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Neuronal responses in primary visual cortex (V1) can be suppressed by a stimulus presented to the extraclassical surround, and such interactions are thought to be critical for figure ground segregation and form perception. While surround suppression likely originates from both feedforward afferents and multiple cortical circuits, it is unclear what role each circuit plays in the surround’s orientation...