Thalamic atrophy is known to be one of the most important predictors for clinical dysfunction
in multiple sclerosis (MS). As the thalamus is highly connected to many cortical areas, this …

This article provides an overview of neural models of synaptic learning and memory whose
expression in adaptive behavior depends critically on the circuits and systems in which the …

Computational models of visual attention have replicated a large number of data from visual
attention experiments. However, typically each computational model has been shown to …

We construct a laminar neural-field model of primary visual cortex (V1) consisting of a
superficial layer of neurons that encode the spatial location and orientation of a local visual …

Perceptual phenomena such as spatio-temporal illusions and masking are typically
explained by psychological (cognitive) processing theories or large-scale neural theories …

Attention is a core concept in psychology, and a fundamental component in information-
processing models for human cognition. For the most part, within the field of early cognitive …

Synchronization is one of the central phenomena involved in information processing in living
systems. It is known that the nervous system requires the coordinated activity of both local …

This thesis expands our characterization of brain circuits that implement attention to facilitate
learning according to Pearce & Hall (1980) rules. In the Pearce & Hall (1980) model, the …