Tactile discrimination depends on integration of information from the discrete receptive fields
(RFs) of peripheral sensory afferents. Because this information is processed over a …

Selective attention allows organisms to extract behaviorally relevant information while
ignoring distracting stimuli that compete for the limited resources of their central nervous …

Synaptic interactions between nearby excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the neocortex are
thought to play fundamental roles in sensory processing. Here, we have combined …

Neural representation of somatosensory events undergoes major transformation in the
primary somatosensory cortex (SI) from its original, more or less isomorphic, form found at …

The primary motor (M1) and somatosensory (S1) cortices play critical roles in motor control
but the signaling between these structures is poorly understood. To fill this gap, we recorded …

The classical view of somatosensory processing holds that proprioceptive and cutaneous
inputs are conveyed to cortex through segregated channels, initially synapsing in modality …

The sense of proprioception allows us to keep track of our limb posture and movements and
the sense of touch provides us with information about objects with which we come into …

Theories have proposed that, in sensory cortices, learning can enhance top-down
modulation by higher brain areas while reducing bottom-up sensory drives. To address …

Rodent rhythmic whisking behavior matures during a critical period around 2 weeks after
birth. The functional adaptations of neocortical circuitry during this developmental period …

Many brain areas modulate their activity during vibrotactile tasks. The activity from these
areas may code the stimulus parameters, stimulus perception, or perceptual reports. Here …