Editorial: Cortical Maps: Data and Models

[...]even if some types of map are absent in some species, maps and columns in general appear to be ubiquitous features of cortical organization. Like many previous modelers, Tanaka et al. employ stimulation with oriented gratings to produce correlated activity in cortical neurons which then leads t...

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Published in:Frontiers in neuroinformatics 2022-06, Vol.16, p.954042-954042
Main Authors: Swindale, Nicholas V., Goodhill, Geoffrey J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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columns
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cortical maps
Fetuses
Neuroscience
Orientation behavior
orientation maps
somatotopic maps
tonotopic maps
topographic maps
Topography
Visual stimuli
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Summary:[...]even if some types of map are absent in some species, maps and columns in general appear to be ubiquitous features of cortical organization. Like many previous modelers, Tanaka et al. employ stimulation with oriented gratings to produce correlated activity in cortical neurons which then leads to the development of an orientation map. [...]recently, this might have been considered an unrealistic assumption as there is good evidence that orientation selectivity and orientation maps are present at birth in monkeys (Wiesel and Hubel, 1974) as well as shortly after birth in visually deprived cats (Crair et al., 1998) and it has been presumed that visual stimulation can only occur after birth, and if the eyes are open. [...]an important aspect of work on maps involves the description of new areas and making the descriptions accessible.
ISSN:1662-5196
1662-5196
DOI:10.3389/fninf.2022.954042