Sense and the single neuron: Probing the physiology of perception

被引:559
作者
Parker, AJ
Newsome, WT
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Physiol Lab, Oxford OX1 3PT, England
[2] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurobiol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
vision; audition; somatosensory; neuronal pooling; cerebral cortex;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.227
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The newly defined field of cognitive neuroscience attempts to draw together the study of all brain mechanisms that underlie our mental life. Historically, the major sensory pathways have provided the most trustworthy insights into how the brain supports cognitive functions such as perception, attention, and short-term memory. The links between neural activity and perception, in particular, have been studied revealingly in recent decades. Here we review the striking progress in this area, giving particular emphasis to the kinds of neural events that underlie the perceptual judgments of conscious observers.
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页码:227 / 277
页数:51
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