Attention alters orientation processing in the human lateral geniculate nucleus.

ABSTRACT: Orientation selectivity is a cornerstone property of vision, commonly believed to emerge in the primary visual cortex. We found that reliable orientation information could be detected even earlier, in the human lateral geniculate nucleus, and that attentional feedback selectively altered these orientation responses. This attentional modulation may allow the visual system to modify incoming feature-specific signals at the earliest possible processing site.

SUBMITTER: Ling S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4556110 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature