Representation of response categories in visual cortex.
It is known that single neurons in visual area V4 are selective for visual features and that their responses are modulated by selective attention. Surprisingly, a new study by Mirabella et al. in this issue of Neuron found that V4 neurons also signal the behavioral response category of the attended feature.
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Laboratorium voor Neuro- en Psychofysiologie, K.U. Leuven Medical School, Campus Gasthuisberg O&N2, Herestraat 49, Bus 1021, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium. rufin.vogels@med.kuleuven.be
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