Tools and Resources

A Tools and Resources article allows authors to publish the details of new experimental techniques, datasets, software tools, and other resources.

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    1. Neuroscience

    Rodent ultrasonic vocal interaction resolved with millimeter precision using hybrid beamforming

    Max L Sterling, Ruben Teunisse, Bernhard Englitz
    The accuracy of the Hybrid Vocalization Localizer (HyVL) brings a revolution to the study of social vocalizations of rodents and other animals, where vocalizations often occur in close proximity, and will empower downstream analysis of sequence and semantic analyses.
    1. Neuroscience

    An open-source platform for head-fixed operant and consummatory behavior

    Adam Gordon-Fennell, Joumana M Barbakh ... Garret D Stuber
    A customizable open-source hardware and software platform for conducting diverse behavioral experiments in head-fixed mice.
    1. Neuroscience

    Bayesian analysis of phase data in EEG and MEG

    Sydney Dimmock, Cian O'Donnell, Conor J Houghton
    1. Neuroscience

    Statistical inference on representational geometries

    Heiko H Schütt, Alexander D Kipnis ... Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
    New methods for statistical inference in representational similarity analysis were developed, tested thoroughly, and are made available in an open-source Python toolbox.
    1. Neuroscience

    Using adversarial networks to extend brain computer interface decoding accuracy over time

    Xuan Ma, Fabio Rizzoglio ... Ann Kennedy
    Incorporating cycle-consistency loss into a generative adversarial network creates a high-performance and robust 'aligner' of neural population activity, permitting a fixed intracortical brain computer interface to be used for months without recalibration and without requiring inference of a latent manifold.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Optogenetic manipulation of Gq- and Gi/o-coupled receptor signaling in neurons and heart muscle cells

    Hanako Hagio, Wataru Koyama ... Masahiko Hibi
    Animal G-protein-coupled bistable rhodopsins can regulate Gq- and Gi-mediated signaling in a light-dependent manner in neurons and cardiomyocytes, making them useful for analyzing the roles of GPCR signaling in vivo.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Optogenetic manipulation of neuronal and cardiomyocyte functions in zebrafish using microbial rhodopsins and adenylyl cyclases

    Hanako Hagio, Wataru Koyama ... Masahiko Hibi
    Functional assays using zebrafish reveal that various microbial channelrhodopsins, guanylyl cyclase rhodopsin, and photoactivated adenylyl cyclases function as potent optogenetic tools, effectively controlling neural activity and cardiac function in zebrafish.
    1. Developmental Biology

    scRNA-sequencing in chick suggests a probabilistic model for cell fate allocation at the neural plate border

    Alexandre P Thiery, Ailin Leticia Buzzi ... Andrea Streit
    Neural plate border cells co-express neural, neural crest, and placodal transcriptional programs before cell fate decisions occur and are transcriptionally heterogeneous along the antero-posterior and medial-lateral axis.