Scaling of sensory information in large neural populations shows signatures of information-limiting correlations

MM Kafashan, AW Jaffe, SN Chettih, R Nogueira… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
How is information distributed across large neuronal populations within a given brain area?
Information may be distributed roughly evenly across neuronal populations, so that total …

Mouse visual cortex contains a region of enhanced spatial resolution

EH van Beest, S Mukherjee, L Kirchberger… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The representation of space in mouse visual cortex was thought to be relatively uniform.
Here we reveal, using population receptive-field (pRF) map** techniques, that mouse …

Orientation and direction tuning align with dendritic morphology and spatial connectivity in mouse visual cortex

S Weiler, DG Nilo, T Bonhoeffer, M Hübener, T Rose… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The functional properties of neocortical pyramidal cells (PCs), such as direction and
orientation selectivity in visual cortex, predominantly derive from their excitatory and …

Distributed context-dependent choice information in mouse posterior cortex

JG Orlandi, M Abdolrahmani, R Aoki… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Choice information appears in multi-area brain networks mixed with sensory, motor, and
cognitive variables. In the posterior cortex—traditionally implicated in decision computations …

Optimizing intact skull intrinsic signal imaging for subsequent targeted electrophysiology across mouse visual cortex

A Nsiangani, J Del Rosario, AC Yeh, D Shin, S Wells… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding brain function requires repeatable measurements of neural activity across
multiple scales and multiple brain areas. In mice, large scale cortical neural activity evokes …

Biological constraints on stereotaxic targeting of functionally-defined cortical areas

DP Narayanan, H Tsukano, AM Kline… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Understanding computational principles in hierarchically organized sensory systems
requires functional parcellation of brain structures and their precise targeting for …

Organization of feedback projections to mouse primary visual cortex

MM Morimoto, E Uchishiba, AB Saleem - IScience, 2021 - cell.com
Top-down, context-dependent modulation of visual processing has been a topic of wide
interest, including in mouse primary visual cortex (V1). However, the organization of …

[HTML][HTML] A standardized head-fixation system for performing large-scale, in vivo physiological recordings in mice

PA Groblewski, D Sullivan, J Lecoq… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Allen Institute recently built a set of high-throughput experimental
pipelines to collect comprehensive in vivo surveys of physiological activity in the visual …

Functional parcellation of mouse visual cortex using statistical techniques reveals response-dependent clustering of cortical processing areas

MG Kumar, M Hu, A Ramanujan, M Sur… - PLOS Computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The visual cortex of the mouse brain can be divided into ten or more areas that each contain
complete or partial retinotopic maps of the contralateral visual field. It is generally assumed …

Spatiotemporal resonance in mouse primary visual cortex

R Gulbinaite, M Nazari, ME Rule… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Human primary visual cortex (V1) responds more strongly, or resonates, when exposed to∼
10,∼ 15–20, and∼ 40–50 Hz rhythmic flickering light. Full-field flicker also evokes the …