This volume presents an integrated view of how we perceive the spatial relations in our
visual world, covering anatomical, physiological, psychophysical, and perceptual aspects …

Cortical circuitry must facilitate information transfer in accordance with a neural code. In this
article we examine two candidate neural codes: information is represented in the spike rate …

The role of intrinsic cortical connections in processing sensory input and in generating
behavioral output is poorly understood. We have examined this issue in the context of the …

The relation between the activity of a single neocortical neuron and the dynamics of the
network in which it is embedded was explored by single-unit recordings and real-time …

Postnatal development of rat visual cortical functions was studied by recording
extracellularly from the primary visual cortex of 22 animals ranging in age from postnatal day …

The ultimate aim of computational neuroscience is to explain how electrical and chemical
signals are used in the brain to represent and process information. This goal is not new, but …

It is well known that visual cortical neurons respond vigorously to a limited range of stimulus
orientations, while their primary afferent inputs, neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus …

The cerebral cortex, occupying over 70 percent of our brain mass, is key to any
understanding of the workings--and disorders--of the human brain. offering a …

The origin of orientation selectivity in the responses of simple cells in cat visual cortex serves
as a model problem for understanding cortical circuitry and computation. The feed-forward …

A key emergent property of the primary visual cortex (V1) is the orientation selectivity of its
neurons. The extent to which adult visual cortical neurons can exhibit changes in orientation …