Neuromechanical principles define the properties and problems that shape neural solutions
for movement. Although the theoretical and experimental evidence is debated, we present …

Several theoretical, computational, and experimental studies suggest that neurons encode
sensory information using a small number of active neurons at any given point in time. This …

Prior work has identified cortical regions selectively responsive to specific categories of
visual stimuli. However, this hypothesis-driven work cannot reveal how prominent these …

Recent research suggests that the nervous system controls muscles by activating flexible
combinations of muscle synergies to produce a wide repertoire of movements. Muscle …

Significant trial-by-trial variation persists even in the most practiced skills. One prevalent
view is that such variation is simply 'noise'that the nervous system is unable to control or that …

Projection neurons (PNs) in the locust antennal lobe exhibit odor-specific dynamic
responses. We studied a PN population, stimulated with five odorants and pulse durations …

The musculoskeletal redundancy of the body provides multiple solutions for performing
motor tasks. We have proposed that the nervous system solves this unconstrained problem …

Although a large number of neuropsychological and imaging studies have demonstrated
that the medial temporal lobe (MTL) plays an important role in human memory, there are few …

Most of our motor skills are not innately programmed, but are learned by a combination of
motor exploration and performance evaluation, suggesting that they proceed through a …

Converging evidence suggests that the brain encodes time through dynamically changing
patterns of neural activity, including neural sequences, ramping activity, and complex …