What changes in neural architecture account for the emergence and expansion of dexterity
in primates? Dexterity, or skill in performing motor tasks, depends on the ability to generate …

Traumatic events during early life have been linked with later life psychopathology. To
understand this risk factor, researchers have studied the effects of prenatal and postnatal …

Cognitive capacities afford contingent associations between sensory information and
behavioral responses. We studied this problem using an olfactory delayed match to sample …

Frontal and parietal cortex are implicated in economic decision-making, but their causal
roles are untested. Here we silenced the frontal orienting field (FOF) and posterior parietal …

It is generally supposed that primary motor cortex (M1) receives somatosensory input
predominantly via primary somatosensory cortex (S1). However, a growing body of evidence …

With our eyes closed, we can track a limb's moment-to-moment location in space. If this
capacity relied solely on sensory feedback from the limb, we would always be a step behind …

Large-scale functional networks have been characterized in both rodent and human brains,
typically by analyzing fMRI-BOLD signals. However, the relationship between fMRI-BOLD …

The brain can combine auditory and visual information to localize objects. However, the
cortical substrates underlying audiovisual integration remain uncertain. Here, we show that …

The basal ganglia are critical for the control of motor behaviors and for reinforcement
learning. Here, we demonstrate in rats that primary and secondary motor areas (M1 and M2) …

In rodent motor cortex, the rostral forelimb area (RFA) and the caudal forelimb area (CFA)
are major actors in orchestrating the control of complex forelimb movements. However, their …