Functional modules for visual scene segmentation in macaque visual cortex.

ABSTRACT: Segmentation, the computation of object boundaries, is one of the most important steps in intermediate visual processing. Previous studies have reported cells across visual cortex that are modulated by segmentation features, but the functional role of these cells remains unclear. First, it is unclear whether these cells encode segmentation consistently since most studies used only a limited variety of stimulus types. Second, it is unclear whether these cells are organized into specialized modules or instead randomly scattered across the visual cortex: the former would lend credence to a functional role for putative segmentation cells. Here, we used fMRI-guided electrophysiology to systematically characterize the consistency and spatial organization of segmentation-encoding cells across the

SUBMITTER: Hesse JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature