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Distributed and retinotopically asymmetric processing of coherent motion in mouse visual cortex

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  • Kevin K. Sit

    (University of California, Santa Barbara)

  • Michael J. Goard

    (University of California, Santa Barbara
    University of California, Santa Barbara
    University of California, Santa Barbara)

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Perception of visual motion is important for a range of ethological behaviors in mammals. In primates, specific visual cortical regions are specialized for processing of coherent visual motion. However, whether mouse visual cortex has a similar organization remains unclear, despite powerful genetic tools available for measuring population neural activity. Here, we use widefield and 2-photon calcium imaging of transgenic mice to measure mesoscale and cellular responses to coherent motion. Imaging of primary visual cortex (V1) and higher visual areas (HVAs) during presentation of natural movies and random dot kinematograms (RDKs) reveals varied responsiveness to coherent motion, with stronger responses in dorsal stream areas compared to ventral stream areas. Moreover, there is considerable anisotropy within visual areas, such that neurons representing the lower visual field are more responsive to coherent motion. These results indicate that processing of visual motion in mouse cortex is distributed heterogeneously both across and within visual areas.

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  • Kevin K. Sit & Michael J. Goard, 2020. "Distributed and retinotopically asymmetric processing of coherent motion in mouse visual cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-17283-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17283-5
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    1. Jiashu Liu & Yingtian He & Andreanne Lavoie & Guy Bouvier & Bao-hua Liu, 2023. "A direction-selective cortico-brainstem pathway adaptively modulates innate behaviors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Federico Bolaños & Javier G. Orlandi & Ryo Aoki & Akshay V. Jagadeesh & Justin L. Gardner & Andrea Benucci, 2024. "Efficient coding of natural images in the mouse visual cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.
    3. Xu Han & Ben Vermaercke & Vincent Bonin, 2022. "Diversity of spatiotemporal coding reveals specialized visual processing streams in the mouse cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, December.
    4. Elliott Capek & Tiago L. Ribeiro & Patrick Kells & Keshav Srinivasan & Stephanie R. Miller & Elias Geist & Mitchell Victor & Ali Vakili & Sinisa Pajevic & Dante R. Chialvo & Dietmar Plenz, 2023. "Parabolic avalanche scaling in the synchronization of cortical cell assemblies," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    5. Kevin K. Sit & Michael J. Goard, 2023. "Coregistration of heading to visual cues in retrosplenial cortex," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.

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