Coding of self-motion-induced and self-independent visual motion in the rat dorsomedial striatum.

ABSTRACT: Evolutionary development of vision has provided us with the capacity to detect moving objects. Concordant shifts of visual features suggest movements of the observer, whereas discordant changes are more likely to be indicating independently moving objects, such as predators or prey. Such distinction helps us to focus attention, adapt our behavior, and adjust our motor patterns to meet behavioral challenges. However, the neural basis of distinguishing self-induced and self-independent visual motions is not clarified in unrestrained animals yet. In this study, we investigated the presence and origin of motion-related visual information in the striatum of rats, a hub of action selection and procedural memory. We found that while almost half of the neurons in the dorsomedial striatum are sensi

SUBMITTER: Nagy AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034886 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature