Two different perspectives have informed efforts to explain the link between the brain and
behaviour. One approach seeks to identify neural circuit elements that carry out specific …

Neuroscientists today can measure activity from more neurons than ever before, and are
facing the challenge of connecting these brain-wide neural recordings to computation and …

How do neural populations code for multiple, potentially conflicting tasks? Here we used
computational simulations involving neural networks to define" lazy" and" rich" coding …

Physics is a field of science that has traditionally used the scientific method to answer
questions about why natural phenomena occur and to make testable models that explain the …

A major shift is happening within neurophysiology: a population doctrine is drawing level
with the single-neuron doctrine that has long dominated the field. Population-level ideas …

Neural computations are currently investigated using two separate approaches: sorting
neurons into functional subpopulations or examining the low-dimensional dynamics of …

Neural activity is often described in terms of population-level factors extracted from the
responses of many neurons. Factors provide a lower-dimensional description with the aim of …

Accurate navigation to a desired goal requires consecutive estimates of spatial relationships
between the current position and future destination throughout the journey. Although …

Lateral intraparietal (LIP) neurons represent formation of perceptual decisions involving eye
movements. In circuit models for these decisions, neural ensembles that encode actions …

The brain plans and executes volitional movements. The underlying patterns of neural
population activity have been explored in the context of movements of the eyes, limbs …