Brain state and cortical layer-specific mechanisms underlying perception at threshold
Morton M, Denagamage S, Blume I, Reynolds J, Jadi M, Nandy A. Brain state and cortical layer-specific mechanisms underlying perception at threshold. ELife 2024, 12: rp91722. PMID: 39556415, PMCID: PMC11573349, DOI: 10.7554/elife.91722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsMacaca mulattaMaleNeuronsPhotic StimulationSensory ThresholdsVisual CortexVisual PerceptionConceptsHIT trialsProcessing of sensory stimuliStable retinal imageBehavioral statesExcitatory neuronsNeural activitySpontaneous activityElevated synchronyPerceptual thresholdsCortical layersMeasures of stateElectrophysiological activitySensory stimuliRetinal imagesVisual area V4TrialsHeightened arousalTarget stimuliStimulus identityElevated arousalSuperficial layersFeed-forward pathwayStimulus changeCortical columnsIdentical stimuli