Spatially precise visual gain control mediated by a cholinergic circuit in the midbrain attention network

Ali Asadollahi; Eric I. Knudsen

doi:10.1038/ncomms13472

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Spatially precise visual gain control mediated by a cholinergic circuit in the midbrain attention network

Ali Asadollahi,
Eric I. Knudsen

Affiliations

Ali Asadollahi: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Eric I. Knudsen: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13472
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Attention and gaze impact the spatial responsiveness of neurons in the optic tectum. Here the authors elucidate the mechanism by which cholinergic inputs affect receptive field properties of tectal neurons in a spatially precise manner in barn owls.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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