Category: 3D Perception

How the primary visual cortex encodes stable 3D head direction signals?

Grigori Guitchounts, William Lotter, Joel Dapello, David Cox. Stable 3D Head Direction Signals in the Primary Visual Cortex. bioRxiv 2020.09.04.283762; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.04.283762

Abstract
“Visual signals influence the brain’s computation of spatial position and orientation. Accordingly, the primary …

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How does the retina construct the distinct neural representations required for diverse behaviors?

Mathew T. Summers, Marla B. Feller. Distinct Inhibitory Pathways Control Velocity and Directional Tuning in the Retina. bioRxiv 2022.01.13.476257; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.13.476257

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“The sensory periphery is responsible for detecting ethologically relevant features of the external world, using compact, predominantly …

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Whether the encoding of the speed of sound in the brain is innate or learned for echolocating bats?

Eran Amichai, Yossi Yovel. Echolocating bats rely on an innate speed-of-sound reference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 2021, 118 (19) e2024352118; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024352118

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“Animals must encode fundamental physical relationships in their brains. A heron plunging …

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How can 3D head orienting movements be encoded in the primary visual cortex?

Grigori Guitchounts, Javier Masís, Steffen B.E. Wolff, David Cox. Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in the Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron, August 11, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.014

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“Animals actively sample the sensory world by generating complex patterns of movement …

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How the representation of visual objects is organized in the brain?

Bao, P., She, L., McGill, M. et al. A map of object space in primate inferotemporal cortex. Nature (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2350-5

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“The inferotemporal (IT) cortex is responsible for object recognition, but it is unclear how the representation of visual …

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Neural-inspired Sparse Sensing and Control for Agile Flight

MURI Project: Neural-inspired Sparse Sensing and Control for Agile Flight

“Researchers from the University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded a 2019 multidisciplinary university research initiative (MURI) award from the Air Force …

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How the 3D Head Orienting Movements are encoded in Primary Visual Cortex?

Grigori Guitchounts, Javier Alejandro Masis, Steffen B.E. Wolff, David Cox. Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in Primary Visual Cortex. bioRxiv 2020.01.16.909473; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.16.909473

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“Animals actively sample from the sensory world by generating complex patterns of movement …

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