Brian Hu

Stimulus novelty uncovers coding diversity in survey of visual cortex

The paper identifies diverse functional neuron types in the visual cortex that process novel and familiar stimuli in mice.

Adaptation supports short-term memory in a visual change detection task

This paper compares neural adaptation mechanisms to persistent activity in a visual change detection task using mice and artificial neural networks, finding that adaptation better matches neural and behavioral data.

A survey of spiking activity reveals a functional hierarchy of mouse corticothalamic visual areas

The paper presents a dataset and analysis of spiking activity across multiple mouse visual areas, revealing that functional connectivity mirrors anatomical hierarchy.

Single circuit in V1 capable of switching contexts during movement using VIP population as a switch

The paper demonstrates a neural circuit in V1 that can switch between static and moving visual contexts using a VIP population as a switch, achieving efficient context-dependent processing.

Chandelier cell anatomy and function reveal a variably distributed but common signal

The paper maps chandelier cell synapses onto pyramidal neurons and finds variability in synaptic input correlated with target neuron features, while showing functional correlation with arousal state.

Does the neuronal noise in cortex help generalization?

The paper analyzes neuronal variability in the cortex and finds that its distribution resembles deep learning noise, suggesting it may aid generalization during learning.