Topic: coding reliability

The accuracy of behavior is constrained by the encoding of sensory information. However little is known about how reliable encoding emerges as animals develop during early life. A better understanding of these developmental processes has the potential to aid in the design of artificial learning systems, and help reveal how neurodevelopmental disorders alter information processing. Here we examine the developmental changes in signal and noise correlation structure of neural activity by analyzing neural recordings of the zebrafish optic tectum evoked by prey-like visual stimuli. We found that si