TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive and Perceptual Functions of the Visual Thalamus
AU - Saalmann, Yuri B.
AU - Kastner, Sabine
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by grants NEI RO1 EY017699, NIMH R01 MH064043, and NEI R21 EY021078.
PY - 2011/7/28
Y1 - 2011/7/28
N2 - The thalamus is classically viewed as passively relaying information to the cortex. However, there is growing evidence that the thalamus actively regulates information transmission to the cortex and between cortical areas using a variety of mechanisms, including the modulation of response magnitude, firing mode, and synchrony of neurons according to behavioral demands. We discuss how the visual thalamus contributes to attention, awareness, and visually guided actions, to present a general role for the thalamus in perception and cognition.
AB - The thalamus is classically viewed as passively relaying information to the cortex. However, there is growing evidence that the thalamus actively regulates information transmission to the cortex and between cortical areas using a variety of mechanisms, including the modulation of response magnitude, firing mode, and synchrony of neurons according to behavioral demands. We discuss how the visual thalamus contributes to attention, awareness, and visually guided actions, to present a general role for the thalamus in perception and cognition.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.06.027
DO - 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.06.027
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21791281
AN - SCOPUS:79960629550
SN - 0896-6273
VL - 71
SP - 209
EP - 223
JO - Neuron
JF - Neuron
IS - 2
ER -