Data from: Emerging experience-dependent dynamics in primary somatosensory cortex reflect behavioral adaptation

Behavioral experience and flexibility are crucial for survival in a
constantly changing environment. Despite evolutionary pressures to develop
adaptive behavioral strategies in a dynamically changing sensory
landscape, the underlying neural correlates have not been well explored.
Here, we use genetically encoded voltage imaging to measure signals in
primary somatosensory cortex (S1) during sensory learning and behavioral
adaptation in the mouse. In response to changing stimulus statistics, mice
adopt a strategy that modifies their detection behavior in a context
dependent manner as to maintain reward expectation. Surprisingly, neuronal
activity in S1 shifts from simply representing stimulus properties to
transducing signals necessary for adaptive behavior in an experience
dependent manner. Our results suggest that neuronal signals in S1 are part
of an adaptive framework that facilitates flexible behavior as individuals
gain experience, which could be part of a general scheme that dynamically
distributes the neural correlates of behavior during learning.