Reconstructing the world: switching from segmentation to integration allows neurons in area MT to make "sense" of the visual scene.
Huang et al. in this issue of Neuron show that primate area MT neurons exploit contextual cues to adequately interpret motion information. MT neurons switch from segmentation to integration when motion arises from single rather than multiple objects. This switching may help solve the aperture problem and bind distant object components into a perceptual whole.
Thiele
Alexander
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School of Biology and Psychology, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Henry Wellcome Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom.
D000818:Animals; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*