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James Schummers

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17

Publications

2K

Citations

15

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1995

Active since

Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Current)

Harvard University

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

James Schummers is an author at Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in neuroscience, social sciences, and medicine.

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NeuroscienceSocial SciencesMedicineComputational NeuroscienceCognitive ScienceVisual ProcessingCognitive NeuroscienceEngineeringBiophotonicsNeuroanatomy

Publications per year

1995–2016

17

Publications

17

Tuned Responses of Astrocytes and Their Influence on Hemodynamic Signals in the Visual Cortex

James Schummers, Hongbo Yu, Mriganka Sur · Science · 2008 · 629 citations

Sharp Tuning, Optogenetics, Synaptic Signaling +20

Invariant computations in local cortical networks with balanced excitation and inhibition

Jorge Mariño, James Schummers, David C. Lyon et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2005 · 316 citations

Brain Circuitry, Balanced Excitation, Neurodynamics +12

Response Features of Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons Suggest Precise Roles for Subtypes of Inhibition in Visual Cortex

Caroline A. Runyan, James Schummers, Audra Van Wart et al. · Neuron · 2010 · 253 citations · Full text

Visual Cortex, Cognitive Science, Neural Mechanism +8

In Vivo Two-Photon Imaging Reveals a Role of Arc in Enhancing Orientation Specificity in Visual Cortex

Kuan Hong Wang, Ania K. Majewska, James Schummers et al. · Cell · 2006 · 243 citations · Full text

Enhancing Orientation Specificity, Visual Cortex, Engineering +11

Synaptic Integration by V1 Neurons Depends on Location within the Orientation Map

James Schummers, Jorge Mariño, Mriganka Sur · Neuron · 2002 · 135 citations · Full text

Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Science, Neural Mechanism +11

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