Decisions made by mammals and birds are often temporally extended. They require
planning and sampling of decision-relevant information. Our understanding of such decision …

In most sensory modalities, neuronal connectivity reflects behaviorally relevant stimulus
features, such as spatial location, orientation, and sound frequency. By contrast, the …

In the mid-19th century, a misconception was born, which understandably persists in the
minds of many neuroscientists today. The eminent scientist Albert von Kölliker named a …

The olfactory system plays crucial roles in perceiving and interacting with their surroundings.
Previous studies have deciphered basic odor perceptions, but how information processing …

The ways in which sensory stimuli acquire motivational valence through association with
other stimuli is one of the simplest forms of learning. Although we have identified many brain …

The olfactory tubercle (OT), which is a component of the olfactory cortex and ventral striatum,
has functional domains that play a role in odor-guided motivated behaviors. Learning odor …

Volatile chemicals in the environment provide ethologically important information to many
animals. However, how animals learn to use this information is only beginning to be …

Previous studies have shown that dopaminergic activity modulates the salience of novel
stimuli enabling the formation of recognition memories. In this work, we hypothesize that …

Spatial information is encoded by location-dependent hippocampal place cell firing rates
and sub-second, rhythmic entrainment of spike times. These rate and temporal codes have …

A better understanding of social human dynamics would be a powerful tool to improve
nearly any computational endeavour that involves human interactions. This includes …