2004
Small modulation of ongoing cortical dynamics by sensory input during natural vision
Fiser J, Chiu C, Weliky M. Small modulation of ongoing cortical dynamics by sensory input during natural vision. Nature 2004, 431: 573-578. PMID: 15457262, DOI: 10.1038/nature02907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamics of spontaneous activitySpontaneous activityVisual cortexPrimary visual cortexRandom spontaneous activitySpontaneous neural firingVisual cortical neuronsMature visual cortexCortical dynamicsNeural activityEvoked neural activitySensory inputInput signalCortical neuronsCircuit dynamicsNeural firingVisual stimulationMature animalsDynamicsYoung animalsFilm imagesCortexNeural responsesNatural visionNatural viewing conditions
2002
Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex
Chiu C, Weliky M. Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex. Neuron 2002, 35: 1123-1134. PMID: 12354401, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)00867-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular dominance columnsVisual cortexDominance columnsPatterns of correlated activitySpontaneous activityOrganization of ocular dominance columnsRegions of visual cortexCorrelated spontaneous activityLGN afferentsOcular dominance patchesPeriodic alternationCortical connectivityPostnatal developmentIntrinsic periodCortical neuronsOcular dominanceFluctuationsMultielectrode arraysCorrelated activityCortexPeriodic fluctuationsBand