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Multisensory integration in the superior colliculus: a neural network model Journal of Computational Neuroscience In Journal of Computational Neuroscience, Vol. 26, No. 1. (1 February 2009), pp. 55-73, doi:10.1007/s10827-008-0096-4 by Mauro Ursino, Cristiano Cuppini, Elisa Magosso, Andrea Serino, Giuseppe Pellegrino
@article{ursino-et-al-2009,
abstract = {Neurons in the superior colliculus ({SC}) are known to integrate stimuli of different modalities (e.g., visual and auditory) following specific properties. In this work, we present a mathematical model of the integrative response of {SC} neurons, in order to suggest a possible physiological mechanism underlying multisensory integration in {SC}. The model includes three distinct neural areas: two unimodal areas (auditory and visual) are devoted to a topological representation of external stimuli, and communicate via synaptic connections with a third downstream area (in the {SC}) responsible for multisensory integration. The present simulations show that the model, with a single set of parameters, can mimic various responses to different combinations of external stimuli including the inverse effectiveness, both in terms of multisensory enhancement and contrast, the existence of within- and cross-modality suppression between spatially disparate stimuli, a reduction of network settling time in response to cross-modal stimuli compared with individual stimuli. The model suggests that non-linearities in neural responses and synaptic (excitatory and inhibitory) connections can explain several aspects of multisensory integration.},
author = {Ursino, Mauro and Cuppini, Cristiano and Magosso, Elisa and Serino, Andrea and Pellegrino, Giuseppe},
booktitle = {Journal of Computational Neuroscience},
day = {1},
doi = {10.1007/s10827-008-0096-4},
issn = {0929-5313},
journal = {Journal of Computational Neuroscience},
keywords = {model, multisensory-integration, sc},
month = feb,
number = {1},
pages = {55--73},
pmid = {18478323},
posted-at = {2013-11-12 15:05:15},
priority = {2},
publisher = {Springer US},
title = {Multisensory integration in the superior colliculus: a neural network model},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10827-008-0096-4},
volume = {26},
year = {2009}
}