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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

Evaluating theories of neural information integration during visual search.

Abe Leite, Hossein Adeli, Robert M McPeek, Gregory J Zelinsky

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Abe LeiteDepartments of Psychology and Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York, USA.
Hossein AdeliZuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Robert M McPeekDepartment of Biological and Vision Sciences, SUNY College of Optometry, New York, USA.
Gregory J ZelinskyDepartments of Psychology and Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York, USA.

Funding

Saccade Target Selection in Naturalistic Visual SearchR01EY030669 · NEI · STATE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY · PI ROBERT M MCPEEK, GREGORY J ZELINSKY · 2019 to 2026
$4.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030669
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Abstract

The brain routes and integrates information from many sources during behavior. A number of models explain this phenomenon within the framework of mixed selectivity theory, yet it is difficult to compare their predictions to understand how neurons and circuits integrate information. In this work, we apply time-series partial information decomposition [PID] to compare models of integration on a dataset of superior colliculus [SC] recordings collected during a multi-target visual search task. On this task, SC must integrate target guidance, bottom-up salience, and previous fixation signals to drive attention. We find evidence that SC neurons integrate these factors in diverse ways, including decision-variable selectivity to expected value, functional specialization to previous fixation, and code-switching (to incorporate new visual input).

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attentioninformation decompositionmixed selectivitysuperior colliculus

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PMID39005469
PMCPMC11245033

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