The structures and functions of correlations in neural population codes

S Panzeri, M Moroni, H Safaai… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The collective activity of a population of neurons, beyond the properties of individual cells, is
crucial for many brain functions. A fundamental question is how activity correlations between …

Networking brainstem and basal ganglia circuits for movement

S Arber, RM Costa - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
The execution and learning of diverse movements involve neuronal networks distributed
throughout the nervous system. The brainstem and basal ganglia are key for processing …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of neocortex: Organelles, compartments, cells, circuits, and activity

NL Turner, T Macrina, JA Bae, R Yang, AM Wilson… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
We assembled a semi-automated reconstruction of L2/3 mouse primary visual cortex from∼
250× 140× 90 μm 3 of electron microscopic images, including pyramidal and non-pyramidal …

Predictive processing: a canonical cortical computation

GB Keller, TD Mrsic-Flogel - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
This perspective describes predictive processing as a computational framework for
understanding cortical function in the context of emerging evidence, with a focus on sensory …

Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception

JH Marshel, YS Kim, TA Machado, S Quirin, B Benson… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Perceptual experiences in mammals may arise from patterns of neural
circuit activity in cerebral cortex. For example, primary visual cortex (V1) is causally capable …

High-dimensional geometry of population responses in visual cortex

C Stringer, M Pachitariu, N Steinmetz, M Carandini… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
A neuronal population encodes information most efficiently when its stimulus responses are
high-dimensional and uncorrelated, and most robustly when they are lower-dimensional …

Bioinspired neuron-like electronics

X Yang, T Zhou, TJ Zwang, G Hong, Y Zhao… - Nature materials, 2019 - nature.com
As an important application of functional biomaterials, neural probes have contributed
substantially to studying the brain. Bioinspired and biomimetic strategies have begun to be …

Thalamic amplification of cortical connectivity sustains attentional control

LI Schmitt, RD Wimmer, M Nakajima, M Happ… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Although interactions between the thalamus and cortex are critical for cognitive function,,,
the exact contribution of the thalamus to these interactions remains unclear. Recent studies …

Spine dynamics in the brain, mental disorders and artificial neural networks

H Kasai, NE Ziv, H Okazaki, S Yagishita… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In the brain, most synapses are formed on minute protrusions known as dendritic spines.
Unlike their artificial intelligence counterparts, spines are not merely tuneable memory …

Local circuit amplification of spatial selectivity in the hippocampus

T Geiller, S Sadeh, SV Rolotti, H Blockus, B Vancura… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Local circuit architecture facilitates the emergence of feature selectivity in the cerebral
cortex. In the hippocampus, it remains unknown whether local computations supported by …