One of the basic functions of the cerebral cortex is the analysis and representation of
relations among the components of sensory and motor patterns. It is proposed that the cortex …

The cerebral cortex of the human brain is a sheet of about 10 billion neurons divided into
discrete subdivisions or areas that process particular aspects of sensation, movement, and …

Vision is critical for the functional and structural maturation of connections in the mammalian
visual system. Visual experience, however, is a subset of a more general requirement for …

The brain's visual cortex processes information concerning form, pattern, and motion within
functional maps that reflect the layout of neuronal circuits. We analyzed functional maps of …

The electrophysiological properties of sensory neurons in the adult cortex are not immutable
but can change in response to alterations of sensory input caused by manipulation of …

Complex cells in striate cortex of macaque showed a rapid pattern-specific adaptation.
Adaptation made cells more sensitive to orientation change near the adapting orientation. It …

Correlated trial-to-trial variability in the activity of cortical neurons is thought to reflect the
functional connectivity of the circuit. Many cortical areas are organized into functional …

The majority of synapses in the mammalian cortex originate from cortical neurons. Indeed,
the largest input to cortical cells comes from neighboring excitatory cells. However, most …

Patterns of anatomical connections in the visual cortex form the structural basis for
segregating features of the visual image into separate cortical areas and for communication …

The functional organization of the cerebral cortex is modified dramatically by sensory
experience during early postnatal life. The basis for these modifications is a type of synaptic …