Why is everyone talking about brain state?
The rapid and coordinated propagation of neural activity across the brain provides the
foundation for complex behavior and cognition. Technical advances across neuroscience …
foundation for complex behavior and cognition. Technical advances across neuroscience …
The nature and neurobiology of fear and anxiety: State of the science and opportunities for accelerating discovery
Fear and anxiety play a central role in mammalian life, and there is considerable interest in
clarifying their nature, identifying their biological underpinnings, and determining their …
clarifying their nature, identifying their biological underpinnings, and determining their …
Taking subjectivity seriously: towards a unification of phenomenology, psychiatry, and neuroscience
EJ Kyzar, GH Denfield - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Nearly all psychiatric diseases involve alterations in subjective, lived experience. The
scientific study of the biological basis of mental illness has generally focused on objective …
scientific study of the biological basis of mental illness has generally focused on objective …
Defensive responses: Behaviour, the brain and the body
YT Tseng, B Schaefke, P Wei, L Wang - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Most animals live under constant threat from predators, and predation has been a major
selective force in shaping animal behaviour. Nevertheless, defence responses against …
selective force in shaping animal behaviour. Nevertheless, defence responses against …
Brain-wide representations of behavior spanning multiple timescales and states in C. elegans
Changes in an animal's behavior and internal state are accompanied by widespread
changes in activity across its brain. However, how neurons across the brain encode …
changes in activity across its brain. However, how neurons across the brain encode …
Cholinergic and noradrenergic axonal activity contains a behavioral-state signal that is coordinated across the dorsal cortex
L Collins, J Francis, B Emanuel, DA McCormick - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Fluctuations in brain and behavioral state are supported by broadly projecting
neuromodulatory systems. In this study, we use mesoscale two-photon calcium imaging to …
neuromodulatory systems. In this study, we use mesoscale two-photon calcium imaging to …
Toggling between food-seeking and self-preservation behaviors via hypothalamic response networks
I de Araujo Salgado, C Li, CJ Burnett, SR Gonzalez… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Motivated behaviors are often studied in isolation to assess labeled lines of neural
connections underlying innate actions. However, in nature, multiple systems compete for …
connections underlying innate actions. However, in nature, multiple systems compete for …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple neuronal populations control the eating behavior in Hydra and are responsive to microbial signals
C Giez, D Pinkle, Y Giencke, J Wittlieb, E Herbst… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Although recent studies indicate the impact of microbes on the central nervous systems and
behavior, it remains unclear how the relationship between the functionality of the nervous …
behavior, it remains unclear how the relationship between the functionality of the nervous …
Astrocytes: integrators of arousal state and sensory context
The integration of external information with the internal state of the body is central to the
survival of virtually every multicellular organism. However, a complete picture of the …
survival of virtually every multicellular organism. However, a complete picture of the …
[HTML][HTML] Decision-making dynamics are predicted by arousal and uninstructed movements
During sensory-guided behavior, an animal's decision-making dynamics unfold through
sequences of distinct performance states, even while stimulus-reward contingencies remain …
sequences of distinct performance states, even while stimulus-reward contingencies remain …