Striate cortex (V1) activity gates awareness of motion.

A key question in understanding visual awareness is whether any single cortical area is indispensable. In a transcranial magnetic stimulation experiment, we show that observers' awareness of activity in extrastriate area V5 depends on the amount of activity in striate cortex (V1). From the timi...

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Main Authors: Silvanto, J, Cowey, A, Lavie, N, Walsh, V
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005