Journal article
Thalamic Burst Mode and Inattention in the Awake LGNd
Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.), v 49(3), pp 421-432
02 Feb 2006
PMID: 16446145
Abstract
Awake mammals are often inattentive in familiar environments, but must still respond appropriately to relevant visual stimulation. Such “inattentive vision” has received little study, perhaps due to difficulties in controlling eye position in this state. In rabbits, eye position is exceedingly stable in both alert and inattentive states. Here, we exploit this stability to examine temporal filtering of visual information in LGNd neurons as rabbits alternate between EEG-defined states. Within a single second of shifting from alert to an inattentive state, both peak temporal frequency and bandwidth were sharply reduced, and burst frequency increased dramatically. However, spatial dimensions of receptive field centers showed no significant state dependence. We conclude that extremely rapid and significant changes in temporal filtering and bursting occur in the LGNd as awake subjects shift between alert and inattentive states.
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- Title
- Thalamic Burst Mode and Inattention in the Awake LGNd
- Creators
- Tatiana Bezdudnaya - University of ConnecticutMonica Cano - University of ConnecticutYulia Bereshpolova - University of ConnecticutCarl R. Stoelzel - University of ConnecticutJose-Manuel Alonso - Department of Biological Sciences, College of Optometry, State University of New York, New York, New York 10036Harvey A. Swadlow - University of Connecticut
- Publication Details
- Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.), v 49(3), pp 421-432
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000235260900013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-31444441168
- Other Identifier
- 991021899311504721
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