Analysis methods for large-scale neuronal recordings

C Stringer, M Pachitariu - Science, 2024 - science.org
Simultaneous recordings from hundreds or thousands of neurons are becoming routine
because of innovations in instrumentation, molecular tools, and data processing software …

Activity map of a cortico-cerebellar loop underlying motor planning

J Zhu, H Hasanbegović, LD Liu, Z Gao, N Li - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
The neocortex and cerebellum interact to mediate cognitive functions. It remains unknown
how the two structures organize into functional networks to mediate specific behaviors. Here …

Computational role of structure in neural activity and connectivity

S Ostojic, S Fusi - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
One major challenge of neuroscience is identifying structure in seemingly disorganized
neural activity. Different types of structure have different computational implications that can …

Superior colliculus bidirectionally modulates choice activity in frontal cortex

A Thomas, W Yang, C Wang, SL Tipparaju… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Action selection occurs through competition between potential choice options. Neural
correlates of choice competition are observed across frontal cortex and downstream …

[HTML][HTML] A combinatorial neural code for long-term motor memory

JH Kim, K Daie, N Li - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Motor skill repertoire can be stably retained over long periods, but the neural mechanism
that underlies stable memory storage remains poorly understood,,,,,,–. Moreover, it is …

Top-down control of exogenous attentional selection is mediated by beta coherence in prefrontal cortex

A Dubey, DA Markowitz, B Pesaran - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Salience-driven exogenous and goal-driven endogenous attentional selection are two
distinct forms of attention that guide selection of task-irrelevant and task-relevant targets in …

A transthalamic pathway crucial for perception

C Mo, C McKinnon, S Murray Sherman - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Perception is largely supported by cortical processing that involves communication among
multiple areas, typically starting with primary sensory cortex and then involving higher order …

Wide-field calcium imaging of cortical activation and functional connectivity in externally-and internally-driven locomotion

SL West, ML Gerhart, TJ Ebner - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
The role of the cerebral cortex in self-initiated versus sensory-driven movements is central to
understanding volitional action. Whether the differences in these two movement classes are …

The spatial extent of anatomical connections within the thalamus varies across the cortical hierarchy in humans and macaques

AM Howell, S Warrington, C Fonteneau, YT Cho… - …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Each cortical area has a distinct pattern of anatomical connections within the thalamus, a
central subcortical structure composed of functionally and structurally distinct nuclei …

The secondary somatosensory cortex gates mechanical and heat sensitivity

DG Taub, Q Jiang, F Pietrafesa, J Su, A Carroll… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The cerebral cortex is vital for the processing and perception of sensory stimuli. In the
somatosensory axis, information is received primarily by two distinct regions, the primary …