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Publications in Journals

  • A. Onken, S. Grünewälder, M. H. J. Munk, and K. Obermayer. Analyzing short-term noise dependencies of spike-counts in macaque prefrontal cortex using copulas and the flashlight transformation. PLoS Comput Biol, 5(11):e1000577, November 2009.
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  • M. Stimberg, K. Wimmer, R. Martin, L. Schwabe, J. Mariño, J. Schummers, D. C. Lyon, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. The operating regime of local computations in primary visual cortex. Cerebral cortex, 19(9):2166-2180, September 2009.
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  • K. Wimmer, K. J. Hildebrandt, R. M. Hennig, and K. Obermayer. Adaptation and selective information transmission in the cricket auditory neuron AN2. PLoS Computational Biology, 4(9):e1000182, 2008.
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  • J. Schummers, B. Cronin, K. Wimmer, M. Stimberg, R. Martin, K. Obermayer, K. P. Koerding, and M. Sur. Dynamics of orientation tuning in cat V1 neurons depend on location within layers and orientation maps. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 1:145-159, 2007.
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  • M. Stimberg, T. Hoch, and K. Obermayer. The effect of background noise on the precision of pulse packet propagation in feed-forward networks. Neurocomputing, 70:1824-1828, 2007.
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  • J. M. Young, W. J. Waleszczyk, C. Wang, M. B. Calford, B. Dreher, and K. Obermayer. Cortical reorganization consistent with spike timing- but not correlation-dependent plasticity. Nature Neuroscience, 10:887-889, 2007.
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  • L. Schwabe, K. Obermayer, A. Angelucci, and P. Bressloff. The role of feedback in shaping the extra-classical receptive field of cortical neurons: A recurrent network model. J. Neurosci., 26:9117-9129, 2006.
    The article on The Journal of Neuroscience website. © The Society for Neuroscience.
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  • O. Beck, M. Chistiakova, K. Obermayer, and M. Volgushev. Adaptation of synaptic connections to layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in rat visual cortex. J. Neurophysiol., 94:363-376, 2005.
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  • A. Garg, B. Bhaumik, and K. Obermayer. Variable discharge pattern and contrast invariant orientation tuning of a simple cell: A modeling study. Neur. Proc. Lett. Rev., 6:59-68, 2005.

  • T. Hoch, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. The effect of correlations in the background activity on the information transmission properties of neural populations. Neurocomputing, 65-66:365-370, 2005.
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  • J. Mariño, J. Schummers, D. C. Lyon, L. Schwabe, O. Beck, P. Wiesing, K. Obermayer, and M. Sur. Invariant computations in local cortical networks with balanced excitation and inhibition. Nature Neuroscience, 8:194-201, 2005.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Adaptivity of tuning functions in a generic recurrent network model of a cortical hypercolumn. J. Neurosci., 25:3323-3332, 2005.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Learning top-down gain control in a recurrent network model of a visual cortical area. Vision Res., pages 3202-3209, 2005.

  • G. Wenning, T. Hoch, and K. Obermayer. Detection of pulses in a colored noise setting. Phys. Rev. E, 71:21902, 2005.
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  • J. Kanev, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Approximating the response-stimulus correlation for the integrate and fire neuron. Neurocomputing, 58-60:47-52, 2004.
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  • H. Bartsch and K. Obermayer. Second order statistics of natural images. Neurocomputing, 52-54:541-546, 2003.
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  • T. Hoch, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Adaptation using local information for maximizing the global cost. Neurocomputing, 52-54:467-472, 2003.
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  • T. Hoch, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Optimal noise-aided signal transmission through populations of neurons. Phys. Rev. E, 68:11911, 2003.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Modelling the adaptive visual system: A survey of principled approaches. Neur. Netw., 16:1353-1371, 2003.
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  • G. Wenning and K. Obermayer. Activity driven adaptive stochastic resonance. Phys. Rev. Lett., 90:120602, 2003.
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  • P. Adorjan, L. Schwabe, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Fast adaptation as a cortical coding strategy. NeuroReport, 13:337-342, 2002.
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  • H. Bartsch and K. Obermayer. A structure preserving image transformation as the goal of visual sensory coding. Neurocomputing, 44-46:729-734, 2002.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Rapid adaptation and efficient coding. BioSystems, 67:239-244, 2002.

