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 |