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VISION RESEARCH
卷 42, 期 6, 页码 695-703出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00307-8
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aging; visual cortex; speed tuning; critical flicker frequency; rat
The ability to accurately perceive the speed of moving objects is one of many visual functions that decline with age. One factor that may contribute to this is a deterioration in temporal processing speed. At present, there is a dearth of information concerning how this may occur in the central nervous system, particularly in the visual cortex. Thus, in the present study, we investigated the neural basis of speed and temporal processing in areas 17 and 18 of visual cortex in young and aged rats using either a moving bar of light or a series of flashing lights. Our results showed that the mean preferred speed of a moving bar of light was significantly reduced in aged as compared to young animals. We also found that cells recorded from young animals were able to entrain to a higher frequency of flashing light stimuli than those recorded from aged animals. In addition, we found no age-related differences between cortical fields. These results suggest an age-related difference in temporal processing speed at the level of visual cortex. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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