A major role of vision is to guide navigation, and navigation is strongly driven by vision 1 , 2
, 3 – 4 . Indeed, the brain’s visual and navigational systems are known to interact 5 , 6 , and …

In order to better understand the synaptic nature of the integration process operated by cortical
neurons during sensory processing, it is necessary to devise quantitative methods which …

Objectives ICU-acquired bloodstream infection (ICUsingle bondBSI) in Intensive Care unit (ICU)
is still associated with a high mortality rate. The increase of antimicrobial drug …

Objectives It remains uncertain whether colonization and infection with ESBL-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) affect the outcomes for ICU patients. Our objectives were to …

The visual responses of neurons in the primary visual cortex (V1) are influenced by the animal's
position in the environment [1–5]. V1 responses encode positions that co-fluctuate with …

Background Fasting is frequently imposed before extubation in patients in intensive care units,
with the aim to reduce risk of aspiration. This unevaluated practice might delay extubation…

Highlights • We review the recent and less recent literature on mammalian piriform cortex
and on reptilian dorsal cortex. • We try to identify common organizational, dynamical and …

Objectives: To investigate family perceptions of having a nurse participating in family
conferences and to assess the psychologic well being of the same families after ICU discharge. …

Apoptosis is the most common pathway of neutrophil death under both physiological and
inflammatory conditions. In this study, we describe an apoptotic pathway in human neutrophils …

Receptive fields in primary visual cortex (V1) are categorized as simple or complex, depending
on their spatial selectivity to stimulus contrast polarity. We studied the dependence of this …