Cited by 469Visual perception and processing mechanismsVisual Attention and Saliency DetectionNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

The pulvinar and visual salience

Robinson, David Lee, Petersen, Steven E.·1992·Trends in Neurosciences

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One of the major problems of living in a rich visual environment is deciding which particular object or location should be chosen for complete processing or attention; that is, deciding which object is most salient at any particular time. The pulvinar has enlarged substantially during evolution, although little has previously been known about its function. Recent studies suggest that the pulvinar contains neurons that generate signals related to the salience of visual objects. This evidence includes: (1) anatomical and physiological observations of visual function; (2) augmented responses in the pulvinar for visual stimuli presented in important contexts; (3) suppression of activity for stimuli presented in irrelevant conditions; (4) thalamic modulation producing behavioral changes in cued attention paradigms; and (5) similar changes with visual distracter tasks.

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Authors
Robinson, D. L., & Petersen, S. E.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1992-04
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
127-132
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995920481
Cited by
469
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ey008775-05)
  • National Eye Institute (EY-08775)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 06833)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
pulvinar, visual saliency, visual attention, thalamus, distractor suppression, thalamic neurons
MeSH terms
Animals, Eye Movements, Humans, Mental Processes, Thalamic Nuclei, Vision, Ocular, Visual Fields, Visual Perception

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