Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video

Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video

Saliency maps have been proposed to guide visual attention, yet the underlying neural correlates remain undetermined. Here, the authors record from monkeys as they watch videos of natural scenes, and find superior colliculus superficial visual-layer neurons exhibit activity patterns consistent with...

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Main Authors: Brian J. White, David J. Berg, Janis Y. Kan, Robert A. Marino, Laurent Itti, Douglas P. Munoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14263
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spelling doaj-d1ffeb1c179e463a9a6d3211753462fa2021-05-11T07:20:56ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-01-01811910.1038/ncomms14263Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic videoBrian J. White0David J. Berg1Janis Y. Kan2Robert A. Marino3Laurent Itti4Douglas P. Munoz5Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s UniversityIBM Research, AlmadenCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s UniversityCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s UniversityDepartment of Computer Science, University of Southern CaliforniaCentre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen’s UniversitySaliency maps have been proposed to guide visual attention, yet the underlying neural correlates remain undetermined. Here, the authors record from monkeys as they watch videos of natural scenes, and find superior colliculus superficial visual-layer neurons exhibit activity patterns consistent with a visual saliency map.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14263
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Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video
Nature Communications
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title_short Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video
title_full Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video
title_fullStr Superior colliculus neurons encode a visual saliency map during free viewing of natural dynamic video
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description Saliency maps have been proposed to guide visual attention, yet the underlying neural correlates remain undetermined. Here, the authors record from monkeys as they watch videos of natural scenes, and find superior colliculus superficial visual-layer neurons exhibit activity patterns consistent with a visual saliency map.
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