Local receptive field diversity within cortical neuronal populations

The aim of this review paper is to draw attention to a little-appreciated but ubiquitous feature of cerebral cortical organization that we propose is fundamental to an understanding of cortical functioning. Specifically, we (i) describe evidence supporting the idea that neighboring cells in the cortex have richly diverse receptive fields, and (ii) suggest some of the possible mechanisms that generate this receptive field diversity. The possible roles of local receptive field diversity in cortical information processing are discussed.

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