Identification of the visual motion area (area V5) in the human brain by dipole source analysis

The retinal periphery of nine healthy subjects was stimulated with computer-generated random-dot kinematograms. These stimuli provided almost isolated visual motion information and minimal position cues. Pattern-reversal stimuli at the same location in the visual field were used for control. Stimulus-related electrical brain activity was recorded from 29 scalp electrodes. Total mean and individual data were analyzed with a spatiotemporal multiple dipole model. The scalp potentials showed a different spatial distribution for motion and pattern stimulation in the time range of 160–200 ms. In this epoch, the predominant motion-related source activity was localized in the region of the contralateral occipital-temporal-parietal border. A significant ipsilateral source activity was not found. The predominant source activity related to the pattern stimulus occurred in the same epoch. The corresponding equivalent dipole was localized more medially and deeper in the brain. The orientation of these major dipole activities was markedly different. These dipoles appeared to represent activity of distinct extrastriate areas, in contrast to earlier activity which was modelled by more posterior dipoles in the occipital lobe. The latter dipoles were at comparable contralateral locations and had similar peak activities around 100 ms, suggesting an origin in the striate cortex.

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