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 conditionsMulti-electrode recording from the developing visual pathway of awake behaving ferrets
Chiu C, Weliky M. Multi-electrode recording from the developing visual pathway of awake behaving ferrets. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2004, 136: 55-61. PMID: 15126045, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBehavior, AnimalElectrodes, ImplantedFerretsMaleVisual CortexVisual PathwaysWakefulness
2003
Synaptic Modification by Vision
Chiu C, Weliky M. Synaptic Modification by Vision. Science 2003, 300: 1890-1891. PMID: 12817134, DOI: 10.1126/science.1086934.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2001
Spontaneous Activity in Developing Ferret Visual Cortex In Vivo
Chiu C, Weliky M. Spontaneous Activity in Developing Ferret Visual Cortex In Vivo. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 8906-8914. PMID: 11698602, PMCID: PMC6762264, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-22-08906.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusVisual cortex in vivoVisual cortexSpontaneous activityPatterns of correlated activityTiming of spiking activityPatterns of spontaneous activityCortex in vivoExtracellular neuronal activityGeniculate nucleusLong-rangePostnatal dayExtracellular recordingsSpike activityNeuronal activityCross-correlation analysisIntrinsic circuitsSynchronous burstsCortical sitesCortexRecording sitesEye openingCorrelated activityAnatomical organizationPatchy organization