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Katayun Cohen-Kashi Malina¹, Stav Shtiglitz², Dahlia Kushinsky²

¹Department of Brain Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. katayun.cohen-kashi@weizmann.ac.il.

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Binocular vision processing changes with arousal states in mice. Enhanced responses to contralateral eye input and altered binocular integration adapt visual perception to behavioral demands.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Visual Processing
Animal Behavior

Background:

Binocular vision is crucial for depth perception and goal-directed actions.
How behavioral state influences binocular visual processing remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if and how binocular visual processing in mice is modulated by behavioral state.
To explore the underlying cellular mechanisms of state-dependent binocular integration.

Main Methods:

Combined behavioral tracking with in vivo calcium imaging in adult mice.
Focused on layer 2/3 excitatory neurons in the binocular zone of the primary visual cortex (bV1).
Analyzed neuronal responses to contralateral and ipsilateral eye stimulation.

Main Results:

Binocularity and binocular integration rapidly change in a state-dependent manner.
Responses to contralateral eye stimulation are significantly enhanced during high arousal states.
Binocular integration shifts from sublinear to supralinear summation based on arousal levels.
These changes are attributed to differential modulation of thalamic and callosal inputs to bV1 neurons.

Conclusions:

State-dependent modulation of bV1 neurons adapts visual perception to behavioral demands.
High arousal states reduce the impact of binocular vision while enhancing monocular vision.
This mechanism optimizes visual processing for different behavioral contexts.