In this brief review, we will highlight the ferret Mustela putorius furo as an increasingly
utilized animal model for sensory systems and cognitive neuroscience research. In …

The ability to process and act upon incoming sounds during locomotion is critical for survival
and adaptive behavior. Despite the established role that the auditory cortex (AC) plays in …

During sensory-guided behavior, an animal's decision-making dynamics unfold through
sequences of distinct performance states, even while stimulus-reward contingencies remain …

To generate insight from experimental data, it is critical to understand the inter-relationships
between individual data points and place them in context within a structured framework …

Linking sensory input and its consequences is a fundamental brain operation. During
behavior, the neural activity of neocortical and limbic systems often reflects dynamic …

Hearing involves analyzing the physical attributes of sounds and integrating the results of
this analysis with other sensory, cognitive, and motor variables in order to guide adaptive …

Errors and their consequences are typically studied by investigating changes in decision
speed and accuracy in trials that follow an error, commonly referred to as “post-error …

Luminance-independent changes in pupil diameter (PD) during wakefulness influence and
are influenced by neuromodulatory, neuronal, and behavioral responses. However, it is …

Experimental evidence in animals demonstrates cortical neurons innervate subcortex
bilaterally to tune brainstem auditory coding. Yet, the role of the descending (corticofugal) …

To meet their survival needs, organisms must continuously select which sensory stimuli to
attend to and decide how much attention to pay. Attention's selective aspect has been a …