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Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex.

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Glickfeld, LL; Olsen, SR
Published in: Annu Rev Vis Sci
September 15, 2017

The brain has evolved to transform sensory information in the environment into neural representations that can be used for perception and action. Higher-order sensory cortical areas, with their increasingly complex receptive fields and integrative properties, are thought to be critical nodes for this function. This is especially true in the primate visual cortex, in which functionally specialized areas are engaged in parallel streams to support diverse computations. Recent anatomical and physiological studies of the mouse visual cortex have revealed a similarly complex network of specialized higher-order areas. This structure provides a useful model for determining the synaptic and circuit mechanisms through which information is transformed across distinct processing stages. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the layout, connectivity, and functional properties of the higher visual areas in the mouse. In addition, we speculate on the contribution of these areas to perception and action, and how knowledge of the mouse visual system can inform us about the principles that govern information processing in integrated networks.

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Annu Rev Vis Sci

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2374-4650

Publication Date

September 15, 2017

Volume

3

Start / End Page

251 / 273

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Perception
  • Visual Pathways
  • Visual Cortex
  • Mice
  • Connectome
  • Brain Mapping
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Animals
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
 

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Glickfeld, L. L., & Olsen, S. R. (2017). Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex. Annu Rev Vis Sci, 3, 251–273. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-102016-061331
Glickfeld, Lindsey L., and Shawn R. Olsen. “Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex.Annu Rev Vis Sci 3 (September 15, 2017): 251–73. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-102016-061331.
Glickfeld LL, Olsen SR. Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex. Annu Rev Vis Sci. 2017 Sep 15;3:251–73.
Glickfeld, Lindsey L., and Shawn R. Olsen. “Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex.Annu Rev Vis Sci, vol. 3, Sept. 2017, pp. 251–73. Pubmed, doi:10.1146/annurev-vision-102016-061331.
Glickfeld LL, Olsen SR. Higher-Order Areas of the Mouse Visual Cortex. Annu Rev Vis Sci. 2017 Sep 15;3:251–273.

Published In

Annu Rev Vis Sci

DOI

EISSN

2374-4650

Publication Date

September 15, 2017

Volume

3

Start / End Page

251 / 273

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Perception
  • Visual Pathways
  • Visual Cortex
  • Mice
  • Connectome
  • Brain Mapping
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Animals
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry