Nicole Voges

The paper proposes that cognitive functions emerge from combinations of low-level information processing primitives and tests this using computational simulations and information theory metrics.

The paper shows that heterogeneous local connectivity enables complex long-range coordination in neuronal networks, explaining covariance patterns in motor cortex during rest and task.

The paper analyzes resting state spiking activity in monkey motor cortex, finding higher dimensionality, lower firing rates, and less excitation-inhibition balance compared to task-related states.