Modulation of neural co-firing to enhance network transmission and improve motor function after stroke

K Ganguly, P Khanna, RJ Morecraft, DJ Lin - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Stroke is a leading cause of disability. While neurotechnology has shown promise for
improving upper limb recovery after stroke, efficacy in clinical trials has been variable. Our …

Preparatory activity and the expansive null-space

MM Churchland, KV Shenoy - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The study of the cortical control of movement experienced a conceptual shift over recent
decades, as the basic currency of understanding shifted from single-neuron tuning towards …

Movement is governed by rotational neural dynamics in spinal motor networks

H Lindén, PC Petersen, M Vestergaard, RW Berg - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Although the generation of movements is a fundamental function of the nervous system, the
underlying neural principles remain unclear. As flexor and extensor muscle activities …

The thalamus integrates the macrosystems of the brain to facilitate complex, adaptive brain network dynamics

JM Shine - Progress in neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
The human brain is a complex, adaptive system comprised of billions of cells with trillions of
connections. The interactions between the elements of the system oppose this seemingly …

The centrality of population-level factors to network computation is demonstrated by a versatile approach for training spiking networks

B DePasquale, D Sussillo, LF Abbott, MM Churchland - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Thalamus-driven functional populations in frontal cortex support decision-making

W Yang, SL Tipparaju, G Chen, N Li - Nature neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Neurons in frontal cortex exhibit diverse selectivity representing sensory, motor and
cognitive variables during decision-making. The neural circuit basis for this complex …

Thalamus drives vocal onsets in the zebra finch courtship song

FW Moll, D Kranz, A Corredera Asensio, M Elmaleh… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
While motor cortical circuits contain information related to specific movement parameters,
long-range inputs also have a critical role in action execution,. Thalamic projections can …

Optimal anticipatory control as a theory of motor preparation: A thalamo-cortical circuit model

TC Kao, MS Sadabadi, G Hennequin - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Across a range of motor and cognitive tasks, cortical activity can be accurately described by
low-dimensional dynamics unfolding from specific initial conditions on every trial. These" …

Long sequence hopfield memory

H Chaudhry, J Zavatone-Veth… - Advances in Neural …, 2024 - proceedings.neurips.cc
Sequence memory is an essential attribute of natural and artificial intelligence that enables
agents to encode, store, and retrieve complex sequences of stimuli and actions …

Parametric control of flexible timing through low-dimensional neural manifolds

M Beiran, N Meirhaeghe, H Sohn, M Jazayeri, S Ostojic - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Biological brains possess an unparalleled ability to adapt behavioral responses to changing
stimuli and environments. How neural processes enable this capacity is a fundamental open …