| Title | Detection and prediction of periodic patterns by the retina. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Schwartz, G, Harris, R, Shrom, D, Berry, MJ |
| Journal | Nat Neurosci |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 552-4 |
| Date Published | 2007 May |
| ISSN | 1097-6256 |
| Keywords | Action Potentials, Animals, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, In Vitro Techniques, Larva, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Periodicity, Photic Stimulation, Retina, Retinal Ganglion Cells, Time Factors, Urodela, Visual Fields, Visual Pathways |
| Abstract | <p>A fundamental task of the brain is detecting patterns in the environment that enable predictions about the future. Here, we show that the salamander and mouse retinas can recognize a wide class of periodic temporal patterns, such that a subset of ganglion cells fire strongly and specifically in response to a violation of the periodicity. This sophisticated retinal processing may provide a substrate for hierarchical pattern detection in subsequent circuits.</p> |
| DOI | 10.1038/nn1887 |
| Alternate Journal | Nat Neurosci |
| PubMed ID | 17450138 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC3196557 |
| Grant List | R01 EY014196 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States R01 EY14196 / EY / NEI NIH HHS / United States |
