Detection and prediction of periodic patterns by the retina.
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SUBMITTER: Schwartz G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3196557 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May
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Detection and prediction of periodic patterns by the retina.
Schwartz Greg G Harris Rob R Shrom David D Berry Michael J MJ
Nature neuroscience 20070422 5
A fundamental task of the brain is detecting patterns in the environment that enable predictions about the future. Here, we show that the salamander and mouse retinas can recognize a wide class of periodic temporal patterns, such that a subset of ganglion cells fire strongly and specifically in response to a violation of the periodicity. This sophisticated retinal processing may provide a substrate for hierarchical pattern detection in subsequent circuits. ...[more]
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