2016
Parallel Computations in Insect and Mammalian Visual Motion Processing
Clark DA, Demb JB. Parallel Computations in Insect and Mammalian Visual Motion Processing. Current Biology 2016, 26: r1062-r1072. PMID: 27780048, PMCID: PMC5108051, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Cellular Mechanisms for Direction Selectivity in the Retina
Demb JB. Cellular Mechanisms for Direction Selectivity in the Retina. Neuron 2007, 55: 179-186. PMID: 17640521, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDirection selectivityGanglion cellsDirection-selective ganglion cellsExcitatory circuitryInhibitory circuitryInhibitory interneuronsSynaptic inputsMammalian visual systemAction potentialsCellular mechanismsDirection preferenceMultiple sensory systemsDirection-selective mechanismsRetinaSensory systems
2001
Cellular Basis for the Response to Second-Order Motion Cues in Y Retinal Ganglion Cells
Demb J, Zaghloul K, Sterling P. Cellular Basis for the Response to Second-Order Motion Cues in Y Retinal Ganglion Cells. Neuron 2001, 32: 711-721. PMID: 11719210, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00484-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cellsEPSP/IPSP sequencesY cellsOFF ganglion cellsY ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsSecond-order motion cuesSecond-order motion stimuliDendritic fieldsInhibitory effectCell inhibitionCellular basisMotion stimuliCortical cellsSecond-order motionCellsPerceive motionResponseTetrodotoxinCortexRetina
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
Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia
Demb J, Boynton G, Best M, Heeger D. Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia. Vision Research 1998, 38: 1555-1559. PMID: 9747491, DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00075-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultContrast SensitivityDyslexiaFemaleHumansMaleMotion PerceptionPsychophysicsSensory ThresholdsTime FactorsVisual PathwaysConceptsSpeed discriminationPsychophysical performanceMagnocellular pathway deficitIndividual differencesPsychophysical evidenceMotion discriminationPsychophysical predictorsDyslexiaDetection taskMagnocellular pathwayPsychophysical thresholdsPathway deficitsContrast sensitivityDeficitsDiscriminationPathway integritySpeed thresholdTaskHypothesisPathway abnormalitiesPredictorsDetection thresholdPerformance