The detection of approaching objects, such as looming predators, is necessary for survival.
Which neurons and circuits mediate this function? We combined genetic labeling of cell types…

We propose a model of optimal decision making subject to a memory constraint. The constraint
is a limit on the complexity of memory measured using Shannon's mutual information, as …

The neural representation of information suffers from "noise"—the trial-to-trial variability in
the response of neurons. The impact of correlated noise upon population coding has been …

Positive correlations in the activity of neurons are widely observed in the brain. Previous
studies have shown these correlations to be detrimental to the fidelity of population codes, or at …

How does the connectivity of a neuronal circuit, together with the individual properties of the
cell types that take part in it, result in a given computation? We examine this question in the …

Open reading frame expressed sequences tags (ORESTES) differ from conventional ESTs
by providing sequence data from the central protein coding portion of transcripts. We …

Many brain regions contain local interneurons of distinct types. How does an interneuron
type contribute to the input-output transformations of a given brain region? We addressed this …

Vertebrate vision relies on two types of photoreceptors, rods and cones, which signal
increments in light intensity with graded hyperpolarizations. Rods operate in the lower range of …

Previous studies have shown that motion onset is very effective at capturing attention and is
more salient than smooth motion. Here, we find that this salience ranking is present already …

Neurotransmitter receptor molecules, concentrated in postsynaptic domains along with
scaffold and a number of other molecules, are key regulators of signal transmission across …