Humans and monkeys have similar abilities to discriminate the difference in frequency
between two mechanical vibrations applied sequentially to the fingertips 1 , 2 , 3 . A key …

The sensation of flutter is produced when mechanical vibrations in the range of 5–50 Hz are
applied to the skin 1 , 2 , 3 . A flutter stimulus activates neurons in the primary …

The ability to discriminate between two sequential stimuli requires evaluation of current sensory
information in reference to stored information. Where and how does this evaluation occur…

Recent studies combining psychophysical and neurophysiological experiments in behaving
monkeys have provided new insights into how several cortical areas integrate efforts to …

The flutter sensation is felt when mechanical vibrations between 5 and 50 Hz are applied to
the skin. Neurons with rapidly adapting properties in the somatosensory system of primates …

Specialization and hierarchy are organizing principles for primate cortex, yet there is little
direct evidence for how cortical areas are specialized in the temporal domain. We measured …

Networks adapt to environmental demands by switching between distinct dynamical behaviors.
The activity of frontal-lobe neurons during two-interval discrimination tasks is an example …

When a near-threshold stimulus is presented, a sensory percept may or may not be produced.
The unpredictable outcome of such perceptual judgment is believed to be determined by …

The relatively random spiking times of individual neurons are a source of noise in the brain.
We show that in a finite-sized cortical attractor network, this can be an advantage, for it leads …

Phantom perception refers to the conscious awareness of a percept in the absence of an
external stimulus. On the basis of basic neuroscience on perception and clinical research in …