Review: 

• • Multiple mechanisms underlying the orientation selectivity of visual cortical neurones. 
    Vidyasagar TR, Pei X, Volgushev M. 
    Trends in Neurosciences 1996, 19:272-277
     Vidyasagar_TINS1996v19p272.PDF

Membrane potential oscillations and response selectivity: 

• • Modulation of the amplitude of gamma-band activity by stimulus phase enhances signal encoding. 
    Hoch T, Volgushev S, Malyshev A, Obermayer K, Volgushev M. 
    European Journal of Neuroscience, 2011, 33:1223-1239 
    doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07593.x
  • Gamma-frequency fluctuations of the membrane potential and response selectivity in visual cortical neurons. 
    Volgushev M, Pernberg J, Eysel UT. 
    European Journal of Neuroscience, 2003 17: 1768-1776
    Link
  • A novel mechanism of response selectivity of neurons in cat visual cortex. 
    Volgushev M, Pernberg J, Eysel UT. 
    Journal of Physiology, 2002 540.1: 307-320
     Volgushev_JPhysiol2002v540p307.PDF
  • Neuroscience. Noise makes sense in neuronal computing. (Perspective) 
    Volgushev M, Eysel UT. 
    Science 2000 290:1908-1909 
  • Modification of discharge patterns of neocortical neurons by induced oscillations of the membrane potential. 
    Volgushev M, Chistiakova M, Singer W. 
    Neuroscience 1998 83:15-25
    Link

.. why fast initiation of spikes is good for precise activity timing 
& structuring (high frequencey oscillations): 

• • Fast computations in cortical ensembles require rapid initiation of action potentials. 
    Ilin V, Malyshev A, Wolf F, Volgushev M. 
    The Journal of Neuroscience 2013, 33:2281-2292 
    doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0771-12.2013
  • Energy-efficient encoding by shifting spikes in neocortical neurons 
    Malyshev A, Volgushev S, Tchumatchenko T, Volgushev M. 
    European Journal of Neuroscience, 2013, (in press)
  • Ultrafast population encoding by cortical neurons. 
    Tchumatchenko T, Malyshev A, Wolf F, Volgushev M. 
    The Journal of Neuroscience 2011, 31:12171-12179 
    doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2182-11.2011
  • Unique features of action potential initiation in cortical neurons. 
    Naundorf B, Wolf F, Volgushev M. 
    Nature 2006 440:1060-1063 
    Link
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More (and older) papers on response selectivity: 

• Comparison of the selectivity of postsynaptic potentials and spike responses in cat visual cortex. 
  Volgushev M, Pernberg J, Eysel UT. 
  European Journal of Neuroscience, 2000 12:257-263 
   Volgushev_EJN2000v12p257.PDF
• A linear model fails to predict orientation selectivity of cells in the cat visual cortex. 
  Volgushev M, Vidyasagar TR, Pei X. 
  Journal of Physiology (London) 1996 496.3:597-606 
   Volgushev_JPhysiol1996v496.3p597.PDF
• Dynamics of the orientation tuning of postsynaptic potentials in the cat visual cortex. 
  Volgushev M, Vidyasagar TR, Pei X. 
  Visual Neuroscience, 1995, 12:621-628
   Volgushev_VisualNeurosci1995v12p621.PDF
• Receptive field analysis and orientation selectivity of postsynaptic potentials of simple cells in cat visual cortex. 
  Pei X, Vidyasagar TR, Volgushev M, Creutzfeldt OD. 
  The Journal of Neuroscience 1994, 14:7130-7140
  Link
• Excitation and inhibition in orientation selectivity of cat visual cortex neurons revealed by whole-cell recordings in vivo. 
  Volgushev M, Pei X, Vidyasagar TR, Creutzfeldt OD. 
  Visual Neuroscience 1993, 10:1151-1155
   Volgushev_VisualNeurosci1993v10p1151.PDF
• Dynamics of responses of V1 neurons evoked by stimulation of different zones of receptive field. 
  Shevelev IA, Volgushev MA, Sharaev GA. 
  Neuroscience 1992 51:445-450
• Intracortical inhibition and adaptive reorganizations of the receptive fields of visual cortex neurons. 
  Volgushev MA 
  Dokl Acad Nauk, Biological Sciences, 1989 309:801-804 (transl. from Russian) 
• Receptive field dynamics of neurons in the cat visual cortex and lateral geniculate body. 
  Shevelev IA, Sharaev GA, Volgushev MA, Pyshny MF, Verderevskaia NN 
  Neurophysiology. New York. 1982 14:455-462 (transl. from Russian)