  • G. Wenning and K. Obermayer. Adjusting stochastic resonance in a leaky integrate and fire neuron to sub-threshold stimulus distributions. Neurocomputing, 44-46:225-231, 2002.

  • H. Bartsch, M. Stetter, and K. Obermayer. Contextual effects by short range connections in a mean-field model of V1. Neurocomputing, 38-40:475-482, 2001.
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  • L. Schwabe, P. Adorjan, and K. Obermayer. Spike-frequency adaptation as a mechanism for dynamic coding in V1. Neurocomputing, pages 38-40, 351-358, 2001.
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  • H. Bartsch, M. Stetter, and K. Obermayer. The influence of threshold variability on the response of visual cortical neurons. Neurocomputing, 32-32:37-43, 2000.
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  • C. Piepenbrock and K. Obermayer. The effect of intracortical competition on the formation of topographic maps in models of Hebbian learning. Biol. Cybern., 82:345-353, 2000.
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  • M. Stetter, H. Bartsch, and K. Obermayer. A mean field model for orientation tuning, contrast saturation and contextual effects in area 17. Biol. Cybern., 82:291-304, 2000.
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  • P. Adorjan, G. Barna, P. Erdi, and K. Obermayer. A statistical neural field approach to orientation selectivity. Neurocomputing, 26-27:313-318, 1999.
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  • P. Adorjan, J. B. Levitt, J. S. Lund, and K. Obermayer. A model for the intracortical origin of orientation preference and tuning in macaque striate cortex. Visual Neurosci., 16:303-318, 1999.
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  • P. Adorjan, C. Piepenbrock, and K. Obermayer. Contrast adaptation and infomax in visual cortical neurons. Rev. Neurosci., 10:181-200, 1999.
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  • U. Bauer, M. Scholz, J. Levitt, K. Obermayer, and J. Lund. A model for the depth-dependence of receptive field size and contrast sensitivity of cells in layer 4C of macaque striate cortex. Vision Res., 39:613-629, 1999.
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  • C. Piepenbrock and K. Obermayer. Effects of lateral competition in the primary visual cortex on the development of topographic projections and ocular dominance maps. Neurocomputing, 26-27:477-482, 1999.
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  • K. Brunner, M. Kussinger, M. Stetter, and E. W. Lang. A neural network model for the emergence of grating cells. Biol. Cybern., 78:389-97, 1998.
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  • M. Stetter, E. W. Lang, and K. Obermayer. Unspecific long-term potentiation can evoke functional segregation in a model of area 17. NeuroReport, 9:2697-2702, 1998.
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  • C. Piepenbrock, H. Ritter, and K. Obermayer. The joint development of orientation and ocular dominance: role of constraints. Neural Comput., 9:959-970, 1997.
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  • C. Weber, H. Ritter, J. Cowan, and K. Obermayer. Development and regeneration of the retinotectal map in goldfish: a computational study. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. B, 352:1603-1623, 1997.
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  • C. Piepenbrock, H. Ritter, and K. Obermayer. Linear correlation-based learning models require a two-stage process for the development of orientation and ocular dominance. Neur. Proc. Lett., 3:1-7, 1996.
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  • E. Erwin, K. Obermayer, and K. Schulten. Models of orientation and ocular dominance columns in the visual cortex: a critical comparison. Neural Comput., 7:425-468, 1995.
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  • K. Obermayer. Mathematical models of neural development. Futura, 10:72-87, 1995.

  • K. Obermayer, T. Sejnowski, and G. G. Blasdel. Neural pattern formation via a competitive Hebbian mechanism. Behav. Brain Res., 66:151-160, 1995.

  • G. G. Blasdel and K. Obermayer. Strategies of scene segmentation suggested by patterns of orientation preference in monkey visual cortex. Neur. Netw., 7:865-881, 1994.

  • K. Obermayer, G. G. Blasdel, and K. Schulten. A statistical mechanical analysis of self-organization and pattern formation during the development of visual maps. Phys. Rev. A, 45:7568-89, 1992.

  • K. Obermayer, H. Ritter, and K. Schulten. A model for the development of the spatial structure of retinotopic maps and orientation columns. IEICE T Fune, 75A:537-545, 1992.

