The collective activity of a population of neurons, beyond the properties of individual cells, is
crucial for many brain functions. A fundamental question is how activity correlations between …

Develo** sensory circuits exhibit different patterns of spontaneous activity, patterns that
are related to the construction and refinement of functional networks. During the …

The nervous system uses various coding strategies to process sensory inputs. For example,
the olfactory system uses large receptor repertoires and is wired to recognize diverse …

Neurostimulant drugs or magnetic/electrical stimulation techniques can overcome attention
deficits, but these drugs or techniques are weakly beneficial in boosting the learning …

At present, the prime methodology for studying neuronal circuit-connectivity, physiology and
pathology under in vitro or in vivo conditions is by using substrate-integrated microelectrode …

Calcium ions generate versatile intracellular signals that control key functions in all types of
neurons. Imaging calcium in neurons is particularly important because calcium signals exert …

Targeting genetically encoded tools for neural circuit dissection to relevant cellular
populations is a major challenge in neurobiology. We developed an approach, targeted …

A large population of neurons can, in principle, produce an astronomical number of distinct
firing patterns. In cortex, however, these patterns lie in a space of lower dimension,,,, as if …

Cortical processing reflects the interplay of synaptic excitation and synaptic inhibition.
Rapidly accumulating evidence is highlighting the crucial role of inhibition in sha** …

Different subtypes of GABAergic neurons in sensory cortex exhibit diverse morphology,
histochemical markers, and patterns of connectivity. These subtypes likely play distinct roles …