Kontextuelle Integration in der primären Sehrinde
Dr. Kerstin Schmidt - Cortical function and dynamics, MPI for Brain Research
Abstract: Neurons in primary visual cortex have been thought of as spatially restricted analyzers of the visual field. However, a single neuron´s response is also critically influenced by the visual context outside its receptive field. This report deals with investigations how contextual stimuli get integrated into the activity patterns of the visual cortex and which neuronal structures convey the subthreshold activity crucial for that integration.