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The activity of pairs of neurons in the visual cortex (area 17) of anaesthetized, paralysed cats was recorded using two independently manipulated micropipettes. The number of spikes in the evoked responses of pairs of single neurons were analyzed for response covariance. Responses of the majority of cell pairs (83%) did not covary. Covariance was restricted to closeby neurons with distances of less than 150 μm and with identical orientation and ocular dominance preference.
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This work was partially supported by grants NS10332 and EY03796
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van Kan, P.L.E., Scobey, R.P. & Gabor, A.J. Response covariance in cat visual cortex. Exp Brain Res 60, 559–563 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00236942
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