Circuits for action and cognition: a view from the superior colliculus
MA Basso, PJ May - Annual review of vision science, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The superior colliculus is one of the most well-studied structures in the brain, and with each
new report, its proposed role in behavior seems to increase in complexity. Forty years of …
new report, its proposed role in behavior seems to increase in complexity. Forty years of …
Cortical-subcortical interactions in goal-directed behavior
Flexibly selecting appropriate actions in response to complex, ever-changing environments
requires both cortical and subcortical regions, which are typically described as participating …
requires both cortical and subcortical regions, which are typically described as participating …
Basal ganglia–spinal cord pathway that commands locomotor gait asymmetries in mice
The basal ganglia are essential for executing motor actions. How the basal ganglia engage
spinal motor networks has remained elusive. Medullary Chx10 gigantocellular (Gi) neurons …
spinal motor networks has remained elusive. Medullary Chx10 gigantocellular (Gi) neurons …
Causal role for the primate superior colliculus in the computation of evidence for perceptual decisions
Trained monkeys performed a two-choice perceptual decision-making task in which they
reported the perceived orientation of a dynamic Glass pattern, before and after unilateral …
reported the perceived orientation of a dynamic Glass pattern, before and after unilateral …
Divergent midbrain circuits orchestrate escape and freezing responses to looming stimuli in mice
Animals respond to environmental threats, eg looming visual stimuli, with innate defensive
behaviors such as escape and freezing. The key neural circuits that participate in the …
behaviors such as escape and freezing. The key neural circuits that participate in the …
Transient stimulation of distinct subpopulations of striatal neurons mimics changes in action value
In changing environments, animals must adaptively select actions to achieve their goals. In
tasks involving goal-directed action selection, striatal neural activity has been shown to …
tasks involving goal-directed action selection, striatal neural activity has been shown to …
Neural antecedents of self-initiated actions in secondary motor cortex
M Murakami, MI Vicente, GM Costa, ZF Mainen - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The neural origins of spontaneous or self-initiated actions are not well understood and their
interpretation is controversial. To address these issues, we used a task in which rats decide …
interpretation is controversial. To address these issues, we used a task in which rats decide …
Corticostriatal neurons in auditory cortex drive decisions during auditory discrimination
P Znamenskiy, AM Zador - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The neural pathways by which information about the acoustic world reaches the auditory
cortex are well characterized, but how auditory representations are transformed into motor …
cortex are well characterized, but how auditory representations are transformed into motor …
Vision drives accurate approach behavior during prey capture in laboratory mice
The ability to genetically identify and manipulate neural circuits in the mouse is rapidly
advancing our understanding of visual processing in the mammalian brain [1, 2]. However …
advancing our understanding of visual processing in the mammalian brain [1, 2]. However …
Selective corticostriatal plasticity during acquisition of an auditory discrimination task
Perceptual decisions are based on the activity of sensory cortical neurons, but how
organisms learn to transform this activity into appropriate actions remains unknown …
organisms learn to transform this activity into appropriate actions remains unknown …