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Mice Discriminate Stereoscopic Surfaces Without Fixating in Depth.

Jason M Samonds¹, Veronica Choi², Nicholas J Priebe²

¹Center for Learning and Memory, Center for Perceptual Systems, and The Institute for Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 samondjm@gmail.com.

The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience

|August 30, 2019

Summary

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Mice exhibit stereoscopic vision, detecting depth using binocular cues. However, unlike primates, they lack vergence eye movements, suggesting a unique strategy for depth perception in rodents.

Keywords:

binocular disparity mouse stereopsis vergence visual cortex

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Vision Science
Animal Behavior

Background:

Stereopsis, the perception of depth from binocular vision, is well-documented in primates.
The extent and mechanisms of stereoscopic vision in rodents, like mice, remain largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the presence and characteristics of stereopsis in mice.
To compare mouse stereoscopic strategies with those of primates.

Main Methods:

Behavioral experiments using random dot stereograms to assess depth discrimination.
Two-photon imaging to measure disparity tuning in the visual cortex.
Analysis of binocular eye movements, including vergence.

Main Results:

Mice successfully discriminated near from far surfaces using stereoscopic cues.
Visual cortex neurons showed broad disparity tuning, aligning with behavioral performance.
Mice did not exhibit disparity-dependent vergence eye movements, unlike primates.

Conclusions:

Mice possess stereoscopic vision but employ a distinct strategy compared to primates.
Their strategy may involve a wide neuronal representation of disparity and compensation for non-stereoscopic vergence changes.