Kayla Peelman

The paper develops a standardized behavioral protocol for head-fixed mice to perform a visual contrast detection task, showing improved speed, accuracy, and contrast sensitivity over time.

The paper investigates how lateral inhibition from PV and SST neurons in mouse V1 affects neural and perceptual contrast sensitivity, revealing distinct computational roles for each cell type.

The paper shows that environmental context affects visual processing in the thalamus of mice, even when arousal and movement are controlled.

The paper shows narrowband gamma oscillations propagate and synchronize across the mouse thalamocortical visual system, coordinating spike timing in functionally distinct subnetworks.

The paper examines OFF and ON responses in mouse visual cortex across different spatial regions, finding OFF dominance in the central field and ON dominance in the periphery.

This study shows that somatostatin-positive cortical interneurons drive sleep slow waves by triggering neuronal OFF periods during NREM sleep.