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Benjamin de Haas Ryota Kanai Lauri Jalkanen Geraint Rees 《Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society》2012,279(1749):4955-4961
Visual perception can be modulated by sounds. A drastic example of this is the sound-induced flash illusion: when a single flash is accompanied by two bleeps, it is sometimes perceived in an illusory fashion as two consecutive flashes. However, there are strong individual differences in proneness to this illusion. Some participants experience the illusion on almost every trial, whereas others almost never do. We investigated whether such individual differences in proneness to the sound-induced flash illusion were reflected in structural differences in brain regions whose activity is modulated by the illusion. We found that individual differences in proneness to the illusion were strongly and significantly correlated with local grey matter volume in early retinotopic visual cortex. Participants with smaller early visual cortices were more prone to the illusion. We propose that strength of auditory influences on visual perception is determined by individual differences in recurrent connections, cross-modal attention and/or optimal weighting of sensory channels. 相似文献
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Kinesthetic illusions by visual stimulation (KiNVIS) enhances corticomotor excitability and activates motor association areas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of KiNVIS induction on muscular output function after short-term immobilization. Thirty subjects were assigned to 3 groups: an immobilization group, with the left hand immobilized for 12 h (immobilization period); an illusion group, with the left hand immobilized and additionally subjected to KiNVIS of the immobilized part during the immobilization period; and a control group with no manipulation. The maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), fluctuation of force (force fluctuation) during a force modulation task, and twitch force were measured both before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the immobilization period. Data were analyzed by performing two-way (TIME × GROUP) repeated measures ANOVA. The MVC decreased in the immobilization group only (pre-test; 37.8 ± 6.1 N, post-test; 32.8 ± 6.9 N, p < 0.0005) after the immobilization period. The force fluctuation increased only in the immobilization group (pre-test; 2.19 ± 0.54%, post-test; 2.78 ± 0.87%, p = 0.007) after the immobilization period. These results demonstrate that induction of KiNVIS prevents negative effect on MVC and force fluctuation after 12 h of immobilization. 相似文献
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The role of intrinsic cortical dynamics is a debatable issue. A recent optical imaging study (Kenet et al., 2003) found that
activity patterns similar to orientation maps (OMs), emerge in the primary visual cortex (V1) even in the absence of sensory
input, suggesting an intrinsic mechanism of OM activation. To better understand these results and shed light on the intrinsic
V1 processing, we suggest a neural network model in which OMs are encoded by the intrinsic lateral connections. The proposed
connectivity pattern depends on the preferred orientation and, unlike previous models, on the degree of orientation selectivity
of the interconnected neurons. We prove that the network has a ring attractor composed of an approximated version of the OMs.
Consequently, OMs emerge spontaneously when the network is presented with an unstructured noisy input. Simulations show that
the model can be applied to experimental data and generate realistic OMs. We study a variation of the model with spatially
restricted connections, and show that it gives rise to states composed of several OMs. We hypothesize that these states can
represent local properties of the visual scene.
