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- Title
Functional alignment of feedback effects from visual cortex to thalamus.
- Authors
Wei Wang; Jones, Helen E.; Andolina, Ian M.; Salt, Thomas E.; Sillito, Adam M.
- Abstract
Following from the classical work of Hubel and Wiesel, it has been recognized that the orientation and the on- and off-zones of receptive fields of layer 4 simple cells in the visual cortex are linked to the spatial alignment and properties of the cells in the visual thalamus that relay the retinal input. Here we present evidence showing that the orientation and the on- and off-zones of receptive fields of layer 6 simple cells in cat visual cortex that provide feedback to the thalamus are similarly linked to the alignment and properties of the receptive fields of the thalamic cells they contact. However, the pattern of influence linked to on- and off-zones is phase-reversed. This has important functional implications.
- Subjects
SPATIAL behavior; SPATIAL orientation; VISUAL cortex; CELLS; RETINA; THALAMUS; CATS
- Publication
Nature Neuroscience, 2006, Vol 9, Issue 10, p1330
- ISSN
1097-6256
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nn1768