Correlated Neuronal Activity and Behavior

Short-term correlations among neurons have been observed in different animals and brain regions. In a series of anatomically and physiologically based simulations of neuronal networks we have explored the emergence and the temporal dynamics of such correlations, and we have suggested potential functional roles for correlated neural activity in visual perception. A main focus of this paper is the role of short-term correlations in the control of behavior. Several examples of behavior that depend on the presence of a pattern of correlations among modeled neurons are discussed.