TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordinate transformations in the representation of spatial information
AU - Andersen, Richard A.
AU - Snyder, Lawrence H.
AU - Li, Chiang Shan
AU - Stricanne, Brigitte
PY - 1993/4
Y1 - 1993/4
N2 - Coordinate transformations are an essential aspect of behavior. They are required because sensory information is coded in the coordinates of the sensory epithelia (e.g. retina, skin) and must be transformed to the coordinates of muscles for movement. In this review we will concentrate on recent studies of visual-motor transformations. The studies show that representations of space are distributed, being specified in the activity of many cells rather than in the activity of individual cells. Furthermore, these distributed representations appear to be derived by a specific operation, which systematically combines visual signals with eye and head position signals.
AB - Coordinate transformations are an essential aspect of behavior. They are required because sensory information is coded in the coordinates of the sensory epithelia (e.g. retina, skin) and must be transformed to the coordinates of muscles for movement. In this review we will concentrate on recent studies of visual-motor transformations. The studies show that representations of space are distributed, being specified in the activity of many cells rather than in the activity of individual cells. Furthermore, these distributed representations appear to be derived by a specific operation, which systematically combines visual signals with eye and head position signals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027315467&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0959-4388(93)90206-E
DO - 10.1016/0959-4388(93)90206-E
M3 - Article
C2 - 8513228
AN - SCOPUS:0027315467
SN - 0959-4388
VL - 3
SP - 171
EP - 176
JO - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
JF - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
IS - 2
ER -