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Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields.

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Ghazanfar, AA; Nicolelis, MA
Published in: Cereb Cortex
March 2001

Under natural conditions, animals must process spatiotemporally complex signals in order to guide adaptive behavior. It follows that the response properties of neurons should reflect the dynamic nature of such signals. Recently, several studies have demonstrated the existence of time-varying receptive fields in the auditory, visual and somatosensory thalamocortical pathways. The characteristics of these receptive fields suggest that they are constrained by the need to actively interpret time-varying stimuli. Here, we review these studies, the possible functions of these receptive fields, and how they might be generated in the thalamocortical pathway.

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Cereb Cortex

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1047-3211

Publication Date

March 2001

Volume

11

Issue

3

Start / End Page

183 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Pathways
  • Visual Fields
  • Visual Cortex
  • Ventral Thalamic Nuclei
  • Somatosensory Cortex
  • Humans
  • Geniculate Bodies
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Auditory Pathways
  • Animals
 

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Ghazanfar, A. A., & Nicolelis, M. A. (2001). Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields. Cereb Cortex, 11(3), 183–193. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/11.3.183
Ghazanfar, A. A., and M. A. Nicolelis. “Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields.Cereb Cortex 11, no. 3 (March 2001): 183–93. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/11.3.183.
Ghazanfar AA, Nicolelis MA. Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields. Cereb Cortex. 2001 Mar;11(3):183–93.
Ghazanfar, A. A., and M. A. Nicolelis. “Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields.Cereb Cortex, vol. 11, no. 3, Mar. 2001, pp. 183–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/cercor/11.3.183.
Ghazanfar AA, Nicolelis MA. Feature article: the structure and function of dynamic cortical and thalamic receptive fields. Cereb Cortex. 2001 Mar;11(3):183–193.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cereb Cortex

DOI

ISSN

1047-3211

Publication Date

March 2001

Volume

11

Issue

3

Start / End Page

183 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Pathways
  • Visual Fields
  • Visual Cortex
  • Ventral Thalamic Nuclei
  • Somatosensory Cortex
  • Humans
  • Geniculate Bodies
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Auditory Pathways
  • Animals