David Cox

Neural correlates of visual object recognition in rats

This study investigates visual object recognition in rats, showing their ability to recognize objects across transformations and revealing species-specific neural circuit differences.

Aligning Model and Macaque Inferior Temporal Cortex Representations Improves Model-to-Human Behavioral Alignment and Adversarial Robustness

This study improves AI models by aligning their representations with macaque brain data, enhancing behavioral alignment and adversarial robustness.

Stable 3D Head Direction Signals in the Primary Visual Cortex

This study shows that the primary visual cortex encodes head direction signals in freely behaving rats, supporting predictive coding theories.

Rats strategically manage learning during perceptual decision making

This study shows rats initially prioritize learning over immediate reward, leading to faster overall reward accumulation during perceptual decision tasks.

Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in Primary Visual Cortex

This study shows that 3D head orienting movements modulate V1 neuronal activity in a direction-specific manner, with two distinct populations of neurons responding in light and dark conditions.

Simulating a Primary Visual Cortex at the Front of CNNs Improves Robustness to Image Perturbations

A fixed-weight, biologically parameterised V1 front-end gives standard image classifiers adversarial and corruption robustness at no extra training cost; its simulated neuronal noise drives most of the adversarial gain.

64-Channel Carbon Fiber Electrode Arrays for Chronic Electrophysiology

This paper introduces a 64-channel carbon fiber electrode array for chronic electrophysiology in rats, demonstrating its ability to record from the visual cortex.

Wide-area all-optical neurophysiology in acute brain slices

The paper develops tools for wide-area mapping of neuronal activity in brain slices using optimized optogenetic tools and structured illumination.