The ferret as a model system for neocortex development and evolution

C Gilardi, N Kalebic - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neocortex is the largest part of the cerebral cortex and a key structure involved in human
behavior and cognition. Comparison of neocortex development across mammals reveals …

Ferret as a Model System for Studying the Anatomy and Function of the Prefrontal Cortex: A Systematic Review

G Ross, S Radtke-Schuller, F Frohlich - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a lack of consensus on anatomical nomenclature, standards of documentation, and
functional equivalence of the frontal cortex between species. There remains a major gap …

Decreased grey matter volume in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and thalamus accompanied by compensatory increases in middle cingulate gyrus of premature …

S Gao, J Chen, J Liu, Y Guan, R Liu, J Yang… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The prefrontal–cingulate–thalamic areas are associated with ejaculation
control. Functional abnormalities of these areas and decreased grey matter volume (GMV) in …

The diencephalon of two carnivore species: The feliform banded mongoose and the caniform domestic ferret

S Pillay, A Bhagwandin, MF Bertelsen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides an analysis of the cytoarchitecture, myeloarchitecture, and
chemoarchitecture of the diencephalon (dorsal thalamus, ventral thalamus, and …

Orbitofrontal cortex conveys stimulus and task information to the auditory cortex

JK Mittelstadt, PO Kanold - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Auditory cortical neurons modify their response profiles in response to numerous external
factors. During task performance, changes in primary auditory cortex (A1) responses are …

Efficient Coding Approach Towards Non-Linear Spectro-Temporal Receptive Fields

P Sankhe, P Chaporkar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.12903, 2021 - arxiv.org
Linear Non-Linear (LN) models are widely used to characterize the receptive fields of early-
stage auditory processing. We apply the principle of efficient coding to the LN model of …