Sakata H, Shibutani H, Kawano K, Harrington T L
Vision Res. 1985;25(3):453-63. doi: 10.1016/0042-6989(85)90070-7.
Functional properties of visual and eye-movement-related neurons of area 7a were studied in alert behaving monkeys. Visual fixation (VF) neurons had selectivity in the direction and/or distance of gaze, signaling the spatial position. Visual tracking (VT) neurons had selectivity in the direction of movement, signaling the movement in space. Many passive visual (PV) neurons were suppressed during eye movement, discriminating real from "self-induced" movement. A group of PV neurons sensitive to the depth movement responded to the changing image size. A group of neurons sensitive to the rotation of visual stimulus in space were also found in area 7a.
在警觉的行为猴子中研究了7a区与视觉和眼动相关神经元的功能特性。视觉注视（VF）神经元在注视方向和/或距离上具有选择性，可指示空间位置。视觉跟踪（VT）神经元在运动方向上具有选择性，可指示空间中的运动。许多被动视觉（PV）神经元在眼动期间受到抑制，可区分真实运动和“自我诱导”运动。一组对深度运动敏感的PV神经元对图像大小的变化有反应。在7a区还发现了一组对视觉刺激在空间中的旋转敏感的神经元。
