Cue-triggered activity replay in human early visual cortex

The recall of learned temporal sequences by a visual cue is an important form of experience-based neural plasticity. Here we observed such reactivation in awake human visual cortex using intracranial recording. After repeated exposure to a moving dot, a flash of the dot was able to trigger neural re...

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Published in:Science China. Life sciences 2021, Vol.64 (1), p.144-151
Main Authors: Lu, Junshi, Luo, Lu, Wang, Qian, Fang, Fang, Chen, Nihong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Intracranial recording
Life Sciences
Neuroplasticity
Receptive field
Research Paper
Temporal lobe
Visual cortex
Visual stimuli
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Summary:The recall of learned temporal sequences by a visual cue is an important form of experience-based neural plasticity. Here we observed such reactivation in awake human visual cortex using intracranial recording. After repeated exposure to a moving dot, a flash of the dot was able to trigger neural reactivation in the downstream receptive field along the motion path. This effect was observed only when the cue appeared near the receptive field. The estimated traveling speed was faster compared to the activation induced by the real motion. We suggest a range-limited, time-compressed reactivation as a result of repeated visual exposure in awake human visual cortex.
ISSN:1674-7305
1869-1889
DOI:10.1007/s11427-020-1726-5