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Functional properties of neurons in middle temporal visual area of the macaque monkey. I. Selectivity for stimulus direction, speed, and orientation
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The presence of both direction and speed selectivity in MT of the macaque suggests that this area is more specialized for the analysis of visual motion than has been previously recognized.Abstract:
1. Recordings were made from single units in the middle temporal visual area (MT) of anesthetized, paralyzed macaque monkeys. A computer-driven stimulator was used to make quantitative tests of sel...read more
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Vestibular function in the temporal and parietal cortex: distinct velocity and inertial processing pathways
TL;DR: A review of the literature leads to the idea of two separate cortical Vestibular sub-systems forming (1) a velocity pathway including MST and direct descending pathways on vestibular nuclei and (2) an inertial processing pathway involving the parietal cortex in connection with the subcortical vestibul nuclei complex responsible for velocity storage integration.
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Coordinate System for Learning in the Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements of Monkeys
TL;DR: The results suggest that the learning does not occur in purely sensory or motor coordinates but in an intermediate reference frame at least partly defined by the direction of eye movement, and provides new evidence for a previously hypothesized neural “switch” that gates visual information on the basis of movement direction.
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Two-dimensional substructure of stereo and motion interactions in macaque visual cortex
TL;DR: Using sparse white noise, the receptive field substructure of motion and disparity interactions in neurons in V1 and MT of alert monkeys is mapped, indicating that the small-scale interactions were repeated across the receptive fields.
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Directional organization of eye movement and visual signals in the floccular lobe of the monkey cerebellum.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reveal physiological correlates of the directional organization in the primate floccular lobe by examining the selectivity for direction of eye motion and visual stimulation in the firing of individual Purkinje cells and mossy fibers.
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From enzymes to visual perception: a bridge too far?
TL;DR: It seems a timely moment at which to analyse the genesis of the hypothesis that the cytochrome oxidase enzyme is a marker of separate routes of processing through the cortical visual areas and its experimental support.
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Silver Staining of Myelin by Means of Physical Development
TL;DR: For staining myelin with silver a physical development technique has been devised that can render visible the thinnest fibers in various animal species, including fishes and reptiles, even in the early phase of myelination and may be applied to both frozen and embedded materials.