Causal contribution of optic flow signal in Macaque extrastriate visual cortex for roll perception.

ABSTRACT: Optic flow is a powerful cue for inferring self-motion status which is critical for postural control, spatial orientation, locomotion and navigation. In primates, neurons in extrastriate visual cortex (MSTd) are predominantly modulated by high-order optic flow patterns (e.g., spiral), yet a functional link to direct perception is lacking. Here, we applied electrical microstimulation to selectively manipulate population of MSTd neurons while macaques discriminated direction of rotation around line-of-sight (roll) or direction of linear-translation (heading), two tasks which were orthogonal in 3D spiral coordinate using a four-alternative-forced-choice paradigm. Microstimulation frequently biased animal's roll perception towards coded labeled-lines of the artificial-stimulated neurons in eit

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9485245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature