1999
Motion Opponency in Visual Cortex
Heeger D, Boynton G, Demb J, Seidemann E, Newsome W. Motion Opponency in Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 7162-7174. PMID: 10436069, PMCID: PMC6782843, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-16-07162.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVisual motion perceptionMotion opponencyMotion perceptionVisual cortexSecondary visual cortical areasHuman MT complexHuman visual cortexDirection-selective signalsVisual cortical areasSensitive brain areasPrimary visual cortexMacaque monkey brainMagnetic resonance imagingPopulations of neuronsMultiunit electrophysiological recordingsBrain activityPerceptual studiesNeuronal correlatesFMRI measurementsArea MTCortical areasBrain areasMonkey brainResonance imaging
1998
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Early Visual Pathways in Dyslexia
Demb J, Boynton G, Heeger D. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Early Visual Pathways in Dyslexia. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6939-6951. PMID: 9712663, PMCID: PMC6792964, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-17-06939.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain activityResonance imagingM pathwayReduced brain activityPrimary visual cortexMotion-sensitive areasSpeed discriminationPerceptual thresholdHigher V1Pathway abnormalitiesVisual motion perceptionEarly visual pathwayGroups of dyslexicsVisual cortexVisual pathwayLower perceptual thresholdsExtrastriate areasArea MTMagnocellular pathwayStimulus speedPathway inputEarly visual systemNormal readers