Visual stimuli are known to induce various changes in the receptive field properties of adult
cortical neurons, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Repetitive pairing …

The relative timing of presynaptic and postsynaptic spikes plays a critical role in activity-
induced synaptic modification. Here we examined whether plasticity of orientation selectivity …

Receptive field properties of visual cortical neurons depend on the spatiotemporal context
within which the stimuli are presented. We have examined the temporal context dependence …

The activity of neurons in primary visual cortex is influenced by the orientation, contrast, and
temporal frequency of a visual stimulus. This raises the question of how these stimulus …

Background Visual neurons respond essentially to luminance variations occurring within
their receptive fields. In primary visual cortex, each neuron is a filter for stimulus features …

Experience-dependent plasticity of visual cortical receptive fields (RFs) involves synaptic
modifications in the underlying neural circuits, but the site and mechanism of these …

Adaptation-induced changes in the temporal-frequency tuning and direction selectivity of cat
visual cortical cells were studied. Aftereffects were induced largely independent of direction …

In the adult brain, sensory cortical neurons undergo transient changes of their response
properties following prolonged exposure to an appropriate stimulus (adaptation). In cat V1 …

Sensory experience is essential for the refinement of neuronal circuits during development
and for learning and memory in the adult brain. Such experience-dependent plasticity is …

Recent stimulus history—adaptation—alters neuronal responses and perception. Previous
electrophysiological and perceptual studies suggest that prolonged adaptation strengthens …