The role of the thalamus in cortical sensory transmission is well known, but its broader role
in cognition is less appreciated. Recent studies have shown thalamic engagement in …

How do minds emerge from developing brains? According to “neural constructivism,” the
representational features of cortex are built from the dynamic interaction between neural …

Neuroscience research has exploded, with more than fifty thousand neuroscientists applying
increasingly advanced methods. A mountain of new facts and mechanisms has emerged …

The superior colliculus is a midbrain structure that plays important roles in visually guided
behaviors in mammals. Neurons in the superior colliculus receive inputs from retinal …

1. We have studied in vivo the intracellular responses of neurones in cat visual cortex to
electrical pulse stimulation of the cortical afferents and have developed a microcircuit that …

All thalamic relay cells exhibit two distinct response modes–tonic and burst–that reflect the
status of a voltage-dependent, intrinsic membrane conductance. Both response modes …

The organization of the visual cortex has been considered to be highly stable in adult
mammals. However, 5° to 10° lesions of the retina in the contralateral eye markedly altered …

Electrode recordings and imaging studies have revealed that localized visual stimuli elicit
waves of activity that travel across primary visual cortex. Traveling waves are present also …

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 …

The receptive field of a visual neuron is classically defined as the region of space (or retina)
where a visual stimulus evokes a change in its firing activity. At the cortical level, a …