Transcranial alternating current stimulation entrains alpha oscillations by preferential phase synchronization of fast-spiking cortical neurons to stimulation waveform

WA Huang, IM Stitt, E Negahbani, DJ Passey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Computational modeling and human studies suggest that transcranial alternating current
stimulation (tACS) modulates alpha oscillations by entrainment. Yet, a direct examination of …

Evolution of the neocortex through RNA-binding proteins and post-transcriptional regulation

I Salamon, MR Rasin - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human neocortex is undoubtedly considered a supreme accomplishment in mammalian
evolution. It features a prenatally established six-layered structure which remains plastic to …

Ferret as a Model System for Studying the Anatomy and Function of the Prefrontal Cortex: A Systematic Review

G Ross, S Radtke-Schuller, F Frohlich - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a lack of consensus on anatomical nomenclature, standards of documentation, and
functional equivalence of the frontal cortex between species. There remains a major gap …

State-dependent encoding of sound and behavioral meaning in a tertiary region of the ferret auditory cortex

D Elgueda, D Duque, S Radtke-Schuller, P Yin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
In higher sensory cortices, there is a gradual transformation from sensation to perception
and action. In the auditory system, this transformation is revealed by responses in the rostral …

A prominent vertical occipital white matter fasciculus unique to primate brains

H Takemura, T Kaneko, CC Sherwood, GA Johnson… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Vision in humans and other primates enlists parallel processing streams in the dorsal and
ventral visual cortex, known to support spatial and object processing, respectively. These …

Multi-scale mapping along the auditory hierarchy using high-resolution functional UltraSound in the awake ferret

C Bimbard, C Demene, C Girard, S Radtke-Schuller… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
A major challenge in neuroscience is to longitudinally monitor whole brain activity across
multiple spatial scales in the same animal. Functional UltraSound (fUS) is an emerging …

Mesoscopic landscape of cortical functions revealed by through-skull wide-field optical imaging in marmoset monkeys

X Song, Y Guo, H Li, C Chen, JH Lee, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The primate cerebral cortex is organized into specialized areas representing different
modalities and functions along a continuous surface. The functional maps across the cortex …

Dynamics and hierarchical encoding of non-compact acoustic categories in auditory and frontal cortex

P Yin, DL Strait, S Radtke-Schuller, JB Fritz… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Categorical perception is a fundamental cognitive function enabling animals to flexibly
assign sounds into behaviorally relevant categories. This study investigates the nature of …

Characterization of traumatic brain injury in a gyrencephalic ferret model using the novel closed head injury model of engineered rotational acceleration (CHIMERA)

JL Krieg, AV Leonard, RJ Tuner, F Corrigan - Neurotrauma Reports, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from mechanical force to the brain and leads to a series
of biochemical responses that further damage neurons and supporting cells. Clinically, most …

Behaviourally modulated hippocampal theta oscillations in the ferret persist during both locomotion and immobility

SLS Dunn, SM Town, JK Bizley, D Bendor - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Theta oscillations are a hallmark of hippocampal activity across mammals and play a critical
role in many hippocampal models of memory and spatial navigation. To reconcile the cross …