▪ Abstract In the vertebrate nervous system, sensory stimuli are typically encoded through
the concerted activity of large populations of neurons. Classically, these patterns of activity …

We describe the results of quantitative information theoretic analyses of neural encoding,
particularly in the primate visual, olfactory, taste, hippocampal, and orbitofrontal cortex. Most …

The basic circuitry of auditory, visual, somatosensory and other cortical areas is highly
stereotyped. However, it remains unclear whether this anatomical stereotypy implies …

The brain processes information about sensory stimuli and motor intentions using a massive
ensemble of neurons arrayed in parallel. Individual neurons receive convergent inputs from …

Experiments in sensory neurophysiology often record action potential arrival times of nerve
cells resulting from spontaneous or stimulus-evoked activity. When all action potentials are …

Classically, the rat ventral posterior medial (VPM) nucleus of the thalamus has been
considered as a simple passive relay for single-whisker information to the primary …

Signal detection theoretical analyses of spike counts have revealed that some cortical
neurons can exceed psychophysical sensitivity in cases where a sensory signal is specified …

Sensory neurons are often tuned to particular stimulus features, but their responses to
repeated presentation of the same stimulus can vary over subsequent trials. This presents a …

Receptive fields of neurons in somatosensory area 3b of monkeys are typically described as
restricted to part of a single digit or palm pad. However, such neurons are likely involved in …

Transmission of information is an important function of cortical neurons, so it is conceivable
that they have evolved to transmit information efficiently, with low noise and high temporal …