Flexible gating of contextual influences in natural vision.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Flexible gating of contextual influences in natural vision.
Authors: Coen-Cagli, Ruben, Kohn, Adam, Schwartz, Odelia
Source: Nature Neuroscience. Nov2015, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p1648-1655. 8p. 1 Diagram, 6 Graphs.
Subjects: Vision research, Nerve endings, Bayesian analysis, Visual cortex, Occipital lobe
Abstract: Identical sensory inputs can be perceived as markedly different when embedded in distinct contexts. Neural responses to simple stimuli are also modulated by context, but the contribution of this modulation to the processing of natural sensory input is unclear. We measured surround suppression, a quintessential contextual influence, in macaque primary visual cortex with natural images. We found that suppression strength varied substantially for different images. This variability was not well explained by existing descriptions of surround suppression, but it was predicted by Bayesian inference about statistical dependencies in images. In this framework, surround suppression was flexible: it was recruited when the image was inferred to contain redundancies and substantially reduced in strength otherwise. Thus, our results reveal a gating of a basic, widespread cortical computation by inference about the statistics of natural input. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Nature Neuroscience is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 110542241
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Flexible gating of contextual influences in natural vision.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Coen-Cagli%2C+Ruben%22">Coen-Cagli, Ruben</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kohn%2C+Adam%22">Kohn, Adam</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Schwartz%2C+Odelia%22">Schwartz, Odelia</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Nature+Neuroscience%22">Nature Neuroscience</searchLink>. Nov2015, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p1648-1655. 8p. 1 Diagram, 6 Graphs.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Vision+research%22">Vision research</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Nerve+endings%22">Nerve endings</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Bayesian+analysis%22">Bayesian analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Visual+cortex%22">Visual cortex</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Occipital+lobe%22">Occipital lobe</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Identical sensory inputs can be perceived as markedly different when embedded in distinct contexts. Neural responses to simple stimuli are also modulated by context, but the contribution of this modulation to the processing of natural sensory input is unclear. We measured surround suppression, a quintessential contextual influence, in macaque primary visual cortex with natural images. We found that suppression strength varied substantially for different images. This variability was not well explained by existing descriptions of surround suppression, but it was predicted by Bayesian inference about statistical dependencies in images. In this framework, surround suppression was flexible: it was recruited when the image was inferred to contain redundancies and substantially reduced in strength otherwise. Thus, our results reveal a gating of a basic, widespread cortical computation by inference about the statistics of natural input. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Nature Neuroscience is the property of Springer Nature and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=110542241
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1038/nn.4128
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 8
        StartPage: 1648
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Vision research
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Nerve endings
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Bayesian analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Visual cortex
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Occipital lobe
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Flexible gating of contextual influences in natural vision.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Coen-Cagli, Ruben
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kohn, Adam
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Schwartz, Odelia
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 11
              Text: Nov2015
              Type: published
              Y: 2015
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10976256
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 18
            – Type: issue
              Value: 11
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Nature Neuroscience
              Type: main
ResultId 1