Neurons in
the visual cortex respond selectively to particular
features or patterns in the visual world. The objective
of our research is to understand the cellular and circuit-level
properties that underlie this selectivity.
We employ
two approaches to this problem: a "bottom-up" approach
in which we try to understand the basic cellular and
synaptic building blocks of cortical function in an
in vitro slice preparation, and a "top-down"
approach in which we study the responses of neurons
to sensory stimuli in vivo.
This talk
discussed our ex-periments concerning the way in which
successive synaptic inputs are integrated over time,
and the spatial aspects of synaptic integration.
The 1995
Scientific Retreat speakers were:
"Orientation
Selectivity and Recurrent Excitation in the Visual
Cortex"
Sacha Nelson,
Assistant Professor of Biology
"Modeling Adaptive Behavior and Learning -- from
Simple Agents to Humans"
Maja Mataric,
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
"Neurotrophins and the Control of Peripheral Neuronal
Development"
Susan Birren,
Assistant Professor of Biology
"Temporal Coding in Human Memory"
Michael Kahana,
Assistant Professor of Psychology
