Anton Sumser

Intrinsic Population Dynamics are a Neuronal Substrate for Visual Attention

The paper identifies intrinsic population dynamics in the superior colliculus that modulate visuospatial attention and enhance visual responses during a detection task.

The functional organization of retinal input to the mouse superior colliculus

The paper maps retinal ganglion cell functional diversity in the mouse superior colliculus and identifies specialized response types for collision detection.

Differential representation of active and passive touch in mouse somatosensory thalamus

The paper investigates how active and passive whisker deflections are represented in thalamic nuclei of awake mice, finding distinct response patterns in VPM and POm.

A thalamic hub-and-spoke circuit enables visual perception during action by coordinating visuomotor dynamics

The paper identifies a thalamic hub-and-spoke circuit that coordinates visuomotor dynamics by integrating visual and motor signals to refine perception during action.

Panoramic visual statistics shape retina-wide organization of receptive fields

The paper shows that retinal ganglion cell receptive fields change shape along the dorsoventral axis to match natural scene statistics, supporting efficient coding principles.

Fast, high-throughput production of improved rabies viral vectors for specific, efficient and versatile transsynaptic retrograde labeling

The paper develops a high-throughput method for producing improved rabies viral vectors with enhanced titer, selectivity, and efficiency for transsynaptic labeling in neuronal circuits.