Abstract
Efficient processing of sensory data requires adapting the neuronal encoding strategy to the statistics of natural stimuli. Humans, for instance, are most sensitive to multipoint correlations that vary the most across natural images. Here we show that rats possess the same sensitivity ranking to multipoint statistics as humans, thus extending a classic demonstration of efficient coding to a species where neuronal and developmental processes can be interrogated and causally manipulated.
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The authors have declared no competing interest.
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