Neuroscience

Neuroscience

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    Pupil size reveals the perceptual quality and effortless nature of synesthesia

    Christoph Strauch, Casper Leenaars, Romke Rouw
    Synesthetes' pupils reflect the brightness of colors that they only see internally, making their hidden perceptual experience objectively measurable.
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    Structured stabilization in recurrent neural circuits through inhibitory synaptic plasticity

    Dylan Festa, Claudia Cusseddu, Julijana Gjorgjieva
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    Split-trial analysis reveals the information capacity of neural population codes

    Dylan Le, Xue-Xin Wei
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    Rapid cortical reorganization tracks goal-directed sensorimotor learning in real time

    Anthony Renard, Georgios Foustoukos ... Carl CH Petersen
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    Demonstrating the ability of GABAergic cells in the zona incerta to modulate motivation

    Laura Korobkova, Brian G Dias
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    Flexible brain state engagement predicts cognitive control transdiagnostically

    Jean Ye, Saloni Mehta ... Dustin Scheinost
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    foxQ2 marks fast-acting brain interneurons including a subset of dopaminergic neurons innervating mushroom bodies and central complex in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

    Ying Pang, Bastian Klußmann-Fricke ... Gregor Bucher
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    1. Neuroscience

    Toothy: an interactive platform for dentate spike curation

    Kathleen N Esfahany, Amanda L Schott ... Jordan S Farrell
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    Comprehensive characterization of human color discrimination thresholds

    Fangfang Hong, Ruby Bouhassira ... David H Brainard
    Leveraging the smooth variation of internal noise makes comprehensive characterization of color discrimination practical, offering an efficient framework for studying perceptual limits across various sensory domains.
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    A hierarchical coordinate system for sequence memory in human entorhinal cortex

    Anna Shpektor, Jacob JW Bakermans ... Timothy EJ Behrens
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    Understanding the cellular architecture of Huntington’s disease

    Dorian Pustina
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    Stronger memories through smarter stimulation

    Justin Riddle
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    Language acquisition in newborns

    Marcela Peña

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    University of Barcelona, Spain
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