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Publications in Books

  • R. Martin and K. Obermayer. Theoretical and computational neuroscience: Self-organizing maps. In L. Squire, T. Albright, F. Bloom, F. Gage, and N. Spitzer, editors, The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, pages 561-570. Academic Press, 2009.

  • J. Lund and K. Obermayer. The handbook of brain theory and neural networks. In Visual Cortex: Anatomical Structure and Models of Function. MIT Press, 2000.
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  • K. Obermayer. Modeling the formation of sensory representations in the brain. In Prerational Intelligence, volume 1 of Studies in Cognitive Systems: Prerational Intelligence, pages 215-232. Kluwer Academic Publisher, 2000.
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  • M. Stetter and K. Obermayer. Biology and theory of early vision in mammals. In Brains and Biological Neural Networks. INNS Press, 2000.
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Publications in Conference Proceedings

  • A. Onken and K. Obermayer. A frank mixture copula family for modeling higher-order correlations of neural spike counts. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series, volume 197, page 012019 (10pp), 2009.
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  • A. Onken, S. Grünewälder, M. Munk, and K. Obermayer. Modeling short-term noise dependence of spike counts in macaque prefrontal cortex. In D. Koller, D. Schuurmans, Y. Bengio, and L. Bottou, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 21, pages 1233-1240. MIT Press, 2009.
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  • A. Onken, S. Grünewälder, and K. Obermayer. Correlation coefficients are insufficient for analyzing spike count dependencies. In Y. Bengio, D. Schuurmans, J. Lafferty, C. K. I. Williams, and A. Culotta, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 22, pages 1383-1391. MIT Press, 2009.
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  • K. Wimmer, M. Stimberg, R. Martin, L. Schwabe, J. Mariño, J. Schummers, D. C. Lyon, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Dependence of orientation tuning on recurrent excitation and inhibition in a network model of V1. In D. Koller, D. Schuurmans, Y. Bengio, and L. Bottou, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 21, pages 1769-1776. MIT Press, 2009.
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  • S. Grünewälder and K. Obermayer. Attention driven memory. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conf. of the Cognitive Science Society, pages 845-850, 2005.
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  • A. Garg, B. Bhaumik, and K. Obermayer. The balance between excitation and inhibition not only leads to variable discharge of cortical neurons but also to contrast invariant orientation tuning. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volume 3316, pages 90-95. Springer-Verlag, 2004.

  • A. Garg, B. Bhaumik, and K. Obermayer. Development of a simple cell preceptive field structure: A model based on hetero-synaptic interactions. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, volume 3316, pages 64-68. Springer-Verlag, 2004.

  • J. Lund and K. Obermayer. Visual cortex: anatomical structure and models of function. In The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks, pages 1202-1205, 2002. 2nd Edition.

