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Neuroscience

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    1. Neuroscience

    Developmental Landscape of Gradients in Human Hippocampus

    Debin Zeng, Qiongling Li ... Shuyu Li
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    1. Neuroscience
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Opening the black box: a modular approach to spike sorting

    Samuel Garcia, Chris Halcrow ... Pierre Yger
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    1. Neuroscience

    A mechanistic theory of planning in prefrontal cortex

    Kristopher T Jensen, Peter Doohan ... Timothy EJ Behrens
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Complementary vertebrate Wac models exhibit phenotypes relevant to DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome

    Kang-Han Lee, April M Stafford ... Daniel Vogt
    Two distinct vertebrate models were generated and phenotyped to study DESSH syndrome caused by the Wac gene.
    1. Neuroscience

    Sensitivity of the human temporal voice areas to nonhuman primate vocalizations

    Leonardo Ceravolo, Coralie Debracque ... Didier Grandjean
    Vocalizations of nonhuman primates, especially when acoustic and phylogenetic proximity is the highest, enhance human brain activity in the anterior temporal lobe.
    1. Neuroscience

    Frequency and laminar profile of feature-specific visual activity revealed by interleaved EEG–fMRI

    Tommy Clausner, José P Marques ... Mathilde Bonnefond
    Combined human laminar EEG–fMRI reveals feature-specific gamma band activity, and dissociates general (lower frequency) from feature-specific (higher frequency) alpha band activity related to superficial and deep cortical layers.
    1. Neuroscience

    Mapping abstraction and metacognition onto distinct transdiagnostic symptom profiles

    Taiki Oka, Yoshihiko Kunisato ... Aurelio Cortese
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    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience

    Modulating task outcome value to mitigate real-world procrastination via noninvasive brain stimulation

    Zhiyi Chen, Zhilin Ren ... Tingyong Feng
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    Reviewed Preprint v4
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    1. Neuroscience

    Distinct sensorimotor encoding in tuft dendrites and somata associated with action, correction, and learning

    Jackson Scheib, Zachary L Newman ... Aaron Kerlin
    The tuft dendrites of neurons in the premotor cortex are uniquely selective for corrective actions, suggesting a specialized role in motor control and motor learning.
    1. Neuroscience

    Mesoscale functional architecture in medial posterior parietal cortex

    Riichiro Hira, Leah B Townsend ... Spencer LaVere Smith
    Medial PPC comprises two specialized modules, with AM integrating visual and choice signals and A representing choice history and posture.
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Highlights

    1. Neuroscience
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    How monkeys carve up the visual world

    Binxu Wang
    1. Neuroscience
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    Understanding the cellular architecture of Huntington’s disease

    Dorian Pustina
    1. Neuroscience
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    Stronger memories through smarter stimulation

    Justin Riddle

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    Stanford University, United States
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    University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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