Pattern and Component Motion Responses in Mouse Visual Cortical Areas.

ABSTRACT: Spanning about 9 mm(2) of the posterior cortex surface, the mouse's small but organized visual cortex has recently gained attention for its surprising sophistication and experimental tractability. Though it lacks the highly ordered orientation columns of primates, mouse visual cortex is organized retinotopically and contains at least ten extrastriate areas that likely integrate more complex visual features via dorsal and ventral streams of processing. Extending our understanding of visual perception to the mouse model is justified by the evolving ability to interrogate specific neural circuits using genetic and molecular techniques. In order to probe the functional properties of the putative mouse dorsal stream, we used moving plaids, which demonstrate differences between cells that identi

SUBMITTER: Juavinett AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4489988 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature