Event Details:
Cortical circuits of vision
Massimo Scanziani, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco
Host: Amin Shakhawat (Raymond Lab)
Abstract
The diversity of neuron types and synaptic connectivity patterns in the mammalian cerebral cortex is astonishing. How this cellular and synaptic diversity contributes to cortical function is just beginning to emerge. Using the mouse visual system as a model, I will discuss the mechanisms by which excitatory and inhibitory interactions between distinct neuron types contribute to the most basic operations performed by visual cortex. I will highlight how the functional and structural analysis of cortical circuits allows us to bridge the gap between system and cellular neuroscience.
Related papers
[1] Anthony D Lien & Massimo Scanziani (2013). Tuned thalamic excitation is amplified by visual cortical circuits. Nature Neuroscience 16, 1315–1323. doi:10.1038/nn.3488
[2] Liu BH, Huberman AD, Scanziani M (2016). Cortico-fugal output from visual cortex promotes plasticity of innate motor behaviour. Nature. 2016 Oct 20;538(7625):383-387. doi: 10.1038/nature19818