Publications by authors named "Nithya Sethumadhavan"
Article Synopsis
- The perirhinal cortex (PRC), divided into areas 35 and 36, plays a crucial role in processing sensory information and has diverse functions related to object recognition and attention.
- The study examined how different layers and areas of the PRC respond to varying dimensions of object information, specifically comparing microscale (small and subtle) versus macroscale (large and visible) objects.
- Findings revealed that area 36 is specifically activated by microscale objects, while area 35 is involved in the encoding of both microscale and macroscale object information across its layers.
Whereas the postrhinal cortex (POR) is a critical center for the integration of egocentric and allocentric spatial information, the perirhinal cortex (PRC) plays an important role in the encoding of objects that supports spatial learning. The POR and PRC send afferents to the hippocampus, a structure that builds complex associative memories from the spatial experience. Hippocampal encoding of item-place experience is accompanied by the nuclear expression of immediate early gene (IEGs).
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