Spectral receptive field properties of visually active neurons in the caudate nucleus (original) (raw)

Recent studies stress the importance of the caudate nucleus in visual information processing. The paper investigates the spectral receptive field organization of neurons in the caudate nucleus of felines using extracellular single-cell recordings, revealing that 74% of the neurons exhibit peak tuning, while a portion shows ridge tuning. The findings suggest distinct functional groups within the caudate nucleus that respond to various spatio-temporal frequency combinations, indicating a nuanced role in visual processing, particularly in detecting different velocities.