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Jose-Manuel Alonso is affiliated with the State University of New York College of Optometry in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with an emphasis on visual perception and processing mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed significantly to the field of neuroscience, authoring 32 publications. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, epidemiology, molecular biology, and sensory systems.

The main topics in their research include:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Among recent publications by Jose-Manuel Alonso are:

  • "Image luminance changes contrast sensitivity in visual cortex" (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • "Contrast Sensitivity of ON and OFF Human Retinal Pathways in Myopia" (2023), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "A theory of cortical map formation in the visual brain" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Three rules govern thalamocortical connectivity of fast-spike inhibitory interneurons in the visual cortex" (2020), published in eLife
  • "Luminance Contrast Shifts Dominance Balance between ON and OFF Pathways in Human Vision" (2022), published in Journal of Neuroscience

The venues where Jose-Manuel Alonso frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cell Reports
  • Journal of Vision
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Jianzhong Jin
  • Hamed Rahimi-Nasrabadi
  • Qasim Zaidi
  • Reece Mazade
  • Carmen Pons

Jose-Manuel Alonso has also contributed to academic literature through book publications. Notably, they published The Thalamus in 2022 with Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

  • Specificity of monosynaptic connections from thalamus to visual cortex

    R C Reid;J M Alonso

  • Precisely correlated firing in cells of the lateral geniculate nucleus.

    J. M. Alonso;William Martin Usrey;R. C. Reid

  • Temporal precision in the neural code and the timescales of natural vision

    Daniel A. Butts;Daniel A. Butts;Chong Weng;Jianzhong Jin;Chun-I Yeh;Chun-I Yeh

  • Synaptic Integration in Striate Cortical Simple Cells

    Judith A. Hirsch;José-Manuel Alonso;R. Clay Reid;Luis M. Martinez

  • Rules of connectivity between geniculate cells and simple cells in cat primary visual cortex.

    Jose-Manuel Alonso;Jose-Manuel Alonso;W. Martin Usrey;W. Martin Usrey;R. Clay Reid;R. Clay Reid

  • Functional connectivity between simple cells and complex cells in cat striate cortex

    Jose-Manuel Alonso;Luis M. Martinez

  • Coding of visual information by precisely correlated spikes in the lateral geniculate nucleus.

    Yang Dan;Yang Dan;Yang Dan;Jose Manuel Alonso;W. Martin Usrey;W. Martin Usrey;R. Clay Reid;R. Clay Reid

  • Task difficulty modulates the activity of specific neuronal populations in primary visual cortex.

    Yao Chen;Susana Martinez-Conde;Stephen L Macknik;Yulia Bereshpolova

  • Synaptic Interactions between Thalamic Inputs to Simple Cells in Cat Visual Cortex

    W. Martin Usrey;W. Martin Usrey;Jose-Manuel Alonso;Jose-Manuel Alonso;R. Clay Reid;R. Clay Reid

  • Receptive field structure varies with layer in the primary visual cortex.

    Luis M Martinez;Qingbo Wang;R Clay Reid;Cinthi Pillai

  • Functionally distinct inhibitory neurons at the first stage of visual cortical processing.

    Judith A Hirsch;Luis M Martinez;Cinthi Pillai;Jose-Manuel Alonso

  • Population receptive fields of ON and OFF thalamic inputs to an orientation column in visual cortex

    Jianzhong Jin;Yushi Wang;Harvey A Swadlow;Harvey A Swadlow;Jose M Alonso;Jose M Alonso

  • On and off domains of geniculate afferents in cat primary visual cortex

    Jianzhong Z Jin;Chong Weng;Chun-I Yeh;Chun-I Yeh;Joshua A Gordon;Joshua A Gordon

  • Neuronal nonlinearity explains greater visual spatial resolution for darks than lights

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  • Thalamic burst mode and inattention in the awake LGNd.

    Tatiana Bezdudnaya;Monica Cano;Yulia Bereshpolova;Carl R. Stoelzel

  • Adaptation to Stimulus Contrast and Correlations during Natural Visual Stimulation

    Nicholas A. Lesica;Jianzhong Jin;Chong Weng;Chun-I Yeh;Chun-I Yeh

  • Laminar processing of stimulus orientation in cat visual cortex

    Luis M. Martinez;José-Manuel Alonso;R. Clay Reid;Judith A. Hirsch

  • Complex Receptive Fields in Primary Visual Cortex

    Luis M. Martinez;Jose-Manuel Alonso

  • Neuronal and Perceptual Differences in the Temporal Processing of Darks and Lights

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  • The processing and encoding of information in the visual cortex

    R Clay Reid;José-Manuel Alonso

  • Noise in neurons is message dependent

    Guillermo A. Cecchi;Mariano Sigman;José-Manuel Alonso;Luis Martínez

  • Visually evoked calcium action potentials in cat striate cortex

    Judith A. Hirsch;José-Manuel Alonso;R. Clay Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey A. Swadlow
Harvey A. Swadlow University of Connecticut
R. Clay Reid
R. Clay Reid Allen Institute for Brain Science
W. Martin Usrey
W. Martin Usrey University of California, Davis
Yang Dan
Yang Dan University of California, Berkeley
Stephen L. Macknik
Stephen L. Macknik SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Susana Martinez-Conde
Susana Martinez-Conde SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Gaute T. Einevoll
Gaute T. Einevoll Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Barry B. Lee
Barry B. Lee Max Planck Society
Edward S. Ruthazer
Edward S. Ruthazer Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Peter U. Tse
Peter U. Tse Dartmouth College

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