Action Editor: Jonathan D. Victor 相似文献
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We have developed a rapid, simple, specific, and very sensitive bioluminescence method for the measurement of L-glutamate (L-Glu). Oxidation of L-Glu by glutamate dehydrogenase has been coupled with bacterial FMN reductase and luciferase. Light production (i.e., peak height or integral) was linear from less than 0.5 to 500 pmol of L-Glu. Potential interfering substances that may be encountered in brain tissue have been identified. The most potent inhibitors were ascorbate and the biogenic amines. Procedures that conferred long-term stability of the reagent mixture (greater than 8 h) were established. Bioluminescence analysis of L-Glu content in brain tissue extracts, fractions from release experiments, and human CSF corroborated respective results obtained by HPLC analysis. In this study, we have applied the method to monitor changes in the KCl-evoked release of endogenous L-Glu from milligram amounts of brain tissue, i.e., from lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus after visual cortex ablation. 相似文献
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功能磁共振视网膜皮层映射成像能提供关于视觉皮层的丰富信息,是研究生理及病理状态下视觉皮层定位以及功能特性的强有力工具。本文就该成像技术的原理、应用及前景作一综述。 相似文献
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屈光不正对儿童视觉皮层神经元活动影响的功能磁共振研究 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
目的:利用血氧水平依赖性功能性磁共振成像(BOLD-fMRI)技术及非金属MRI专用眼镜,分析探索屈光不正对儿童大脑皮层视觉功能区神经元活动的影响。方法:以1.5T磁共振成像系统采集8例屈光不正眼儿童屈光矫正前后枕叶视皮层兴趣区BOLD—fMRI数据,及8例正常眼凸透镜离焦前后枕叶视皮层兴趣区BOLD—fMRI数据,进行对比分析,比较屈光不正眼及其矫正后、正常眼及其离焦后皮层视觉功能区神经元活动的不同,分析其改变特点及原因。结果:屈光不正眼儿童矫正屈光后皮层视觉功能区神经元活动范围明显增加(P〈0.05);正常眼离焦后皮层视觉功能区神经元活动范围明显减小(P〈0.05)。结论:屈光不正会明显降低儿童皮层视觉功能区的神经元活动。屈光不正患儿应尽早配镜矫正,以免影响视觉皮层功能发育。 相似文献
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S. Coombs J. Mogdans M. Halstead J. Montgomery 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1998,182(5):609-626
Extracellular recording techniques were used to record the responses of medial nucleus cells and posterior lateral line nerve
fibers in mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi, and goldfish, Carassius auratus, to a 50-Hz dipole source (vibrating sphere). Responses were characterized in terms of (1) receptive fields that relate responsiveness
(spike rate and phase-locking) to the location of the source along the length of the fish, (2) input-output functions that
relate responsiveness to vibration amplitude for a fixed source location, and (3) peri-stimulus time histograms that relate
responsiveness to time during a sustained period of vibration. Relative to posterior lateral line nerve fibers, medial nucleus
cells in both species were similar in showing (1) lower spontaneous and evoked rates of spike activity, (2) greater degrees
of adaptation, (3) greater heterogeneity in all response characteristics, and (4) evidence for inhibitory/excitatory interactions.
Whereas receptive fields of nerve fibers in both species faithfully reflect both pressure gradient amplitudes (with rate changes)
and directions (with phase-angle changes) in the stimulus field, receptive fields of medial nucleus were more difficult to
relate to the stimulus field. Some, but not all, receptive fields could be modeled with excitatory center/inhibitory surround
and inhibitory center/excitatory surround organizations.
Accepted: 26 November 1997 相似文献
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衰老会导致视觉功能的退化,但其潜在的神经机制尚不清楚。通过改良Golgi-Cox染色法,测定了青年雄性、青年雌性及老年雄性与老年雌性4组共20只大鼠视皮层的树突长度和树突棘密度,以研究年龄与性别对视皮层树突形态的影响。结果显示青年雄性大鼠视皮层顶树突、基树突、树突总长度均明显高于青年雌性大鼠,但这种性别差异在老年雌雄组之间并不显著,可能是由于在雄性组之间存在着明显的年龄相关性树突长度减少而在雌性组之间并不存在。青年雄性组的树突棘密度要明显高于青年雌性组,尽管衰老导致了青年雄、雌性组的树突棘密度均明显降低,但老年雄、雌性组的树突棘密度并无显著差异,这可能是由于雄性组的年龄相关性树突密度降低程度要远大于雌性组。由此可见衰老确实能导致视皮层树突形态的退化,这可能是老年性视觉功能衰退的潜在神经机制,但这种退化可能具有一定的性别差异。 相似文献
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Lynne Selwood 《Cell and tissue research》1970,107(1):6-14
Summary The ultrastructural changes occurring in the feline visual cortex 3 hours after the injection of 0.02 mls of ferritin in 1% trypan blue in artificial cerebrospinal fluid have been studied.Near the site of injection, disrupted cells contained free and membrane-bound ferritin. In less damaged areas, some signs of oedema were present in the cells, especially in astrocytes. Membrane-bound ferritin occurred occasionally in neurones and more frequently in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Considerable amounts of ferritin were also accumulated in phagocytic cells of unknown origin. In blood vessels, ferritin collected in the basement membrane and around collagen and, in membrane-bound form, in pale cells at the periphery of the vessels. Ferritin occurred in all parts of the intercellular space except in interglial junctions and tight junctions between vascular endothelial cells.This work was supported by a research grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia to Professor M. J. Blunt, of the School of Anatomy, University of New South Wales. The author wishes to thank Professor Blunt for his constant encouragement and support. The assistance of Mrs. Ruth Mather is gratefully acknowledged. 相似文献
