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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Neuroscience D-index 46 Citations 13,349 67 World Ranking 3763 National Ranking 1708

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Awards & Achievements

2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuroscience
  • Visual cortex
  • Neuron

David Ferster mainly investigates Visual cortex, Neuroscience, Stimulus, Anatomy and Receptive field. He has included themes like Electrophysiology and Membrane potential in his Visual cortex study. Neuroscience is a component of his Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Cerebral cortex studies.

In his works, David Ferster conducts interdisciplinary research on Stimulus and CATS. His work carried out in the field of Anatomy brings together such families of science as Lateral geniculate nucleus, Neuron and Cortex. He combines subjects such as Hyperpolarization and Tonic with his study of Receptive field.

His most cited work include:

  • Stimulus onset quenches neural variability: a widespread cortical phenomenon (761 citations)
  • Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Temporal Modules of Cortical Activity (691 citations)
  • Neural Mechanisms of Orientation Selectivity in the Visual Cortex (573 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Visual cortex, Neuroscience, Stimulus, Receptive field and Excitatory postsynaptic potential are his primary areas of study. The Visual cortex study combines topics in areas such as Electrophysiology and Communication. Many of his research projects under Neuroscience are closely connected to Chemistry with Chemistry, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

His studies in Stimulus integrate themes in fields like Hyperpolarization, Cortical neurons and Lateral inhibition. His Receptive field research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Stereopsis, Binocular disparity and Spatial frequency. Excitatory postsynaptic potential is a subfield of Inhibitory postsynaptic potential that David Ferster studies.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Visual cortex (81.43%)
  • Neuroscience (78.57%)
  • Stimulus (42.86%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2013)?

  • Neuroscience (78.57%)
  • Visual cortex (81.43%)
  • Stimulus (42.86%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Neuroscience, Visual cortex, Stimulus, Visual system and Surround suppression. He performs integrative study on Neuroscience and Molecular interactions. His Visual cortex research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Normalization, Receptive field, Artificial intelligence, Depolarization and Membrane potential.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Representation and Computer vision. His work deals with themes such as Stimulation and Patch clamp, which intersect with Membrane potential. His Stimulus research incorporates themes from Stereopsis, Binocular disparity and Lateral geniculate nucleus.

Between 2008 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Stimulus onset quenches neural variability: a widespread cortical phenomenon (761 citations)
  • Inhibitory Stabilization of the Cortical Network Underlies Visual Surround Suppression (301 citations)
  • Mechanisms of neuronal computation in mammalian visual cortex. (136 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Neuroscience
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Neuron

His primary scientific interests are in Neuroscience, Surround suppression, Visual system, Visual cortex and Stimulus. His work in the fields of Neuroscience, such as Binocular neurons and Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, overlaps with other areas such as CATS. Binocular neurons is a subfield of Receptive field that David Ferster investigates.

His Inhibitory postsynaptic potential research focuses on Excitatory postsynaptic potential and Neural Inhibition. Posterior parietal cortex, Neural variability, Wakefulness, Cerebral cortex and Response Variability are fields of study that overlap with his CATS research.

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Best Publications

Stimulus onset quenches neural variability: a widespread cortical phenomenon

Mark M. Churchland;Byron M. Yu;Byron M. Yu;John P. Cunningham;Leo P. Sugrue;Leo P. Sugrue.
Nature Neuroscience (2010)

1021 Citations

Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Temporal Modules of Cortical Activity

Yuji Ikegaya;Gloster Aaron;Rosa Cossart;Dmitriy Aronov.
Science (2004)

980 Citations

Neural Mechanisms of Orientation Selectivity in the Visual Cortex

David Ferster;Kenneth D. Miller.
Annual Review of Neuroscience (2000)

749 Citations

Orientation selectivity of thalamic input to simple cells of cat visual cortex

David L Ferster;Sooyoung Chung;Heidi Wheat.
Nature (1996)

622 Citations

Orientation tuning of input conductance, excitation, and inhibition in cat primary visual cortex.

Jeffrey S. Anderson;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;David Ferster.
Journal of Neurophysiology (2000)

569 Citations

Membrane Potential and Firing Rate in Cat Primary Visual Cortex

Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;David Ferster.
The Journal of Neuroscience (2000)

461 Citations

Synchronous membrane potential fluctuations in neurons of the cat visual cortex.

Ilan Lampl;Iva Reichova;David Ferster.
Neuron (1999)

459 Citations

The Contribution of Noise to Contrast Invariance of Orientation Tuning in Cat Visual Cortex

Jeffrey S. Anderson;Ilan Lampl;Deda C. Gillespie;David Ferster.
Science (2000)

450 Citations

A Tonic Hyperpolarization Underlying Contrast Adaptation in Cat Visual Cortex

Matteo Carandini;David Ferster.
Science (1997)

432 Citations

The axonal arborizations of lateral geniculate neurons in the striate cortex of the cat

David Ferster;Simon Levy.
The Journal of Comparative Neurology (1978)

401 Citations

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