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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Depth perception relies on binocular disparity.
  • The neural basis of disparity discrimination is not fully understood.
  • Previous studies lack precise timing information of cortical activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the temporal dynamics of cortical activity during disparity discrimination.
  • To identify the roles of specific occipital regions in perceptual decisions.
  • To investigate the timing of neural responses relative to behavioral output.

Main Methods:

  • fMRI-informed EEG source imaging in humans.
  • Disparity-discrimination task.
  • Response-locked analysis to determine neural timing.

Main Results:

  • Decision-related activity identified in occipital ROIs (V4, V3A, hMT+, LOC) and extra-occipital areas (frontal and temporal poles).
  • V4 showed early choice-related activity ~200 ms before button press, suggesting an initial role in disparity discrimination.
  • Subsequent activity in V3A, LOC, and hMT+ was observed, both before and after the behavioral response.

Conclusions:

  • V4 plays an early, critical role in disparity discrimination.
  • A distributed cortical network, including extra-striate visual areas, underlies depth perception decisions.
  • fMRI-informed EEG source imaging provides crucial temporal insights into perceptual decision-making.