Saccadic modulation of neural activity in the human anterior thalamus during visual active sensing
Leszczynski, M.; Staudigl, T.; Chaieb, L.; Enkirch, S. J.; Fell, J.; Schroeder, C. E.
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Humans and other primates explore visual scenes by active sensing, using saccadic eye movements to relocate the fovea and sample different bits of information multiple times per second. Saccades induce a phase reset of ongoing neuronal oscillations in primary and higher-order visual cortices and medial temporal lobe. As a result, neuron ensembles are shifted to a common state at the time visual input propagates through the system (i.e., just after fixation). The extent of the brains circuitry modulated by saccades is not yet known. Here, we evaluate the possibility that saccadic phase reset impacts the anterior nuclei of the thalamus (ANT). Using rare recordings in the human thalamus of three surgical patients, we found saccade-related phase concentration, peaking at 3-4 Hz, coincident with suppression of Broadband High-frequency Activity (BHA; 80-180 Hz). Our results provide evidence for saccade-related modulation of neuronal excitability dynamics in the ANT, consistent with the idea that these nuclei are engaged during visual active sensing. These findings show that during real-world active visual exploration neural dynamics in the human ANT, a part of extended hippocampal-diencephalic system for episodic memory, exhibit modulations that might be underestimated in typical passive viewing.
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