A characteristic feature of sensory circuits is the existence of orderly connections that
represent maps of sensory space. A major research focus in developmental neurobiology is …

The role played by environmental influences in the development of the nervous system has
been subject to intense study for the last three decades. Many laboratories are currently …

Katz, 1997; Chapman and Godecke, 2000). edges oriented at a particular angle. Cells with
the same Building upon the work of Hubel and Wiesel, who first orientation preference are …

The organization of primary visual cortex (V1) into functional maps makes individual cells
operate in a variety of contexts. For instance, some neurons lie in regions of fairly …

HOW neurones in the visual cortex acquire their response properties during postnatal
development is an important question with far-reaching implications. In the present study, we …

One of the most exciting and open research frontiers in neuroscience is that of seeking to
understand the functional roles of the layers of cerebral cortex. New experimental …

During ontogenetic development, the visual cortical circuitry is remodeled by activity-
dependent mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. From a dynamical systems perspective this is …

An understanding of the neuronal mechanisms underlying visual perception has played a
major role in shaping our understanding of how the brain extracts information concerning …

Hubel and Wiesel classified primary visual cortex (V1) neurons as either simple, with
responses modulated by the spatial phase of a sine grating, or complex, ie, largely phase …