Representation of Response Categories in Visual Cortex
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It is known that single neurons in visual area V4 are selective for visual features and that their responses are modulated by selective attention. Surprisingly, a new study by Mirabella et al. in this issue of Neuron found that V4 neurons also signal the behavioral response category of the attended feature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 54 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007