2018
Development of synchronous activity in the primary visual cortex
We find that synchronous firing occurs selectively in adjacent neurons sharing similar visual response preferences in layers 2-4 (upper layer) of rat visual cortex. This feature-selective synchrony is rudimentary when the eyes opened and becomes prominent after eye opening only in the presence of pattern vision. Synchronous firing in layers 5-6 (lower layer) is weakly dependent on visual preference, which is strengthened during development after eye opening independently of visual experience as a whole.
September 5, 2018