Recent sensory experience affects both perception and the response properties of visual
neurons. Here I review a rapid form of experience-dependent plasticity that follows …

The motion aftereffect is a powerful illusion of motion in the visual image caused by prior
exposure to motion in the opposite direction. For example, when one looks at the rocks …

PAIN is normally evoked only by stimuli that are sufficiently intense to activate high-threshold
Aδ and C sensory fibres, which relay the signal to the spinal cord. Peripheral inflammation …

Owing to the limited dynamic range of a neuron's output, neural circuits are faced with a
trade-off between encoding the full range of their inputs and resolving gradations among …

Cortical synapses exhibit several forms of short-term plasticity, but the contribution of this
plasticity to visual response dynamics is unknown. In part, this is because the simple …

The responsivity of primary sensory cortical neurons is reduced following prolonged
adaptation, but such adaptation has been little studied in higher sensory areas. Adaptation …

We explore the effects of short-term synaptic depression on the temporal dynamics of V1
responses to visual images by constructing a model simple cell. Synaptic depression is …

The contributors to this volume are all active researchers who have helped to shape the
modern conception of MAE. Motion perception lies at the heart of the scientific study of …

Several fMRI studies have reported MT+ response increases correlated with perception of
the motion aftereffect (MAE). However, attention can strongly affect MT+ responses, and …

Contrast adaptation is a psychophysical phenomenon, the neuronal bases of which reside
largely in the primary visual cortex. The cellular mechanisms of contrast adaptation were …