Visual Physiology: Mouse Higher Visual Areas

This lecture by the instructor explores the data from higher visual areas in the mouse brain, focusing on the diversity of receptive fields, orientation and direction tuning properties, and the modulation of visual responses by the mouse's running speed. Anatomical evidence suggests the presence of functionally distinct pathways in the mouse visual cortex, with two streams identified as 'where' and 'what'. The lecture also discusses the decrease in visual responsiveness in dorsal areas, high image selectivity in ventral areas, and the decoding of stimulus identity using population activity. Overall, the lecture delves into how visual stimuli are transformed by cells and circuits to create perception and shape behavior.