SUPERIOR COLLICULUS ACTIVITY RELATED TO ATTENTION AND TO CONNOTATIVE STIMULUS MEANING

被引:12
作者
ARENDES, L
机构
[1] Department of Neurobiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg
来源
COGNITIVE BRAIN RESEARCH | 1994年 / 2卷 / 01期
关键词
SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; AWAKE MONKEY; SINGLE-UNIT ACTIVITY; ATTENTION; STIMULUS MEANING; FACE;
D O I
10.1016/0926-6410(94)90021-3
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
Single- and multi-unit activity was recorded from cells in the superior colliculus of two awake monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). 32.5% of 366 investigated units responded while the animals attentively gazed at visual stimuli. 50% of these neurons responded to all stimuli presented, including stationary and moving light bars, whereas the other neurons only responded to specific stimuli like faces or food. The responses of a part of these neurons depended on the connotative stimulus meaning.
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页码:65 / 69
页数:5
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