A central goal of neuroscience is to understand the representations formed by brain activity
patterns and their connection to behaviour. The classic approach is to investigate how …

A central principle in neuroscience is that neurons within the brain act in concert to produce
perception, cognition, and adaptive behavior. Neurons are organized into specialized brain …

Theoretical neuroscience provides a quantitative basis for describing what nervous systems
do, determining how they function, and uncovering the general principles by which they …

Abstract Information theory quantifies how much information a neural response carries about
the stimulus. This can be compared to the information transferred in particular models of the …

Multivariate time series analysis is extensively used in neurophysiology with the aim of
studying the relationship between simultaneously recorded signals. Recently, advances on …

DEPOSITS of β-amyloid are apparent in ageing and Alzheimer's disease1, but the role of
this peptide in neurodegeneration is unclear2. The free-radical theory of ageing may also …

SENSORY systems are often required to detect a small amplitude signal embedded in
broadband background noise. Traditionally, ambient noise is regarded as detrimental to …

Spiders are wonderful creatures. Their varied and complex range of behavior and highly
developed sensory systems are excellently adapted to the environmental conditions-as is …

In a number of systems including wind detection in the cricket, visual motion perception and
coding of arm movement direction in the monkey and place cell response to position in the …

The function of any neural circuit is governed by connectivity of neurons in the circuit and the
computations performed by the neurons. Recent research on retinal function has …