Contrast affects fMRI activity in middle temporal cortex related to center-surround interaction in motion perception

As the size of a high contrast drifting Gabor patch increases, perceiving its direction of motion becomes harder. However the same behavioral effect is not observed for a low contrast Gabor patch. Neuronal mechanisms underlying this size-contrast interaction are not well understood. Here using psych...

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Main Authors: Halide Bilge Turkozer, Zahide ePamir, Huseyin eBoyaci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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MT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00454/full