Relationship of the functional architecture of the mammalian brain to its microcircuitry

该项目旨在理解神经科学中一个非常基本的问题：皮层的连接和结构如何与该区域神经元的功能相关？这将通过对被麻醉的猫和猴子的视觉皮层表面进行成像来研究，因为眼睛会看到特殊的视觉模式。获得的皮层活跃和不活跃区域的总体图像将与这些区域的神经元特性以及单个输入和输出纤维的特性有关。该中心将于2004年利用最近获批的LIEF拨款购买一套光学成像设备。

The project seeks to understand a very fundamental issue in neuroscience: how the connectivity and architecture of the cortex are related to the functions of neurones in that area? This will be investigated by imaging the surface of the visual cortex of anaesthetised cats and monkeys as special visual patterns are shown to the eye/s. The overall picture gained of the active and inactive cortical areas will be related to the properties of neurones in those areas and to those of individual input and output fibres. An optical imaging equipment will be acquired in 2004 using a recently awarded LIEF grant to the CI.