Presentation	1996/12/14 Neuronal processing of visual recognition and memory Akichika Mikami,
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Abstract(in English)	Object recognition and memory are severely impaired in monkeys that recive surgical lesions of the inferotempora cortex (IT). Neurons in the IT show activities during presentation of complex objects. These data suggest that the IT is involved in the visual recognition of complex forms. We started our studies to examine the stimulus selective properties of the IT and the amygdala (AMY) which recives inputs from the IT during presentation of stimuli and during memory period. The most anterior portion of the inferior temporal cortex, the temporal pole (POLE) had the best ability to discriminate complex visual stimuli each other. The proportion of memory neurons (D neurons) was also largest in the POLE. These data suggest that visual information flows from the posterior to anterior in the temporal cortex.
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Keyword(in English)	visual cognition / visual memory / monkey / temporal cortex / amygdala
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Conference Date	1996/12/14(1days)
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Title (in English)	Neuronal processing of visual recognition and memory
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Keyword(1)	visual cognition
Keyword(2)	visual memory
Keyword(3)	monkey
Keyword(4)	temporal cortex
Keyword(5)	amygdala
1st Author's Name	Akichika Mikami
1st Author's Affiliation	Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University()
Date	1996/12/14
Paper #	MBE96-99
Volume (vol)	vol.96
Number (no)	429
Page	pp.pp.-
#Pages	8
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