Title : Development of cross-orientation suppression and size tuning and the role of 1 experience 2 3 Abbreviated title : Development of cross-orientation suppression and size tuning 4 5

Title: Development of cross-orientation suppression and size tuning and the role of 1 experience 2 3 Abbreviated title: Development of cross-orientation suppression and size tuning 4 5 Authors: Marjena Popović, Andrea K. Stacy, Mihwa Kang, Roshan 6 Nanu, Charlotte E. Oettgen, Derek L. Wise, József Fiser, 7 Stephen D. Van Hooser 8 1: Department of Biology 9 2: Volen Center for Complex Systems 10 3: Sloan-Swartz Center for Theoretical Neurobiology 11 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 USA 12 4: Department of Biology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240 13 5: Department of Cognitive Sciences, Central European University, 14 Budapest, Hungary 15 16 Corresponding author: 17 Stephen D. Van Hooser, vanhooser@brandeis.edu 18 Brandeis University, 415 South St. MS008, Waltham, MA 02454 USA 19 20 Number of Pages: 21 21 Number of Figures and Tables: 11 Figures, 1 Table 22 Number of words: Abstract: 214 (250 max), Significance statement: 120 23 (120 max), Intro: 625 words (650 max), Discussion: 1500 (1500 max) 24 25 Conflicts of interest: The authors declare no competing financial interests. 26 27 Acknowledgements: This work was funded by the NSF IOS 1120938 (SDV, JF, 28 MP), and by a Hoffman Research Fellowship from Bates College (CEO). We 29 thank Alexandra Hempel, Victoria Drumm, David Landesman, George Popa, 30 Tudor Dragoi, Rebecca Panitch, and Lizbeth Lueck, for help with animal 31 husbandry, and we thank members of the Van Hooser lab for comments. 32