TY - JOUR
T1 - Cortical neurons encoding path and place
T2 - Where you go is where you are
AU - Froehler, Michael T.
AU - Duffy, Charles J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/3/29
Y1 - 2002/3/29
N2 - We recorded neuronal activity in monkey medial superior temporal (MST) cortex during movement on a motorized sled. Most neurons showed a preferred heading direction, but some responded only when that heading was part of a particular path. Others responded only when the animal was at a certain place in the room, regardless of its path to that place. Video simulations of the self-movement scene evoked path, but not place, responses. Stationary positioning in the room revealed location preferences that matched place preferences recorded during movement. We conclude that MST encodes heading, path, and place information to support visuospatial orientation.
AB - We recorded neuronal activity in monkey medial superior temporal (MST) cortex during movement on a motorized sled. Most neurons showed a preferred heading direction, but some responded only when that heading was part of a particular path. Others responded only when the animal was at a certain place in the room, regardless of its path to that place. Video simulations of the self-movement scene evoked path, but not place, responses. Stationary positioning in the room revealed location preferences that matched place preferences recorded during movement. We conclude that MST encodes heading, path, and place information to support visuospatial orientation.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1067426
DO - 10.1126/science.1067426
M3 - Article
C2 - 11923540
AN - SCOPUS:0037192477
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 295
SP - 2462
EP - 2465
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5564
ER -