The superficial superior colliculus (sSC) occupies a critical node in the mammalian visual
system; it is one of two major retinorecipient areas, receives visual cortical input, and …

Much of the early visual system is devoted to sifting the visual scene for the few bits of
behaviorally relevant information. In the visual cortex of mammals, a hierarchical system of …

Spike-frequency adaptation is a prominent feature of many neurons. However, little is known
about its computational role in processing behaviorally relevant natural stimuli beyond …

The superior colliculus (SC) is a conserved midbrain structure that is important for
transforming visual and other sensory information into motor actions. Decades of …

Neurons respond to specific features of sensory stimuli. In the visual system, for example,
some neurons respond to motion of small but not large objects, whereas other neurons …

Brain research is the most expanding interdisciplinary research that is using the state of the
art techniques to overcome limitations in order to conduct more accurate and effective …

Response variability is an essential and universal feature of sensory processing and
behavior. It arises from fluctuations in the internal state of the brain, which modulate how …

Sensory systems must reduce the transmission of redundant information to function
efficiently. One strategy is to continuously adjust the sensitivity of neurons to suppress …

The lobula giant movement detector (LGMD) in the locust visual system and its target
neuron, the descending contralateral movement detector (DCMD), respond to approaching …

Two pathways from the superior colliculus (SC) to the tree shrew pulvinar nucleus have
been described, one in which the axons terminate in dense (or specific) patches and one in …