Research report 2015 - Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Functional Architecture and Development of Cerebral Cortex
Authors
Fitzpatrick, David
Departments
Functional Architecture and Development of Cerebral Cortex
DOI
10.17617/1.VSummary
The Fitzpatrick Lab is focused on understanding neural circuits in the cerebral cortex, the largest and most complex area of the brain, a neuronal network whose proper function is critical for sensory perception, motor control, and cognition. The lab uses state of the art in vivo imaging techniques to study the synaptic interactions in the visual cortex that enable our remarkable abilities to detect, interpret, and interact with the information-rich patterns of light that fall on the retina.