- Some retinal ganglion cells are most responsive to movement in a specific direction.
- Neurons in V5 receive these signals that are crucial for movement perception.
- These neurons are near the regions that control eye movements.

Area V5: perception of visual motion

- Medial superior temporal area
- Contains neurons selective for linear motion, radial motion, and circular motion

Area MST

- Some information from the primary visual cortex stretches' dorsally toward the parietal lobe
- This stream is speculated to assist in the analysis of visual motion and the visual control of action

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Beyond the Primary Visual Cortex

Bear, M. F., Connors, B. W., & Paradiso, M. A. (2016). Neuroscience: Exploring the brain. Wolters Kluwer. 

Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain

Dorsal Stream

- Some information from the primary cortex extends ventrally towards the temporal lobe
- This is called the ventral stream
- Consists of several brain regions, thought to be involved in the perception of the visual world and the recognition of objects

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