During fetal development, cells should migrate to the outer edge of the brain to form critical connections for information transfer and regulation in the body.
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IMAGE: The image depicts the retinal origin of functional maps of neural tuning in visual cortex. view more
Credit: Professor Se-Bum Paik, KAIST
A KAIST team s mathematical modelling shows that the topographic tiling of cortical maps originates from bottom-up projections from the periphery.
Researchers have explained how the regularly structured topographic maps in the visual cortex of the brain could arise spontaneously to efficiently process visual information. This research provides a new framework for understanding functional architectures in the visual cortex during early developmental stages.
A KAIST research team led by Professor Se-Bum Paik from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has demonstrated that the orthogonal organization of retinal mosaics in the periphery is mirrored onto the primary visual cortex and initiates the clustered topography of higher visual areas in the brain.
Study shows how the brain’s circuitry arises spontaneously to process visual information
Researchers have explained how the regularly structured topographic maps in the visual cortex of the brain could arise spontaneously to efficiently process visual information. This research provides a new framework for understanding functional architectures in the visual cortex during early developmental stages.
A KAIST research team led by Professor Se-Bum Paik from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has demonstrated that the orthogonal organization of retinal mosaics in the periphery is mirrored onto the primary visual cortex and initiates the clustered topography of higher visual areas in the brain.