[HTML][HTML] Where is the error? Hierarchical predictive coding through dendritic error computation

FA Mikulasch, L Rudelt, M Wibral… - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Top-down feedback in cortex is critical for guiding sensory processing, which has
prominently been formalized in the theory of hierarchical predictive coding (hPC). However …

Developmental mechanisms underlying the evolution of human cortical circuits

P Vanderhaeghen, F Polleux - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
The brain of modern humans has evolved remarkable computational abilities that enable
higher cognitive functions. These capacities are tightly linked to an increase in the size and …

From mechanisms to markers: novel noninvasive EEG proxy markers of the neural excitation and inhibition system in humans

J Ahmad, C Ellis, R Leech, B Voytek, P Garces… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Brain function is a product of the balance between excitatory and inhibitory (E/I) brain
activity. Variation in the regulation of this activity is thought to give rise to normal variation in …

Illuminating dendritic function with computational models

P Poirazi, A Papoutsi - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Dendrites have always fascinated researchers: from the artistic drawings by Ramon y Cajal
to the beautiful recordings of today, neuroscientists have been striving to unravel the …

[HTML][HTML] The non-specific matrix thalamus facilitates the cortical information processing modes relevant for conscious awareness

EJ Müller, BR Munn, MJ Redinbaugh, J Lizier… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The neurobiological mechanisms of arousal and anesthesia remain poorly understood.
Recent evidence highlights the key role of interactions between the cerebral cortex and the …

Increased excitatory to inhibitory synaptic ratio in parietal cortex samples from individuals with Alzheimer's disease

JC Lauterborn, P Scaduto, CD Cox… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Synaptic disturbances in excitatory to inhibitory (E/I) balance in forebrain circuits are thought
to contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia, although direct …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity

YK Wu, C Miehl, J Gjorgjieva - Trends in Neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Diverse inhibitory neurons in the mammalian brain shape circuit connectivity and dynamics
through mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Inhibitory plasticity can establish …

Homeostatic plasticity and excitation-inhibition balance: The good, the bad, and the ugly

L Chen, X Li, M Tjia, S Thapliyal - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, we discuss the significance of the synaptic excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance in
the context of homeostatic plasticity, whose primary goal is thought to maintain neuronal …

Keeping your brain in balance: Homeostatic regulation of network function

W Wen, GG Turrigiano - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2024 - annualreviews.org
To perform computations with the efficiency necessary for animal survival, neocortical
microcircuits must be capable of reconfiguring in response to experience, while carefully …

Dysregulation of GABAergic signaling in neurodevelomental disorders: targeting cation-chloride co-transporters to re-establish a proper E/I balance

E Cherubini, G Di Cristo, M Avoli - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The construction of the brain relies on a series of well-defined genetically and experience-or
activity-dependent mechanisms which allow to adapt to the external environment. Disruption …