Complex Motion Processing in Primate Visual Cortex

当我们在世界上移动时，一个动态的视觉图像被投射到我们的视网膜上。视网膜图像中的运动模式包含有关环境中的三维结构和即将发生碰撞的时间的信息。我们的视觉系统擅长利用这些信息，使我们能够在复杂的视觉环境中导航，其水平远远超过最复杂的人工系统。我们计划通过记录猕猴视觉皮层识别区域的神经元对一系列行为相关的运动刺激的反应来研究灵长类动物大脑中的复杂运动处理。

As we move through the world, a dynamic visual image is projected onto our retinas. The pattern of movement in the retinal image contains information about three-dimensional structure in the environment and the time of impending collisions. Our visual systems are expert at exploiting this information, enabling us to navigate through complex visual environments at a level far beyond the most sophisticated artificial systems. We plan to investigate complex motion processing in the primate brain by recording the responses of neurons in identified regions of the visual cortex of macaque monkeys to a range of behaviourally relevant motion stimuli.