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A new neural framework for visuospatial processing

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Kravitz, Dwight J., Saleem, Kadharbatcha S., Baker, Chris I., Mishkin, Mortimer·2011·Nature Reviews Neuroscience

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The division of cortical visual processing into distinct dorsal and ventral streams is a key framework that has guided visual neuroscience. The characterization of the ventral stream as a 'What' pathway is relatively uncontroversial, but the nature of dorsal stream processing is less clear. Originally proposed as mediating spatial perception ('Where'), more recent accounts suggest it primarily serves non-conscious visually guided action ('How'). Here, we identify three pathways emerging from the dorsal stream that consist of projections to the prefrontal and premotor cortices, and a major projection to the medial temporal lobe that courses both directly and indirectly through the posterior cingulate and retrosplenial cortices. These three pathways support both conscious and non-conscious visuospatial processing, including spatial working memory, visually guided action and navigation, respectively.

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  • The hippocampus is connected to long timescale regions including angular gyrus and posterior medial cortex.

    “The hippocampus is connected to long timescale regions including the angular gyrus and posterior medial cortex (Kravitz, Saleem, Baker, & Mishkin, 2011; Ranganath & Ritchey, 2012; Rugg & Vilberg, 2013)”

    From Discovering Event Structure in Continuous Narrative Perception and Memory (2017) · cites this paper as Kravitz et al., 2011

    The Anatomy of the three pathways section (page not provided) describes pathways linking the inferior parietal lobule, posterior cingulate and retrosplenial cortex with hippocampal regions, and identifies the angular gyrus as part of the human inferior parietal lobule. It does not characterize these regions as operating on long timescales, so that part of the claim is unsupported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Kravitz, D. J., Saleem, K. S., Baker, C. I., & Mishkin, M.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Kravitz, Dwight J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Published
2011-03-18
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
217-230
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2084850449
Cited by
1,325
References
202
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FWCI
7.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (Z99 MH999999)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
dorsal stream, ventral stream, posterior parietal cortex, visuospatial processing, spatial working memory, visually guided action, navigation, prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, medial temporal lobe, posterior cingulate cortex, retrosplenial cortex
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Brain Mapping, Consciousness, Humans, Space Perception, Visual Cortex, Visual Pathways

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