Animal behavior is shaped by a variety of" internal states"—partially hidden variables that
profoundly shape perception, cognition, and action. The neural basis of internal states, such …

Daylight is ubiquitous and is crucial for mammalian vision as well as for non-visual input to
the brain via the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) that express the …

INTRODUCTION Electrode arrays based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
silicon fabrication technology, such as Neuropixels probes, have enabled recordings of …

To produce consistent sensory perception, neurons must maintain stable representations of
sensory input. However, neurons in many regions exhibit progressive drift across days …

The superior colliculus is a midbrain structure that plays important roles in visually guided
behaviors in mammals. Neurons in the superior colliculus receive inputs from retinal …

To increase computational flexibility, the processing of sensory inputs changes with
behavioural context. In the visual system, active behavioural states characterized by motor …

The action potential is a fundamental unit of neural computation. Even though significant
advances have been made in recording large numbers of individual neurons in animal …

Pressures for survival make sensory circuits adapted to a species' natural habitat and its
behavioral challenges. Thus, to advance our understanding of the visual system, it is …

Vision is widely used as a model system to gain insights into how sensory inputs are
processed and interpreted by the brain. Historically, careful quantification and control of …

The brain exhibits distinct patterns of recurrent activity closely related to behavioral state.
The neural mechanisms that underlie state-dependent activity in the awake animal are …