  • G. Wenning and K. Obermayer. Activity driven adaptive stochastic resonance. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 14, pages 301-308, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2002. MIT Press.
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  • H. Bartsch, M. Stetter, and K. Obermayer. On the influence of threshold variability in a mean-field model of the visual cortex. In Emergent Neural Computational Architectures Based on Neuroscience, pages 174-187. Springer, 2001.
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  • C. Piepenbrock and K. Obermayer. Cortical orientation map development from natural images: the role of cortical response amplification in V1. In W. Backhaus, editor, Neural Coding of Perceptual Systems, pages 161-168. World Scientific Publishers, 2001.
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  • C. Weber and K. Obermayer. Emergence of modularity within one sheet of neurons: a model comparison. In Emergent Neural Computational Architectures Based on Neuroscience, pages 53-67. Springer, 2001.
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  • P. Adorjan, L. Schwabe, C. Piepenbrock, and K. Obermayer. Recurrent cortical competition: strengthen or weaken? In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 12, pages 89-95, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000. MIT Press.
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  • L. Schwabe, P. Adorjan, and K. Obermayer. A dynamic cortical amplifier model for fast information processing. In Neural Networks - IJCNN 2000, volume V, pages 431-435, 2000.
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  • C. Weber and K. Obermayer. Structured models from structured data: emergence of modular information processing within one sheet of neurons. In Neural Networks - IJCNN 2000, volume IV, pages 608-613, 2000.
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  • P. Adorjan and K. Obermayer. Contrast adaptation in simple cells by changing the transmitter release probability. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 11, pages 76-82, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999. MIT Press.
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  • H. Bartsch, M. Stetter, and K. Obermayer. On the influence of threshold variability in a model of the visual cortex. In Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 99, pages 73-78, 1999.
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  • C. Piepenbrock and K. Obermayer. The role of lateral cortical competition in ocular dominance development. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 11, pages 139-145, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999. MIT Press.
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  • C. Weber and K. Obermayer. Orientation selective cells emerge in a sparsely coding boltzmann machine. In Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 99, pages 286-291, 1999.
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  • U. Bauer, M. Scholz, J. B. Levitt, J. S. Lund, and K. Obermayer. Influence of recurrent excitation and inhibition on receptive field size and contrast sensitivity in layer 4C of macaque striate cortex. In W. Gerstner, A. Germond, M. Hasler, and J. Nicoud, editors, Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 98, volume 2, pages 949-954. Springer-Verlag, 1998.
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  • P. Erdi, A. Kepecs, M. Lengyel, K. Obermayer, and Z. Szatmary. Dynamics of the hippocampus: multiple strategies. In Proceedings of the ICONIP 98 Conference, Kitakyushu, volume 2, pages 777-780, 1998.
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  • M. Stetter, P. Adorjan, H. Bartsch, and K. Obermayer. Modelling contrast adaptation and contextual effects in primary visual cortex. In Proceedings of the ICONIP 98 Conference, Kitakyushu, volume 2, pages 669-672, 1998.
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  • H. Bartsch, M. Stetter, and K. Obermayer. A model for orientation tuning and contextual effects of orientation selective receptive fields. In W. Gerstner, A. Germond, M. Hasler, and J. Nicoud, editors, Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 97, pages 237-242. Springer-Verlag, 1997.
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  • U. Bauer, P. Adorjan, M. Scholz, J. B. Levitt, J. S. Lund, and K. Obermayer. On the anatomical basis of field size, contrast sensitivity, and orientation selectivity in macaque striate cortex: a model study. In W. Gerstner, A. Germond, M. Hasler, and J. Nicoud, editors, Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 97, pages 213-218. Springer-Verlag, 1997.
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  • M. Stetter, E. W. Lang, and K. Obermayer. Synapse clustering can drive simultaneous ON-OFF and ocular dominance segregation in a model of area 17. In W. Gerstner, A. Germond, M. Hasler, and J. Nicoud, editors, Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 97, pages 189-194. Springer-Verlag, 1997.
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  • C. Piepenbrock, H. Ritter, and K. Obermayer. Cortical map development driven by spontaneous retinal activity waves. In C. Malsburg, W. von Seelen, and B. Sendhoff, editors, Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 96, pages 427-432, 1996.
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  • E. Erwin, K. Obermayer, and K. Schulten. A critical comparison of models for orientation and ocular dominance columns in the striate cortex. In G. Tesauro, D. S. Touretzky, and T. K. Leen, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 7, pages 93-100. MIT Press, 1995.

  • C. Weber, H. Ritter, J. Cowan, and K. Obermayer. A model for intrinsic and activity dependent mechanisms underlying the regeneration of the retinotectal map in goldfish. In Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 95, volume 2, pages 491-496, 1995.
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  • E. Erwin, K. Obermayer, and K. Schulten. A comparison of models of visual cortical map formation. In F. Eeckman and J. Bower, editors, Computation and Neural Systems, pages 395-402. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993.
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  • E. Erwin, K. Obermayer, and K. Schulten. Formation and variability of somatotopic maps with topological mismatch. In S. Sayegh, editor, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Neural Networks, pages 115-26, 1992.

  • K. Obermayer, K. Schulten, and G. G. Blasdel. A comparison of a neural network model for the formation of brain maps with experimental data. In D. S. Touretzky and R. Lippman, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 4, pages 83-90. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1992.

  • K. Obermayer, G. G. Blasdel, and K. Schulten. A neural network model for the formation of the spatial structure of retinotopic maps, orientation- and ocular dominance columns. In T. Kohonen et al., editors, Artificial Neural Networks I, pages 505-511. North Holland, 1991.

