Nicholas J. Priebe

Parvalbumin and somatostatin inhibitory microcircuits perform distinct roles in stereo matching

The paper investigates how parvalbumin and somatostatin inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex process correlated and anti-correlated random dot stereograms, revealing distinct roles in depth perception.

Synchrony dynamics underlie irregular neocortical spiking

The paper shows that cortical spiking variability arises from weak synchrony rather than intrinsic properties, with synchrony dynamics shifting in response to sensory input.

The fluctuation-based regime of thalamocortical circuitry

The paper shows that fluctuating thalamic input, not average input, can drive cortical spiking in mouse V1.

Impaired thalamic burst firing in Fragile X syndrome

This study identifies impaired thalamic burst firing in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome, linking it to altered voltage sensitivity of Ca2+-dependent low threshold spikes.

Interactions between saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements in marmosets

This study investigates how saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements interact in marmosets, finding that saccades enhance pursuit velocity towards the saccade target and increase selectivity in multi-target scenarios.

Luminance invariant encoding in primary visual cortex

The paper shows that primary visual cortex maintains a luminance-invariant code despite retinal adaptation, through integration of parallel pathways at the geniculocortical synapse.

Exact analysis of the subthreshold variability for conductance-based neuronal models with synchronous synaptic inputs

The paper analyzes subthreshold variability in neuronal models under different levels of synaptic synchrony, finding that asynchronous states require restricted synapses for realistic variability, while dense inputs need weak synchrony.

Mammals achieve common neural coverage of visual scenes using distinct sampling behaviors

The paper shows mammals achieve similar visual coverage by combining saccade rates, receptive field sizes, and V1 neuronal density across species.

Primate neocortex performs balanced sensory amplification

The paper identifies balanced excitatory and inhibitory circuitry in primate sensory cortex that amplifies weak signals while maintaining fast dynamics.

Ocular following eye movements in marmosets follow complex motion trajectories

This study examines ocular following eye movements in marmosets to understand motion integration behavior and compares it to known neural mechanisms.

Feedforward mechanisms of masking in mouse V1

The paper investigates masking effects in mouse V1 neurons and finds that stimulus geometry and orientation tuning, rather than cortical interactions, explain the diversity of plaid responses.

Multiple timescales account for adaptive responses across sensory cortices

The paper shows that adaptive responses in visual, somatosensory, and auditory cortices follow similar patterns across different sensory modalities.

Emergent orientation selectivity from random networks in mouse visual cortex

This study shows that random connectivity in mouse V1 can produce orientation selectivity matching experimental data.