  • Marc A. Sommer & Robert H. Wurtz, 2006. "Influence of the thalamus on spatial visual processing in frontal cortex," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7117), pages 374-377, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7117:d:10.1038_nature05279
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05279
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    1. Tom J Van Grootel & Robert F Van der Willigen & A John Van Opstal, 2012. "Experimental Test of Spatial Updating Models for Monkey Eye-Head Gaze Shifts," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(10), pages 1-18, October.
    2. Amir Akbarian & Kelsey Clark & Behrad Noudoost & Neda Nategh, 2021. "A sensory memory to preserve visual representations across eye movements," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. Kaiser Niknam & Amir Akbarian & Kelsey Clark & Yasin Zamani & Behrad Noudoost & Neda Nategh, 2019. "Characterizing and dissociating multiple time-varying modulatory computations influencing neuronal activity," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(9), pages 1-38, September.

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