  • K. Obermayer, H. Ritter, and K. Schulten. Development and spatial structure of cortical feature maps: a model study. In D. S. Touretzky and R. Lippman, editors, Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, volume 3, pages 11-17. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1991.

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Selected Abstracts

  • R. Martin, Y. Tadmor, and K. Obermayer. Theoretical analysis of the information carried by the contrast response functions of M-cells, P-cells and V1 neurons. In BMC Neuroscience, volume 10, page P131, 2009.
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  • M. Stimberg and K. Obermayer. Map location affects center-surround modulation in a network model of V1. In BMC Neuroscience, volume 10, page P179, 2009.
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  • K. Wimmer and K. Obermayer. Orientation plasticity and the tilt aftereffect in network models of V1. In BMC Neuroscience, volume 10, page P180, 2009.
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  • R. Martin and K. Obermayer. Coding of image contrasts by LGN and V1 neurons - some neuronal populations may be optimized as an ensemble others, only as all individual cells. In Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2008.
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  • A. Onken and K. Obermayer. Modeling spike-count dependence structures with multivariate Poisson distributions. In Seventeenth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS, 2008.
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  • A. Onken and K. Obermayer. Stimulus-independence of noise correlations is beneficial for short-term population coding in MT. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, @November 2008.
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  • K. Wimmer, M. Stimberg, R. Martin, J. Schummers, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Dependence of orientation tuning dynamics on map location in a network model of V1. In Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2008.
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  • J. M. Young, W. J. Waleszczyk, C. Wang, M. B. Calford, K. Obermayer, and B. Dreher. The spike timing-dependent influence of intrinsic long-range connectivity over post-natal topographic organization in primary visual cortex. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2008.
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  • M. Stimberg, K. Wimmer, R. Martin, J. Mariño, J. Schummers, D. C. Lyon, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Operating regimes for cortical computation. In Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society / 31th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference 2007, 2007.
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  • K. Wimmer, R. Martin, M. Stimberg, and K. Obermayer. Influence of recurrent excitation and inhibition on the response dynamics in a network model of orientation tuning. In Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society / 31th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference 2007, 2007.
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  • J. M. Young, M. B. Calford, and K. Obermayer. Homeostatic gain changes and ocular dominance diversity can account for the differential expansion of the left- and right-eye receptive fields of cortical neurons after monocular retinal lesions. In Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society / 31th Gõttingen Neurobiology Conference 2007, 2007.
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  • J. Young, B. Dreher, and K. Obermayer. Retinal lesion-induced receptive field reorganization in primary visual cortex is spike timing dependent. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2006.

  • J. Young, B. Dreher, and K. Obermayer. Sensitivity to causality evident in patterns of topographic reorganisation in cat visual cortex. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2006.

  • B. Cronin, K. Wimmer, J. Sharma, J. Schummers, K. Obermayer, and M. Sur. Attention modulates the discriminability and information content of orientation response in macaque primary visual cortex. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • B. Dreher, J. Young, W. Waleszczyk, C. Wang, M. Calford, and K. Obermayer. Non-hebbian effects in patterns of topographic reorganisation in cat visual cortex. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • T. Hoch and K. Obermayer. Role of colored noise in the detection of synchronous spiking events in neural systems. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2005.

  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Perceptual learning and attention explained as a dynamic re-calibration of the visual system at different time-scales. In Krieglstein K. and Zimmermann H., editors, 30th Göttinger Neurobiology Report, 2005. CD-ROM.
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  • L. Schwabe, A. Angelucci, P. Bressloff, and K. Obermayer. A recurrent network model of surround-suppression in the macaque striate cortex mediated by inter-areal and intra-areal interactions. In Krieglstein K. and Zimmermann H., editors, 30th Göttinger Neurobiology Report, 2005. CD-ROM.
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  • L. Schwabe, A. Angelucci, K. Obermayer, and P. Bressloff. The contribution of feedback and horizontal connections to center-surround interaction in macaque V1: A recurrent network model. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • L. Schwabe, A. Angelucci, K. Obermayer, and P. Bressloff. The contribution of inter-areal feedback to surround suppression in macaque striate cortex: A network model and its experimental test. In European Conference on Visual Perception, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • L. Schwabe, A. Angelucci, K. Obermayer, and P. Bressloff. An inter-areal feedback model of contextual effects in macaque striate cortex. In Computational and Systems Neuroscience, 2005.

