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1995
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
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1995–2016
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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