Resilience of neural networks for locomotion

G Haspel, KE Severi, LJ Fauci, N Cohen… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Locomotion is an essential behaviour for the survival of all animals. The neural circuitry
underlying locomotion is therefore highly robust to a wide variety of perturbations, including …

A brainstem integrator for self-location memory and positional homeostasis in zebrafish

E Yang, MF Zwart, B James, M Rubinov, Z Wei… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
To track and control self-location, animals integrate their movements through space.
Representations of self-location are observed in the mammalian hippocampal formation, but …

Ultraflexible neural probes for multidirectional neuronal activity recordings over large spatial and temporal scales

Y Yang, K Xu, S Guan, J Ding, J Wang, Y Fang… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The widespread dissemination of ultraflexible neural probes depends on the development of
advanced materials and implementation strategies that can allow reliable implantation of …

When networks walk a fine line: balance of excitation and inhibition in spinal motor circuits

RW Berg, A Willumsen, H Lindén - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Balanced networks are widespread in the brain, yet their role in the spinal cord is
unclear.•Respiratory and lumbar circuits show signs of balanced activity.•Network motifs are …

Spinal V2b neurons reveal a role for ipsilateral inhibition in speed control

RA Callahan, R Roberts, M Sengupta, Y Kimura… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
The spinal cord contains a diverse array of interneurons that govern motor output.
Traditionally, models of spinal circuits have emphasized the role of inhibition in enforcing …

Brain-wide perception of the emotional valence of light is regulated by distinct hypothalamic neurons

M Wagle, M Zarei, M Lovett-Barron, KT Poston… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Salient sensory stimuli are perceived by the brain, which guides both the timing and
outcome of behaviors in a context-dependent manner. Light is such a stimulus, which is …

Granger causality analysis for calcium transients in neuronal networks, challenges and improvements

X Chen, F Ginoux, M Carbo-Tano, T Mora, AM Walczak… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
One challenge in neuroscience is to understand how information flows between neurons in
vivo to trigger specific behaviors. Granger causality (GC) has been proposed as a simple …

BonZeb: Open-source, modular software tools for high-resolution zebrafish tracking and analysis

NC Guilbeault, J Guerguiev, M Martin, I Tate… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
We present BonZeb—a suite of modular Bonsai packages which allow high-resolution
zebrafish tracking with dynamic visual feedback. Bonsai is an increasingly popular software …

Noninvasive multielectrode array for brain and spinal cord local field potential recordings from live zebrafish larvae

DL Tomasello, H Sive - Zebrafish, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Zebrafish are an important and expanding experimental system for brain research. We
describe a noninvasive electrophysiology technique that can be used in living larvae to …

Thalamic regulation of a visual critical period and motor behavior

J Hageter, J Starkey, EJ Horstick - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
During the visual critical period (CP), sensory experience refines the structure and function
of visual circuits. The basis of this plasticity was long thought to be limited to cortical circuits …