Introducing our new favorite stimulus. A few minutes are enough to map the visual preferences of thousands of neurons.

Mapping the visual cortex with Zebra noise and wavelets
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

By Sophie Skriabine and Max Shinn, with Samuel Picard and
@kenneth-harris.bsky.social

New by Agnès Landemard (@agnesland.bsky.social‬) & co

Brainwide blood volume reflects opposing neural populations

Brainwide fluctuations in blood volume arise from two populations with opposite relation to brain state and distinct relationships to blood supply

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

And that first GIF was supposed to be animated! Here we go.

A team effort made possible by @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @alleninstitute.bsky.social, @hhmijanelia.bsky.social, and other funders and partners including IMEC, the NIH BRAIN initiative, NTNU, Johns Hopkins University, University of Washington and @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

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Hmm those GIFs are not animating. Let's try again: