Neural responses to natural visual motion are spatially selective across the visual field, with selectivity differing across brain areas and task.

ABSTRACT: It is well established that neural responses to visual stimuli are enhanced at select locations in the visual field. Although spatial selectivity and the effects of spatial attention are well understood for discrete tasks (e.g. visual cueing), little is known for naturalistic experience that involves continuous dynamic visual stimuli (e.g. driving). Here, we assess the strength of neural responses across the visual space during a kart-race game. Given the varying relevance of visual location in this task, we hypothesized that the strength of neural responses to movement will vary across the visual field, and it would differ between active play and passive viewing. To test this, we measure the correlation strength of scalp-evoked potentials with optical flow magnitude at individual location

SUBMITTER: Ki JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9298375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature