[HTML][HTML] An integrative, multiscale view on neural theories of consciousness

JF Storm, PC Klink, J Aru, W Senn, R Goebel… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
How is conscious experience related to material brain processes? A variety of theories
aiming to answer this age-old question have emerged from the recent surge in …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic surprise as the foundation of the psychedelic experience

R De Filippo, D Schmitz - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Psychedelic agents, such as LSD and psilocybin, induce marked alterations in
consciousness via activation of the 5-HT 2A receptor (5-HT 2A Rs). We hypothesize that …

Local minimization of prediction errors drives learning of invariant object representations in a generative network model of visual perception

M Brucklacher, SM Bohté, JF Mejias… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The ventral visual processing hierarchy of the cortex needs to fulfill at least two key
functions: perceived objects must be mapped to high-level representations invariantly of the …

Differential behavioral engagement of inhibitory interneuron subtypes in the zebra finch brain

E Hozhabri, AC Asensio, M Elmaleh, JW Kim… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Inhibitory interneurons are highly heterogeneous circuit elements often characterized by cell
biological properties, but how these factors relate to specific roles underlying complex …

Specialized connectivity of molecular layer interneuron subtypes leads to disinhibition and synchronous inhibition of cerebellar Purkinje cells

EP Lackey, L Moreira, A Norton, ME Hemelt, T Osorno… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Molecular layer interneurons (MLIs) account for approximately 80% of the inhibitory
interneurons in the cerebellar cortex and are vital to cerebellar processing. MLIs are thought …

Genetic approaches to elucidating cortical and hippocampal GABAergic interneuron diversity

R Machold, B Rudy - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
GABAergic interneurons (INs) in the mammalian forebrain represent a diverse population of
cells that provide specialized forms of local inhibition to regulate neural circuit activity. Over …

Neocortical somatostatin neuron diversity in cognition and learning

E Park, MB Mosso, AL Barth - Trends in Neurosciences, 2025 - cell.com
Somatostatin-expressing (SST) neurons are a major class of electrophysiologically and
morphologically distinct inhibitory cells in the mammalian neocortex. Transcriptomic data …

[HTML][HTML] Optogenetic estimation of synaptic connections in brain slices

T Kashima, T Sasaki, Y Ikegaya - Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Detection of synaptic connections is essential for understanding neural circuits.
By using optogenetics, current injection, and glutamate uncaging to activate presynaptic …

PhysMAP - interpretable in vivo neuronal cell type identification using multi-modal analysis of electrophysiological data

EK Lee, AE Gül, G Heller, A Lakunina, S Jaramillo… - BioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Cells of different types perform diverse computations and coordinate their activity during
sensation, perception, and action. While electrophysiological approaches can measure the …

[HTML][HTML] Learning to segment self-generated from externally caused optic flow through sensorimotor mismatch circuits

M Brucklacher, G Pezzulo, F Mannella, G Galati… - Neural Networks, 2025 - Elsevier
Efficient sensory detection requires the capacity to ignore task-irrelevant information, for
example when optic flow patterns created by egomotion need to be disentangled from object …