Spatial working memory alters the efficacy of input to visual cortex

Yaser Merrikhi; Kelsey Clark; Eddy Albarran; Mohammadbagher Parsa; Marc Zirnsak; Tirin Moore; Behrad Noudoost

doi:10.1038/ncomms15041

Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Spatial working memory alters the efficacy of input to visual cortex

Yaser Merrikhi,
Kelsey Clark,
Eddy Albarran,
Mohammadbagher Parsa,
Marc Zirnsak,
Tirin Moore,
Behrad Noudoost

Affiliations

Yaser Merrikhi: School of Cognitive Sciences (SCS), Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)
Kelsey Clark: Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University
Eddy Albarran: Department of Neurobiology Stanford University
Mohammadbagher Parsa: Gianforte School of Computing, Montana State University
Marc Zirnsak: Department of Neurobiology Stanford University
Tirin Moore: Department of Neurobiology Stanford University
Behrad Noudoost: Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15041
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Frontal eye field (FEF) is a visual prefrontal area involved in top-down attention. Here the authors report that FEF neurons projecting to V4/MT are persistently active during spatial working memory, and V4/MT neurons show changes in receptive field and gain at the location held in working memory.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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