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Areal differences in depth cue integration between monkey and human.
- Source :
- PLoS Biology, Vol 17, Iss 3, p e2006405 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019.
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Abstract
- Electrophysiological evidence suggested primarily the involvement of the middle temporal (MT) area in depth cue integration in macaques, as opposed to human imaging data pinpointing area V3B/kinetic occipital area (V3B/KO). To clarify this conundrum, we decoded monkey functional MRI (fMRI) responses evoked by stimuli signaling near or far depths defined by binocular disparity, relative motion, and their combination, and we compared results with those from an identical experiment previously performed in humans. Responses in macaque area MT are more discriminable when two cues concurrently signal depth, and information provided by one cue is diagnostic of depth indicated by the other. This suggests that monkey area MT computes fusion of disparity and motion depth signals, exactly as shown for human area V3B/KO. Hence, these data reconcile previously reported discrepancies between depth processing in human and monkey by showing the involvement of the dorsal stream in depth cue integration using the same technique, despite the engagement of different regions.
- Subjects :
- Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15449173 and 15457885
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- PLoS Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0e7ce466af0741aa8850f2fc3bf6127f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006405