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Visual perception and processing mechanisms Neuroscience

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Individual differences in visual motion perception and neurotransmitter concentrations in the human brain

Tatsuto Takeuchi, Sanae Yoshimoto, Yasuhiro Shimada, Takanori Kochiyama, Hirohito M. Kondo
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Summary & key facts 2017 24 citations

The study tested why people differ in how they see motion. Participants viewed the same moving images but some reported motion assimilation and others motion contrast. The researchers measured brain chemicals with magnetic resonance spectroscopy and found that higher levels of the excitatory chemical glutamate–glutamine (Glx) in the dorsolateral prefrontal…

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Visual perception and processing mechanisms
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