“The role of thalamo-cortical interactions in spatial attention”

Dr. Kastner asks: How do large-scale networks achieve cognition? How do the connections between molecules and neurons give rise to complex visual processing that we as primates enjoy? The basic premise of her work relies on the assumption that spike timing may play a critical role in brain function, particularly for higher cognitive functions, and that how neurons are connected may have important implications on the function of their networks.