ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2021
Scotopic Vision Is Selectively Processed in Thick-Type Columns in Human Extrastriate Cortex.
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Abstract
In humans, visual stimuli can be perceived across an enormous range of light levels. Evidence suggests that different neural mechanisms process different subdivisions of this range. For instance, in the retina, stimuli presented at very low (scotopic) light levels activate rod photoreceptors, whereas cone photoreceptors are activated relatively more at higher (photopic) light levels. Similarly, different retinal ganglion cells are activated by scotopic versus photopic stimuli. However, in the brain, it remains unknown whether scotopic versus photopic information is: 1) processed in distinct channels, or 2) neurally merged. Using high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging at 7 T, we confirmed the first hypothesis. We first localized thick versus thin-type columns within areas V2, V3, and V4, based on photopic selectivity to motion versus color, respectively. Next, we found that scotopic stimuli selectively activated thick- (compared to thin-) type columns in V2 and V3 (in measurements of both overlap and amplitude) and V4 (based on overlap). Finally, we found stronger resting-state functional connections between scotopically dominated area MT with thick- (compared to thin-) type columns in areas V2, V3, and V4. We conclude that scotopic stimuli are processed in partially segregated parallel streams, emphasizing magnocellular influence, from retina through middle stages of visual cortex.
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