Much of what is known about the functional organization and plasticity of adult sensory
cortex is derived from animals housed in standard laboratory cages,. Here we report that the …

Visual experience is essential for the establishment of the cerebral cortical circuitry that
allows normal binocular vision. For example, the pattern of right-eye, left-eye dominance …

Animals of the same species exhibit similar behaviours that are advantageously adapted to
their body and environment. These behaviours are shaped at the species level by selection …

Many representations of sensory stimuli in the neocortex are arranged as topographic maps.
These cortical maps are not fixed, but show experience-dependent plasticity,. For instance …

For many of our senses, the role of the cerebral cortex in detecting stimuli is
controversial,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,–. Here we examine the effects of both acute and chronic inactivation of …

Vision, choice, action and behavioural engagement arise from neuronal activity that may be
distributed across brain regions. Here we delineate the spatial distribution of neurons …

SENSORY deprivation or deafferentation has been shown to result in a variety of changes
within the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) 1, 2. Although the majority of the …

The behaviour of an animal is determined by metabolic, emotional and social factors,.
Depending on its state, an animal will focus on avoiding threats, foraging for food or on …

In the mammalian neocortex, segregated processing streams are thought to be important for
forming sensory representations of the environment,, but how local information in primary …

Spontaneous cortical activity—ongoing activity in the absence of intentional sensory input—
has been studied extensively, using methods ranging from EEG (electroencephalography) …