Neuronal adaptation: Delay compensation at the level of single neurons?
Abstract
Saccades divide visual input into rapid, discontinuous periods of stimulation on the
retina. The response of single neurons to such sequential stimuli is neuronal adaptation;
a robust first response followed by an interval-dependent diminished second response.
Adaptation is pervasive in both early and late stages of visual processing. Given
its inherent coding of brief time intervals, neuronal adaptation may play a fundamental
role in compensating for visual delays. © 2008 Cambridge University Press 2008.
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Mayo, JP; & Sommer, MA (2008). Neuronal adaptation: Delay compensation at the level of single neurons?. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 31(2). pp. 210-212. 10.1017/S0140525X08003944. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11733.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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J. Patrick Mayo
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Marc A. Sommer
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
We study circuits for cognition. Using a combination of neurophysiology and biomedical
engineering, we focus on the interaction between brain areas during visual perception,
decision-making, and motor planning. Specific projects include the role of frontal
cortex in metacognition, the role of cerebellar-frontal circuits in action timing,
the neural basis of "good enough" decision-making (satisficing), and the neural mechanisms
of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
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