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Effects of sleep and arousal on the processing of visual information in the cat

Livingstone, Margaret S., Hubel, David H.·1981·Nature

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Single units in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex show changes in both spontaneous and visually evoked firing as a function of the state of wakefulness. On arousal spontaneous firing is smoother and often reduced, whereas evoked responses are usually enhanced; the result is an increase in the signal-to-noise ratio. Single- and double-label 2-deoxyglucose autoradiographs show further that slow-wave sleep differentially depresses visually evoked activity in the deeper layers of the visual cortex.

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Authors
Livingstone, M. S., & Hubel, D. H.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
Nature
Published
1981-06
Volume
291
Issue
5816
Pages
554-561
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2029325913
Cited by
583
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (5r01ns007848-19, 5r01ey000605-43)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
sleep, arousal, visual processing, lateral geniculate nucleus, primary visual cortex, single-unit activity, spontaneous firing, visual evoked potentials, signal-to-noise ratio, slow-wave sleep, 2-deoxyglucose autoradiography, cats
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Animals, Arousal, Autoradiography, Axonal Transport, Carbon Radioisotopes, Cats, Deoxyglucose, Evoked Potentials, Geniculate Bodies, Sleep, Tritium, Vision, Ocular, Visual Cortex, Visual Perception

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