Sensory areas are spontaneously active in the absence of sensory stimuli. This
spontaneous activity has long been studied; however, its functional role remains largely …

Visual stimuli can evoke complex behavioral responses, but the underlying streams of
neural activity in mammalian brains are difficult to follow because of their size. Here, I review …

Recent studies in mice have shown that orofacial behaviors drive a large fraction of neural
activity across the brain. To understand the nature and function of these signals, we need …

Change is ubiquitous in living beings. In particular, the connectome and neural
representations can change. Nevertheless, behaviors and memories often persist over long …

Highlights•Neural activity can now be recorded in all cells of larval zebrafish
brains.•Neurons involved in sensation, motor control, and learning have been …

Glial cells support the function of neurons. Recent evidence shows that astrocytes are also
involved in brain computations. To explore whether and how their excitable nature affects …

Network science provides a set of tools for the characterization of the structure and
functional behavior of complex systems. Yet a major problem is to quantify how the structural …

The complex neuronal circuitry of the brain develops from limited information contained in
the genome. After the genetic code instructs the birth of neurons, the emergence of brain …

Spontaneous patterns of activity in the developing visual system may play an important role
in shaping the brain for function. During the period 4–9 dpf (days post-fertilization), larval …

Highlights•A large fraction of the brain's instantaneous activity in worms, flies, and mice
represents the animal's ongoing behavior.•Brain-wide behavioral representations are multi …