The cytoarchitectonic subdivision of the neocortex into six layers is often used to describe
the organization of the cortical circuitry, sensory-evoked signal flow or cortical functions …

Invariant visual object recognition is the ability to recognize visual objects despite the vastly
different images that each object can project onto the retina during natural vision, depending …

Optical methods capable of manipulating neural activity with cellular resolution and
millisecond precision in three dimensions will accelerate the pace of neuroscience research …

Vertical thalamocortical afferents give rise to the elementary functional units of sensory
cortex, cortical columns. Principles that underlie communication between columns remain …

Neural electrodes for electrocorticography (ECoG) recording and electrical stimulation are
used for diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, which are temporarily attached to the surface …

The neurons in the cerebral cortex are not randomly interconnected. This specificity in wiring
can result from synapse formation mechanisms that connect neurons, depending on their …

Electrocorticography (ECoG) is becoming a common tool for clinical applications, such as
preparing patients for epilepsy surgery or localizing tumor boundaries, as it successfully …

Background The past decade has seen a multitude of new in vivo functional imaging
methodologies. However, the lack of ground-truth comparisons or evaluation metrics makes …

One of the most relevant questions regarding the function of the nervous system is how
sensory information is represented in populations of cortical neurons. Despite its …

Pyramidal tract neurons (PTs) represent the major output cell type of the mammalian
neocortex. Here, we report the origins of the PTs' ability to respond to a broad range of …