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SUMMARY:Neuronal representation of visual working memory content in the pr
 imate primary visual cortex - Paul Bays
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CONTACT:Adam Triabhall
DESCRIPTION:This week we will discuss and debate a very recent paper by Hu
 ang and colleagues\, published in Science Advances (2024).\n\nAbstract: 
 “The human ability to perceive vivid memories as if they “float” bef
 ore our eyes\, even in the absence of actual visual stimuli\, captivates t
 he imagination. To determine the neural substrates underlying visual memor
 ies\, we investigated the neuronal representation of working memory conten
 t in the primary visual cortex of monkeys. Our study revealed that neurons
  exhibit unique responses to different memory contents\, using firing patt
 erns distinct from those observed during the perception of external visual
  stimuli. Moreover\, this neuronal representation evolves with alterations
  in the recalled content and extends beyond the retinotopic areas typicall
 y reservedfor processing external visual input. These discoveries shed lig
 ht on the visual encoding of memories and indicate avenues for understandi
 ng the remarkable power of the mind’s eye” (Huang et al.\, 2024).\n\nR
 eference: Huang\, J.\, Wang\, T.\, Dai\, W.\, Li\, Y.\, Yang\, Y.\, Zhang\
 , Y.\, … Xing\, D. (2024). Neuronal representation of visual working mem
 ory content in the primate primary visual cortex. Science Advances\, 10(24
 )\, eadk3953. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adk3953
LOCATION:https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92612577704?pwd=MUtqMjVQdXNmUTVIYjRkM
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