Despite being an intensive area of research, the function of the anterior cingulate cortex
(ACC) remains somewhat of a mystery. Human imaging studies implicate the ACC in various …

Studies in rats, monkeys and humans have established that the medial prefrontal cortex is
crucial for the ability to exert adaptive control over behavior. Here, we review studies on the …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in controlling goal-directed behavior. Although a
variety of task-related signals have been observed in the PFC, whether they are differentially …

Behavior relies on activity in structured neural circuits that are distributed across the brain,
but most experiments probe neurons in a single area at a time. Using multiple Neuropixels …

Single-trial analyses of ensemble activity in alert animals demonstrate that cortical circuits
dynamics evolve through temporal sequences of metastable states. Metastability has been …

The activity of ensembles of simultaneously recorded neurons can be represented as a set
of points in the space of firing rates. Even though the dimension of this space is equal to the …

The hippocampus and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are traditionally associated with
regulating memory and executive function, respectively. The contribution of these brain …

Respiration-rhythmic oscillations in the local field potential emerge in the mPFC, a cortical
region with a key role in the regulation of cognitive and emotional behavior. Respiration …

Sensory stimuli can be recognized more rapidly when they are expected. This phenomenon
depends on expectation affecting the cortical processing of sensory information. However …

Physiological need states direct decision-making toward re-establishing homeostasis. Using
a two-alternative forced choice task for mice that models elements of human decisions, we …