Although general anaesthesia has been of tremendous importance for the development of
surgery, the underlying mechanisms by which this state is achieved are only just beginning …

A wide variety of papers have reviewed what is known about the function of primary visual
cortex. In this review, rather than stating what is known, we attempt to estimate how much is …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Several decades of psychophysical and neurophysiological studies have established that
visual signals are enhanced at the locus of attention,,,,. What remains a mystery is the …

The mouse is emerging as an important model for understanding how sensory neocortex
extracts cues to guide behavior, yet little is known about how these cues are processed …

Neurons in primary auditory cortex (A1) of cats show strong stimulus-specific adaptation
(SSA). In probabilistic settings, in which one stimulus is common and another is rare …

Visual neurons respond selectively to features that become increasingly complex from the
eyes to the cortex. Retinal neurons prefer flashing spots of light, primary visual cortical (V1) …

The concept of locally specialized functions dominates research on higher brain function
and its disorders. Locally specialized functions must be complemented by processes that …

Since the work of Golgi and Cajal, light microscopy has remained a key tool for
neuroscientists to observe cellular properties. Ongoing advances have enabled new …

Imaging studies are consistent with the existence of brain regions specialized for color, but
electrophysiological studies have produced conflicting results. Here we address the neural …