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Neurons in area V4 of the macaque are generally not selective for direction of motion, as judged from their response to directional stimuli presented after a baseline condition devoid of movement. We used motion adaptation to investigate whether stimulation history influences direction-of-motion selectivity. We found that classically nondirectional V4 neurons develop direction-of-motion selectivity after adaptation, an observation that underscores the dynamic nature of functional cortical architecture.
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This study was supported by the Max Planck Society, a National Research Service Award from the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the US National Institutes of Health to A.S.T. and a KO8 award from the NEI to S.M.S. We thank S.-P. Ku, G. Rainer, T. Siapas and N. Sigala for helpful discussions and J. Werner for computer support.
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Tolias, A., Keliris, G., Smirnakis, S. et al. Neurons in macaque area V4 acquire directional tuning after adaptation to motion stimuli. Nat Neurosci 8, 591–593 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1446
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