RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Selective representations of texture and motion in mouse higher visual areas
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2021.12.05.471337
DO 10.1101/2021.12.05.471337
A1 Yu, Yiyi
A1 Stirman, Jeffrey N.
A1 Dorsett, Christopher R.
A1 Smith, Spencer L.
YR 2021
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/12/07/2021.12.05.471337.abstract
AB Mice have a constellation of higher visual areas, but their functional specializations are unclear. Here, we used a data-driven approach to examine neuronal representations of complex visual stimuli across mouse higher visual areas, measured using large field-of-view two-photon calcium imaging. Using specialized stimuli, we found higher fidelity representations of texture in area LM, compared to area AL. Complementarily, we found higher fidelity representations of motion in area AL, compared to area LM. We also observed this segregation of information in response to naturalistic videos. Finally, we explored how popular models of visual cortical neurons could produce the segregated representations of texture and motion we observed. These selective representations could aid in behaviors such as visually guided navigation.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.