Coding principles in adaptation
AI Weber, K Krishnamurthy… - Annual review of vision …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Adaptation is a common principle that recurs throughout the nervous system at all stages of
processing. This principle manifests in a variety of phenomena, from spike frequency …
processing. This principle manifests in a variety of phenomena, from spike frequency …
Envelope coding and processing: implications for perception and behavior
MG Metzen, MJ Chacron - Electroreception: Fundamental Insights from …, 2019 - Springer
How envelopes are processed in the electrosensory system and how this gives rise to
behavioral responses has been the focus of extensive research. This chapter provides a …
behavioral responses has been the focus of extensive research. This chapter provides a …
Feedback optimizes neural coding and perception of natural stimuli
Growing evidence suggests that sensory neurons achieve optimal encoding by matching
their tuning properties to the natural stimulus statistics. However, the underlying …
their tuning properties to the natural stimulus statistics. However, the underlying …
Neuronal On-and Off-type heterogeneities improve population coding of envelope signals in the presence of stimulus-induced noise
V Hofmann, MJ Chacron - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms by which neuronal population activity gives rise to
perception and behavior remains a central question in systems neuroscience. Such …
perception and behavior remains a central question in systems neuroscience. Such …
Spooky interaction at a distance in cave and surface dwelling electric fishes
ES Fortune, N Andanar, M Madhav… - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Glass knifefish (Eigenmannia) are a group of weakly electric fishes found throughout the
Amazon basin. Their electric organ discharges (EODs) are energetically costly adaptations …
Amazon basin. Their electric organ discharges (EODs) are energetically costly adaptations …
Serotonin and sensory processing
MM Marquez, MJ Chacron - Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
This chapter focuses on reviewing findings that have shed significance on how serotonergic
input modulates the processing of incoming information by sensory neurons. In particular …
input modulates the processing of incoming information by sensory neurons. In particular …
Serotonergic Modulation of Sensory Neuron Activity and Behavior in Apteronotus albifrons
MM Marquez, MJ Chacron - Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Organisms must constantly adapt to changes in their environment to survive. It is thought that
neuromodulators such as serotonin enable sensory neurons to better process input …
neuromodulators such as serotonin enable sensory neurons to better process input …
Electrosensory contrast signals for interacting weakly electric fish
N Yu, G Hupe, A Longtin, JE Lewis - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Active sensory systems have evolved to properly encode natural stimuli including those
created by conspecifics, yet little is known about the properties of such stimuli. We consider …
created by conspecifics, yet little is known about the properties of such stimuli. We consider …
Behavioral and neural aspects of the spatial processing of conspecifics signals in the electrosensory system.
Localizing the source of a signal is often as important as deciphering the signal's message.
Localization mechanisms must cope with the challenges of representing the spatial …
Localization mechanisms must cope with the challenges of representing the spatial …
Spatial processing of conspecific signals in weakly electric fish: from sensory image to neural population coding
OE Milam - 2023 - search.proquest.com
In this dissertation, I examine how an animal's nervous system encodes spatially realistic
conspecific signals in their environment and how the encoding mechanisms support …
conspecific signals in their environment and how the encoding mechanisms support …