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 …

The role of the thalamus in the flow of information to the cortex

SM Sherman, RW Guillery - … Transactions of the Royal …, 2002 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The lateral geniculate nucleus is the best understood thalamic relay and serves as a model
for all thalamic relays. Only 5–10% of the input to geniculate relay cells derives from the …

Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex

MV Sanchez-Vives, DA McCormick - Nature neuroscience, 2000 - nature.com
The neocortex generates periods of recurrent activity, such as the slow (0.1–0.5 Hz)
oscillation during slow-wave sleep. Here we demonstrate that slices of ferret neocortex …

Synaptic organization of visual space in primary visual cortex

MF Iacaruso, IT Gasler, SB Hofer - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
How a sensory stimulus is processed and perceived depends on the surrounding sensory
scene. In the visual cortex, contextual signals can be conveyed by an extensive network of …

On the actions that one nerve cell can have on another: distinguishing “drivers” from “modulators”

SM Sherman, RW Guillery - Proceedings of the National …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
When one nerve cell acts on another, its postsynaptic effect can vary greatly. In sensory
systems, inputs from “drivers” can be differentiated from those of “modulators.” The driver …

[图书][B] Perceptual neuroscience: the cerebral cortex

VB Mountcastle - 1998 - books.google.com
The cerebral cortex, occupying over 70 percent of our brain mass, is key to any
understanding of the workings--and disorders--of the human brain. offering a …

[图书][B] Exploring the thalamus

SM Sherman, RW Guillery - 2001 - books.google.com
The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the brain that serve a critical role in
controlling how both sensory and motor signals are passed from one part of the cerebral …

Sniffing controls an adaptive filter of sensory input to the olfactory bulb

JV Verhagen, DW Wesson, TI Netoff, JA White… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Most sensory stimuli are actively sampled, yet the role of sampling behavior in shaping
sensory codes is poorly understood. Mammals sample odors by sniffing, a complex behavior …

[PDF][PDF] Selectivity for complex shapes in primate visual area V2

J Hegdé, DC Van Essen - The Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
To explore the role of visual area V2 in shape analysis, we studied the responses of neurons
in area V2 of the alert macaque using a set of 128 grating and geometric line stimuli that …

Membrane potential and firing rate in cat primary visual cortex

M Carandini, D Ferster - Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 - Soc Neuroscience
We have investigated the relationship between membrane potential and firing rate in cat
visual cortex and found that the spike threshold contributes substantially to the sharpness of …