A sensory–motor theory of the neocortex

RPN Rao - Nature neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
Recent neurophysiological and neuroanatomical studies suggest a close interaction
between sensory and motor processes across the neocortex. Here, I propose that the …

A new unifying account of the roles of neuronal entrainment

P Lakatos, J Gross, G Thut - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Rhythms are a fundamental and defining feature of neuronal activity in animals including
humans. This rhythmic brain activity interacts in complex ways with rhythms in the internal …

Mechanisms underlying gain modulation in the cortex

KA Ferguson, JA Cardin - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Cortical gain regulation allows neurons to respond adaptively to changing inputs. Neural
gain is modulated by internal and external influences, including attentional and arousal …

Behavioral decomposition reveals rich encoding structure employed across neocortex in rats

B Mimica, T Tombaz, C Battistin, JG Fuglstad… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The cortical population code is pervaded by activity patterns evoked by movement, but it
remains largely unknown how such signals relate to natural behavior or how they might …

Not so spontaneous: Multi-dimensional representations of behaviors and context in sensory areas

L Avitan, C Stringer - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Sensory areas are spontaneously active in the absence of sensory stimuli. This
spontaneous activity has long been studied; however, its functional role remains largely …

The locus coeruleus broadcasts prediction errors across the cortex to promote sensorimotor plasticity

R Jordan, GB Keller - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Prediction errors are differences between expected and actual sensory input and are
thought to be key computational signals that drive learning related plasticity. One way that …

Topological nanofibers enhanced piezoelectric membranes for soft bioelectronics

B Lan, X Xiao, AD Carlo, W Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospun piezoelectric membranes are compelling building blocks for constructing
wearable bioelectronics. However, the efficiency of electromechanical conversion over a …

A cortical circuit for audio-visual predictions

AR Garner, GB Keller - Nature neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Learned associations between stimuli in different sensory modalities can shape the way we
perceive these stimuli. However, it is not well understood how these interactions are …

Movement-related signals in sensory areas: roles in natural behavior

PRL Parker, MA Brown, MC Smear, CM Niell - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Recent studies have demonstrated prominent and widespread movement-related signals in
the brain of head-fixed mice, even in primary sensory areas. However, it is still unknown …

Attractor dynamics gate cortical information flow during decision-making

A Finkelstein, L Fontolan, MN Economo, N Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Decisions are held in memory until enacted, which makes them potentially vulnerable to
distracting sensory input. Gating of information flow from sensory to motor areas could …