Marmosets: a neuroscientific model of human social behavior

CT Miller, WA Freiwald, DA Leopold, JF Mitchell… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) has garnered interest recently as a powerful
model for the future of neuroscience research. Much of this excitement has centered on the …

Linking ADHD to the neural circuitry of attention

A Mueller, DS Hong, S Shepard, T Moore - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition with a heterogeneous
presentation. Current diagnosis is primarily based on subjective experience and observer …

Molecular classification and comparative taxonomics of foveal and peripheral cells in primate retina

YR Peng, K Shekhar, W Yan, D Herrmann… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
High-acuity vision in primates, including humans, is mediated by a small central retinal
region called the fovea. As more accessible organisms lack a fovea, its specialized function …

Two distinct types of eye-head coupling in freely moving mice

AF Meyer, J O'Keefe, J Poort - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Animals actively interact with their environment to gather sensory information. There is
conflicting evidence about how mice use vision to sample their environment. During head …

[HTML][HTML] The marmoset monkey as a model for visual neuroscience

JF Mitchell, DA Leopold - Neuroscience research, 2015 - Elsevier
The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) has been valuable as a primate model in
biomedical research. Interest in this species has grown recently, in part due to the successful …

Primacy of vision shapes behavioral strategies and neural substrates of spatial navigation in marmoset hippocampus

DB Piza, BW Corrigan, RA Gulli, S Do Carmo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The role of the hippocampus in spatial navigation has been primarily studied in nocturnal
mammals, such as rats, that lack many adaptations for daylight vision. Here we demonstrate …

Basic neuroscience research with nonhuman primates: a small but indispensable component of biomedical research

PR Roelfsema, S Treue - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Research with nonhuman primates represents a small component of neuroscience with far-
reaching relevance that is irreplaceable for essential insights into cognitive functions, brain …

A simpler primate brain: the visual system of the marmoset monkey

SG Solomon, MGP Rosa - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Humans are diurnal primates with high visual acuity at the center of gaze. Although primates
share many similarities in the organization of their visual centers with other mammals, and …

Opportunities and challenges in modeling human brain disorders in transgenic primates

CG Jennings, R Landman, Y Zhou, J Sharma… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Molecular genetic tools have had a profound impact on neuroscience, but until recently their
application has largely been confined to a few model species, most notably mouse …

Functional mapping of face-selective regions in the extrastriate visual cortex of the marmoset

CC Hung, CC Yen, JL Ciuchta, D Papoti… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
The cerebral cortex of humans and macaques has specialized regions for processing faces
and other visual stimulus categories. It is unknown whether a similar functional organization …