Animals of the same species exhibit similar behaviours that are advantageously adapted to
their body and environment. These behaviours are shaped at the species level by selection …

Cortical neurons form specific circuits, but the functional structure of this microarchitecture
and its relation to behaviour are poorly understood. Two-photon calcium imaging can …

Much of what is known about the functional organization and plasticity of adult sensory
cortex is derived from animals housed in standard laboratory cages,. Here we report that the …

The motor cortex is capable of reliably driving complex movements, yet exhibits
considerable plasticity during motor learning,,,,,,,. These observations suggest that the …

Our understanding of the neurobiology of primate behaviour largely derives from artificial
tasks in highly controlled laboratory settings, overlooking most natural behaviours that …

Neural activity maintains representations that bridge past and future events, often over many
seconds. Network models can produce persistent and ramping activity, but the positive …

Cortical neurons exhibit extreme diversity in gene expression as well as in morphological
and electrophysiological properties 1, 2. Most existing neural taxonomies are based on …

The brain has persistent internal states that can modulate every aspect of an animal's mental
experience,,–. In complex tasks such as foraging, the internal state is dynamic …

Vision, choice, action and behavioural engagement arise from neuronal activity that may be
distributed across brain regions. Here we delineate the spatial distribution of neurons …

When experts are immersed in a task, do their brains prioritize task-related activity? Most
efforts to understand neural activity during well-learned tasks focus on cognitive …