期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 108, 期 37, 页码 15408-15413出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102780108
关键词
multisensory integration; distributed processing; pattern classification; computer grid; multielectrode
资金
- Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP) [01.06.1092.00]
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia (INCT)-Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)/Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia (MCT) Instituto Nacional de Interface Cerebro Maquina (INCEMAQ) [704134/2009]
- CNPq [481506/2007-1]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Associacao Alberto Santos Dumont para Apoio a Pesquisa (AASDAP)
Cortical areas that directly receive sensory inputs from the thalamus were long thought to be exclusively dedicated to a single modality, originating separate labeled lines. In the past decade, however, several independent lines of research have demonstrated cross-modal responses in primary sensory areas. To investigate whether these responses represent behaviorally relevant information, we carried out neuronal recordings in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and primary visual cortex (V1) of rats as they performed whisker-based tasks in the dark. During the free exploration of novel objects, V1 and S1 responses carried comparable amounts of information about object identity. During execution of an aperture tactile discrimination task, tactile recruitment was slower and less robust in V1 than in S1. However, V1 tactile responses correlated significantly with performance across sessions. Altogether, the results support the notion that primary sensory areas have a preference for a given modality but can engage in meaningful cross-modal processing depending on task demand.
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