The behavioral receptive field underlying motion integration for primate tracking eye movements

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2012 Jan;36(1):1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.03.009. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Abstract

Short-latency ocular following are reflexive, tracking eye movements that are observed in human and non-human primates in response to a sudden and brief translation of the image. Initial, open-loop part of the eye acceleration reflects many of the properties attributed to low-level motion processing. We review a very large set of behavioral data demonstrating several key properties of motion detection and integration stages and their dynamics. We propose that these properties can be modeled as a behavioral receptive field exhibiting linear and nonlinear mechanisms responsible for context-dependent spatial integration and gain control. Functional models similar to that used for describing neuronal properties of receptive fields can then be applied successfully.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Eye Movements / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • Motion Perception / physiology*
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Primates / physiology*
  • Sensory Gating / physiology
  • Space Perception / physiology*
  • Visual Fields / physiology*
  • Visual Pathways / physiology