The physiological control of eating: signals, neurons, and networks

AG Watts, SE Kanoski, G Sanchez-Watts… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
During the past 30 yr, investigating the physiology of eating behaviors has generated a truly
vast literature. This is fueled in part by a dramatic increase in obesity and its comorbidities …

How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis

M Suzuki, CMA Pennartz, J Aru - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Deep learning and predictive coding architectures commonly assume that inference in
neural networks is hierarchical. However, largely neglected in deep learning and predictive …

High-density electrode recordings reveal strong and specific connections between retinal ganglion cells and midbrain neurons

J Sibille, C Gehr, JI Benichov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The superior colliculus is a midbrain structure that plays important roles in visually guided
behaviors in mammals. Neurons in the superior colliculus receive inputs from retinal …

Kinetic features dictate sensorimotor alignment in the superior colliculus

A González-Rueda, K Jensen, M Noormandipour… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The execution of goal-oriented behaviours requires a spatially coherent alignment between
sensory and motor maps. The current model for sensorimotor transformation in the superior …

Cortical-subcortical interactions in goal-directed behavior

KG Cruz, YN Leow, NM Le, E Adam… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Flexibly selecting appropriate actions in response to complex, ever-changing environments
requires both cortical and subcortical regions, which are typically described as participating …

Inhibitory top-down projections from zona incerta mediate neocortical memory

A Schroeder, MB Pardi, J Keijser, T Dalmay… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Top-down projections convey a family of signals encoding previous experiences and current
aims to the sensory neocortex, where they converge with external bottom-up information to …

A guide to the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network data ecosystem

M Hawrylycz, ME Martone, GA Ascoli, JG Bjaalie… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Characterizing cellular diversity at different levels of biological organization and across data
modalities is a prerequisite to understanding the function of cell types in the brain …

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 …

Pathway-specific inputs to the superior colliculus support flexible responses to visual threat

C Li, NK Kühn, I Alkislar, A Sans-Dublanc… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Behavioral flexibility requires directing feedforward sensory information to appropriate
targets. In the superior colliculus, divergent outputs orchestrate different responses to visual …

The superior colliculus: cell types, connectivity, and behavior

X Liu, H Huang, TP Snutch, P Cao, L Wang… - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
The superior colliculus (SC), one of the most well-characterized midbrain sensorimotor
structures where visual, auditory, and somatosensory information are integrated to initiate …