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The role of the oviducal nerves during egg-laying in Locusta migratoria has been examined. Section of the oviducal nerves did not inhibit egg-laying in any observable way. Electrical stimulation of the oviducal nerves resulted in a contraction of the common and lower lateral oviducts which propelled ovulated eggs up towards the ovaries. Recordings from oviducal nerves using chronically implanted electrodes showed that electrical activity was low during actual egg-laying, but high at times when egg-laying was not occurring (i.e. during digging behaviour, or following interruption of egg-laying). During these periods of high activity recurrent bursts of action potentials occurred. Similar patterns of electrical activity were recorded in semi-intact preparations using suction electrodes applied to exposed oviducal nerves of locusts which had been interrupted during the process of egg-laying. High frequency bursts of activity were recorded simultaneously from both left and right oviducal nerves.It is concluded that one function of the oviducal nerves is to inhibit egg-laying at inappropriate times, by inducing contractions of the oviducts which propel eggs back towards the ovaries. These nerves therefore provide a physiological basis for part of the adaptive ovipositional activities of locusts. 相似文献
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J. Engelage H. -J. Bischof 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1996,179(6):785-795
The responses of single cells to computer-generated spots, bars, gratings, and motion-in-depth stimuli were studied in the ectostriatum and the adjacent neostriatum of the zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata. No differences in neuronal properties could be detected between ectostriatum and neostriatum. The receptive fields of ectostriatal neurons are large, often extending over the entire visual field of the contralateral eye, and have oddly defined borders. The centers of the receptive fields, located in the foveal region, generally yielded better responses than the periphery, and exhibited different subdivisions. Neurons responded selectively to moving bars, preferring those moving parallel to their longest axis. An SDO (sensitivity, direction, orientation) analysis of responses to sinusoidal gratings showed that all orientations were equally represented by ectostriatal neurons, while there was a slight preference for forward and upward movements. The neurons also showed preferences for gratings of a particular spatial frequency, and responded vigorously to stimuli moving towards the eye (looming). Our results indicate that the ectostriatum is involved in both detecting displacement of the surround and in stimulus identification. By comparison with results obtained in the extrastriate cortex of mammals, it is concluded that the homology of the ectostriatum with the extrastriate cortex of mammals, which was proposed on the basis of hodological findings, is supported by our study.Abbreviations
Di
index of directionality
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HW HH
half-width at half-height
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PLLS
posterolateral lateral suprasylvian cortex
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PMLS
posterior medial lateral suprasylvian area
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PSTH
poststimulus time histogram
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sensitivity, direction, orientation 相似文献
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Bragina L Marchionni I Omrani A Cozzi A Pellegrini-Giampietro DE Cherubini E Conti F 《Journal of neurochemistry》2008,105(5):1781-1793
γ-Aminobutyric acid 1 (GAT-1) is the most copiously expressed GABA transporter; we studied its role in phasic and tonic inhibition in the neocortex using GAT-1 knockout (KO) mice. Immunoblotting and immunocytochemical studies showed that GAT-2 and GAT-3 levels in KOs were unchanged and that GAT-3 was not redistributed in KOs. Moreover, the expression of GAD65/67 was increased, whereas that of GABA or VGAT was unchanged. Microdialysis studies showed that in KOs spontaneous extracellular release of GABA and glutamate was comparable in WT and KO mice, whereas KCl-evoked output of GABA, but not of glutamate, was significantly increased in KOs. Recordings from layer II/III pyramids revealed a significant increase in GABAA R-mediated tonic conductance in KO mice. The frequency, amplitude and kinetics of spontaneous inhibitory post-synaptic currents (IPSCs) were unchanged, whereas the decay time of evoked IPSCs was significantly prolonged in KO mice. In KO mice, high frequency stimulation of GABAergic terminals induced large GABAA R-mediated inward currents associated with a reduction in amplitude and decay time of IPSCs evoked immediately after the train. The recovery process was slower in KO than in WT mice. These studies show that in the cerebral cortex of GAT-1 KO mice GAT-3 is not redistributed and GADs are adaptively changed and indicate that GAT-1 has a prominent role in both tonic and phasic GABAA R-mediated inhibition, in particular during sustained neuronal activity. 相似文献
