Thalamic functions in distributed cognitive control
MM Halassa, S Kastner - Nature neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Cognition can be conceptualized as a set of algorithmic control functions whose real-time
deployment determines how an organism stores and uses information to guide thought and …
deployment determines how an organism stores and uses information to guide thought and …
Wiring and rewiring of the retinogeniculate synapse
YK Hong, C Chen - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
The formation and refinement of synaptic circuits are areas of research that have fascinated
neurobiologists for decades. A recurrent theme seen at many CNS synapses is that …
neurobiologists for decades. A recurrent theme seen at many CNS synapses is that …
The fuzzy logic of network connectivity in mouse visual thalamus
In an attempt to chart parallel sensory streams passing through the visual thalamus, we
acquired a 100-trillion-voxel electron microscopy (EM) dataset and identified cohorts of …
acquired a 100-trillion-voxel electron microscopy (EM) dataset and identified cohorts of …
A fine-scale functional logic to convergence from retina to thalamus
Numerous well-defined classes of retinal ganglion cells innervate the thalamus to guide
image-forming vision, yet the rules governing their convergence and divergence remain …
image-forming vision, yet the rules governing their convergence and divergence remain …
A theory of cortical map formation in the visual brain
The cerebral cortex receives multiple afferents from the thalamus that segregate by stimulus
modality forming cortical maps for each sense. In vision, the primary visual cortex maps the …
modality forming cortical maps for each sense. In vision, the primary visual cortex maps the …
Functional convergence at the retinogeniculate synapse
EY Litvina, C Chen - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Precise connectivity between retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and thalamocortical (TC) relay
neurons is thought to be essential for the transmission of visual information. Consistent with …
neurons is thought to be essential for the transmission of visual information. Consistent with …
Mouse dLGN receives functional input from a diverse population of retinal ganglion cells with limited convergence
Mouse vision is based on the parallel output of more than 30 functional types of retinal
ganglion cells (RGCs). Little is known about how representations of visual information …
ganglion cells (RGCs). Little is known about how representations of visual information …
Diverse and temporally precise kinetic feature selectivity in the VPm thalamic nucleus
RS Petersen, M Brambilla, MR Bale, A Alenda… - Neuron, 2008 - cell.com
The thalamo-cortical pathway is the crucial sensory gateway into the cerebral cortex. We
aimed to determine the nature of the tactile information encoded by neurons in the whisker …
aimed to determine the nature of the tactile information encoded by neurons in the whisker …
Anatomical origins of ocular dominance in mouse primary visual cortex
JE Coleman, K Law, MF Bear - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Ocular dominance (OD) plasticity is a classic paradigm for studying the effect of experience
and deprivation on cortical development, and is manifested as shifts in the relative strength …
and deprivation on cortical development, and is manifested as shifts in the relative strength …
Spike timing and information transmission at retinogeniculate synapses
This study examines the rules governing the transfer of spikes between the retina and the
lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) with the goal of determining whether the most informative …
lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) with the goal of determining whether the most informative …