  • G. Wenning, T. Hoch, P. Kallerhoff, and K. Obermayer. Pulse detection in single neurons and neural populations in a colored noise setting. In Krieglstein K. and Zimmermann H., editors, 30th Göttinger Neurobiology Report, 2005. CD-ROM.
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  • P. Wiesing, O. Beck, L. Schwabe, J. Mariño, D. C. Lyon, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Balanced computation of orientation selectivity in network models of the primary visual cortex. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • P. Wiesing, L. Schwabe, O. Beck, J. Mariño, J. Schummers, D. C. Lyon, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Invariant computations in local cortical networks with balanced excitation and inhibition. In Krieglstein K. and Zimmermann H., editors, 30th Göttinger Neurobiology Report, 2005. CD-ROM.
    (FTP PDF, 28 kb)

  • K. Wimmer, K. J. Hildebrandt, L. Schwabe, K. Obermayer, and R. M. Hennig. Changes of the intensity-response curve of an auditory interneuron (AN2) in crickets induced by adapting sound stimuli. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • J. Young, B. Dreher, and K. Obermayer. Sensitivity to causality evident in patterns of topographic reorganisation in cat visual cortex. In Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 31, 2005. CD-ROM.

  • T. Hoch, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Calculating the rate of information transmission through populations of neurons. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 30, 2004. CD-ROM.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Orientation-specific attention and perceptual learning in recurrent network models of the visual cortex. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 30, 2004. CD-ROM.
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  • G. Wenning, P. Kallerhoff, T. Hoch, and K. Obermayer. Detection of pulses by integrate-and-fire neurons in a colored noise setting. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 30, 2004. CD-ROM.
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  • S. Grünewälder, W. Bibel, and K. Obermayer. A model for the reaching reflex of an infant. In Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, 2003.
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  • J. Kanev, G. Wenning, and K. Obermayer. Ito calculus approach to the distribution of ISI and response-stimulus correlation. In Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, page 1025, 2003.
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  • S. Schönknecht, M. Scholz, C. Duch, J. Evers, and K. Obermayer. Multi compartment model of development changes in dendritic shape during postembryonic motorneuron development. In Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, 2003.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Modeling perceptual learning in the primary visual cortex: passive unsupervised or active reinforcement-based sensory reorganization? In Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, page 1026, 2003.

  • L. Schwabe, O. Beck, P. Wiesing, J. Mariño, J. Schummers, M. Sur, and K. Obermayer. Dependence of orientation tuning in conductance-based model neurons on the location within orientation map. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 29, 2003.

  • P. Wiesing and K. Obermayer. Lateral competition: the interplay of inhibition and excitation in primary visual cortex on the development of topographic projections and ocular dominance maps. In Proceedings of the 29th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, page 631, 2003.
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  • S. Schönknecht, C. Duch, M. Scholz, and K. Obermayer. Electrophysiological multi compartment models of the insect motoneuron MN5 at different stages of development. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 28, 2002.
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  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Modeling visual perceptual learning as solving a classification task. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 28, 2002.

  • L. Schwabe and K. Obermayer. Dynamics of orientation tuning: theory and simulation. In Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 27, 2001.
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  • S. Schmitt, T. Pfender, C. Piepenbrock, and K. Obermayer. A self-organizing map model for the representation of complex sounds in the auditory cortex. In Porceedings of the 27th Göttingen Neurobiology Conference, page 900, 1999.
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  • A. Hilmann, S. Heller, U. Roth, C. Piepenbrock, K. Obermayer, and K. Klar. A graphical programming and simulation environment for integrate-and-fire neuronal networks. In European J. Neurosci., page 404. European Forum of Neuroscience ENA, 1998.
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  • Z. Szatmary, M. Lengyel, P. Erdi, and K. Obermayer. Using temporal associations to model the development of place fields in a novel environment. In European J. Neurosci., volume 10, page 39. European Forum of Neuroscience ENA, 1998.
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Theses and Technical Reports

  • U. Bauer. Computational Models of Neural Circuitry in the Macaque Monkey Primary Visual Cortex. PhD thesis, Technical Faculty, University of Bielefeld, 1998.