Despite many previous studies, the functional innervation pattern of thalamic axons and their
target specificity remains to be investigated thoroughly. Here, in primary auditory cortical …

Age-related changes in inhibitory neurotransmission in sensory cortex may underlie deficits
in sensory function. Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are extracellular matrix components that …

Feedforward (FF) inhibition is a common motif in many neural networks. Typically, excitatory
inputs drive both principal neurons and interneurons; the interneurons then inhibit the …

Neurons in the primary visual cortex are known for responding vigorously but with high
variability to classical stimuli such as drifting bars or gratings. By contrast, natural scenes are …

Precise temporal coding is necessary for proper acoustic analysis. However, at cortical level,
forward suppression appears to limit the ability of neurons to extract temporal information …

Vesicular transporter proteins are an essential component of the presynaptic machinery that
regulates neurotransmitter storage and release. They also provide a key point of control for …

A primary goal of auditory neuroscience is to identify the sound features extracted and
represented by auditory neurons. Linear encoding models, which describe neural …

A sound interrupted by silence is perceived as discontinuous. However, when high-intensity
noise is inserted during the silence, the missing sound may be perceptually restored and be …

Goal directed behavior and associated learning processes are tightly linked to neuronal
activity in the ventral striatum. Mechanisms that integrate task relevant sensory information …

Advanced statistical methods have enabled trial-by-trial inference of the underlying
excitatory and inhibitory synaptic conductances (SCs) of membrane-potential recordings …