Abstract
There are many theories on the purpose of neural adaptation, but evidence remains elusive. Here, we discuss the recent work by Benucci et al. (Nat Neurosci 16: 724-729, 2013), who measured for the first time the immediate effects of adaptation on the overall activity of a neuronal population. These measurements confirm two long-standing hypotheses about the purpose of adaptation, namely that adaptation counteracts biases in the statistics of the environment, and that it maintains decorrelation in neuronal stimulus selectivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 501-503 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of neurophysiology |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Adaptation
- Decorrelation
- Equalization
- Visual cortex