Perceptual learning is a lifelong process. We begin by encoding information about the basic
structure of the natural world and continue to assimilate information about specific patterns …

Synaptic circuits bind together functional modules of the neocortex. We aim to clarify in a
rodent model how intra-and transcolumnar microcircuits in the barrel cortex are laid out to …

It is a long established convention that the relationship between sounds and meanings of
words is essentially arbitrary—typically the sound of a word gives no hint of its meaning …

Whole‐cell voltage recordings were obtained from 64 synaptically coupled excitatory layer 4
(L4) spiny neurones and L2/3 pyramidal cells in acute slices of the somatosensory cortex …

Most of us create and use a panoply of non-sentential representations throughout our
ordinary lives: we regularly use maps to navigate, charts to keep track of complex patterns of …

Changes in dendritic spine turnover are a major mechanism of experience-dependent
plasticity in the adult neocortex. Dendritic spine plasticity may also contribute to functional …

According to current textbook knowledge, the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) supports
unilateral tactile representations, whereas structures beyond SI, in particular the secondary …

We compared whisking movement patterns during acquisition of tactile detection and object
discrimination under conditions in which (a) head movements are excluded and (b) …

Recent studies examine the behavioral capacities of rats and mice with and without visual
input, and the neuronal mechanisms underlying such capacities. These animals are …

Rodents use rhythmic protractions of their whiskers to locate objects in space. The amplitude
of these protractions is reduced when whiskers contact objects, leading to a tendency of …