Neural tuning and representational geometry
N Kriegeskorte, XX Wei - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand the representations formed by brain activity
patterns and their connection to behaviour. The classic approach is to investigate how …
patterns and their connection to behaviour. The classic approach is to investigate how …
Attractive serial dependence overcomes repulsive neuronal adaptation
TC Sheehan, JT Serences - PLoS biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Sensory responses and behavior are strongly shaped by stimulus history. For example,
perceptual reports are sometimes biased toward previously viewed stimuli (serial …
perceptual reports are sometimes biased toward previously viewed stimuli (serial …
Sensory adaptation in the whisker-mediated tactile system: physiology, theory, and function
M Adibi, I Lampl - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the natural environment, organisms are constantly exposed to a continuous stream of
sensory input. The dynamics of sensory input changes with organism's behaviour and …
sensory input. The dynamics of sensory input changes with organism's behaviour and …
Is the homunculus “aware” of sensory adaptation?
Neural activity and perception are both affected by sensory history. The work presented here
explores the relationship between the physiological effects of adaptation and their …
explores the relationship between the physiological effects of adaptation and their …
Adaptation improves neural coding efficiency despite increasing correlations in variability
M Adibi, JS McDonald, CWG Clifford… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Exposure of cortical cells to sustained sensory stimuli results in changes in the neuronal
response function. This phenomenon, known as adaptation, is a common feature across …
response function. This phenomenon, known as adaptation, is a common feature across …
Fisher and Shannon information in finite neural populations
The precision of the neural code is commonly investigated using two families of statistical
measures: Shannon mutual information and derived quantities when investigating very …
measures: Shannon mutual information and derived quantities when investigating very …
Moth olfactory receptor neurons adjust their encoding efficiency to temporal statistics of pheromone fluctuations
M Levakova, L Kostal, C Monsempès… - PLoS computational …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The efficient coding hypothesis predicts that sensory neurons adjust their coding resources
to optimally represent the stimulus statistics of their environment. To test this prediction in the …
to optimally represent the stimulus statistics of their environment. To test this prediction in the …
Population decoding in rat barrel cortex: optimizing the linear readout of correlated population responses
M Adibi, JS McDonald, CWG Clifford… - PLoS Computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Sensory information is encoded in the response of neuronal populations. How might this
information be decoded by downstream neurons? Here we analyzed the responses of …
information be decoded by downstream neurons? Here we analyzed the responses of …
Insight from OPN1LW Gene Haplotypes into the Cause and Prevention of Myopia
M Neitz, M Wagner-Schuman, JS Rowlan… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a global health problem of staggering proportions that has
driven the hunt for environmental and genetic risk factors in hopes of gaining insight into the …
driven the hunt for environmental and genetic risk factors in hopes of gaining insight into the …
Informational basis of sensory adaptation: entropy and single-spike efficiency in rat barrel cortex
We showed recently that exposure to whisker vibrations enhances coding efficiency in rat
barrel cortex despite increasing correlations in variability. Here, to understand how …
barrel cortex despite increasing correlations in variability. Here, to understand how …