Thalamic contributions to the state and contents of consciousness

CJ Whyte, MJ Redinbaugh, JM Shine, YB Saalmann - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Consciousness can be conceptualized as varying along at least two dimensions: the global
state of consciousness and the content of conscious experience. Here, we highlight the …

Cellular psychology: relating cognition to context-sensitive pyramidal cells

WA Phillips, T Bachmann, MW Spratling… - Trends in Cognitive …, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract 'Cellular psychology'is a new field of inquiry that studies dendritic mechanisms for
adapting mental events to the current context, thus increasing their coherence, flexibility …

Multiscale organization of neuronal activity unifies scale-dependent theories of brain function

BR Munn, EJ Müller, I Favre-Bulle, E Scott, JT Lizier… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Brain recordings collected at different resolutions support distinct signatures of neural
coding, leading to scale-dependent theories of brain function. Here, we show that these …

[HTML][HTML] EEG spectral attractors identify a geometric core of brain dynamics

P Pourdavood, M Jacob - Patterns, 2024 - cell.com
Multidimensional reconstruction of brain attractors from electroencephalography (EEG) data
enables the analysis of geometric complexity and interactions between signals in state …

Learning and Controlling Multiscale Dynamics in Spiking Neural Networks Using Recursive Least Square Modifications

Q Wei, L Han, T Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the capability to simultaneously record
discrete signals across multiple scales, but how to effectively process and analyze these …

Frequency-dependent membrane polarization across neocortical cell types and subcellular elements by transcranial alternating current stimulation

X Huang, X Wei, J Wang, G Yi - Journal of Neural Engineering, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a non-invasive brain
stimulation technique that directly interacts with ongoing brain oscillations in a frequency …

Phylogenetically-preserved multiscale neuronal activity: iterative coarse-graining reconciles scale-dependent theories of brain function

B Munn, EJ Muller, IA Favre-Bulle, E Scott… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Brain recordings collected at different resolutions support statistically distinct signatures of
information processing, leading to scale-dependent theories of brain function. Here, we …

A Burst-dependent Thalamocortical Substrate for Visual Rivalry

CJ Whyte, BR Munn, J Aru, M Larkum, Y John… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Investigations into the neural basis of conscious perception span multiple scales and levels
of analysis. There is, however, a theoretical and methodological gap between advances …

Enhancing learning in spiking neural networks through neuronal heterogeneity and neuromodulatory signaling

A Rodriguez-Garcia, J Mei, S Ramaswamy - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Recent progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has been driven by insights from neuroscience,
particularly with the development of artificial neural networks (ANNs). This has significantly …

Improving the adaptive and continuous learning capabilities of artificial neural networks: Lessons from multi-neuromodulatory dynamics

J Mei, A Rodriguez-Garcia, D Takeuchi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Continuous, adaptive learning-the ability to adapt to the environment and improve
performance-is a hallmark of both natural and artificial intelligence. Biological organisms …