Detection and prediction of periodic patterns by the retina.

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Title: Detection and prediction of periodic patterns by the retina.
Authors: Schwartz, Greg, Harris, Rob, Shrom, David, Berry II, Michael J.
Source: Nature Neuroscience. May2007, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p552-554. 3p. 3 Graphs.
Subjects: Retina, Retinal ganglion cells, Brain, Salamanders, Mice
Abstract: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract: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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10976256
DOI:10.1038/nn1887