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In the colour contrast effect, the impression of a colour changes according to the situation; cases occur in which the colour appearance is misunderstood. We propose an image signal processing method for preventing such misperception of colour. Many conventional image improving methods emphasize the contrast of images as same as the brain does. However, by their processes, the colour contrast effect is not canceled; we misunderstand the colour. The objective of this study is to perceive original colour. Therefore, we propose an image correction method using inverse processes of the brain in order to cancel the processes of the brain, the colour contrast effect. We verified whether the proposed method corrected the colour contrast effect by conducting a psychological experiment. The results show that the method succeeds in canceling the colour contrast effect. 相似文献
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Stefan Everling Kevin Johnston 《Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences》2013,368(1628)
Several decades of patient, functional imaging and neurophysiological studies have supported a model in which the lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC) acts to suppress unwanted saccades by inhibiting activity in the oculomotor system. However, recent results from combined PFC deactivation and neural recordings of the superior colliculus in monkeys demonstrate that the primary influence of the PFC on the oculomotor system is excitatory, and stands in direct contradiction to the inhibitory model of PFC function. Although erroneous saccades towards a visual stimulus are commonly labelled reflexive in patients with PFC damage or dysfunction, the latencies of most of these saccades are outside of the range of express saccades, which are triggered directly by the visual stimulus. Deactivation and pharmacological manipulation studies in monkeys suggest that response errors following PFC damage or dysfunction are not the result of a failure in response suppression but can best be understood in the context of a failure to maintain and implement the proper task set. 相似文献
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We have simulated a network of 10,000 two-compartment cells, spatially distributed on a two-dimensional sheet; 15% of the cells were inhibitory. The input to the network was spatially delimited. Global oscillations frequently were achieved with a simple set of connectivity rules. The inhibitory neurons paced the network, whereas the excitatory neurons amplified the input, permitting oscillations at low-input intensities. Inhibitory neurons were active over a greater area than excitatory ones, forming a ring of inhibition. The oscillation frequency was modulated to some extent by the input intensity, as has been shown experimentally in the striate cortex, but predominantly by the properties of the inhibitory neurons and their connections: the membrane and synaptic time constants and the distribution of delays.In networks that showed oscillations and in those that did not, widely distributed inputs could lead to the specific recruitment of the inhibitory neurons and to near zero activity of the excitatory cells. Hence the spatial distribution of excitatory inputs could provide a means of selectively exciting or inhibiting a target network. Finally, neither the presence of oscillations nor the global spike activity provided any reliable indication of the level of excitatory output from the network. 相似文献
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A fundamental problem in neuroscience, to which Prof. Segundo has made seminal contributions, is to understand how action
potentials represent events in the external world. The aim of this paper is to review the issue of neural coding in the context
of the rodent whiskers, an increasingly popular model system. Key issues we consider are: the role of spike timing; mechanisms
of spike timing; decoding and context-dependence. Significant insight has come from the development of rigorous, information
theoretic frameworks for tackling these questions, in conjunction with suitably designed experiments. We review both the theory
and experimental studies. In contrast to the classical view that neurons are noisy and unreliable, it is becoming clear that
many neurons in the subcortical whisker pathway are remarkably reliable and, by virtue of spike timing with millisecond-precision,
have high bandwidth for conveying sensory information. In this way, even small (~200 neuron) subcortical modules are able
to support the sensory processing underlying sophisticated whisker-dependent behaviours. Future work on neural coding in cortex
will need to consider new findings that responses are highly dependent on context, including behavioural and internal states.
This article is part of a special issue on Neuronal Dynamics of Sensory Coding. 相似文献