Neuroscience

Neuroscience

eLife reviews research including brain function, neuronal circuits, synapses, sensory processing and motor pattern generation. Learn more about what we review and sign up for the latest research.
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Latest articles

    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Impact of liver specific survival motor neuron (SMN) depletion on peripheral and central nervous system tissue pathology

    Monique Marylin Alves de Almeida, Yves De Repentigny ... Rashmi Kothary
    1. Neuroscience

    Somatodendritic orientation determines tDCS-induced neuromodulation of Purkinje cell activity in awake mice

    Carlos A Sánchez-León, Guillermo Sánchez-Garrido Campos ... Javier Márquez-Ruiz
    1. Neuroscience

    When and why does motor preparation arise in recurrent neural network models of motor control?

    Marine Schimel, Ta-Chu Kao, Guillaume Hennequin
    A computational model shows that preparation arises as an optimal control strategy in input-driven recurrent neural networks performing a delayed-reaching task.
    1. Neuroscience

    Distractor effects in decision making are related to the individual’s style of integrating choice attributes

    Jing Jun Wong, Alessandro Bongioanni ... Bolton KH Chau
    Computational modelling reveals variations in people’s preferences towards integrating choice attributes using an additive or multiplicative approach, which affected whether the presence of valuable distractors facilitate or impair decision making.
    1. Neuroscience

    The subthalamic nucleus contributes causally to perceptual decision-making in monkeys

    Kathryn Branam, Joshua I Gold, Long Ding
    The subthalamic nucleus contains distinct subpopulations that can support multifaceted roles for making decisions based on uncertain evidence.

Highlights

    1. Neuroscience

    Neurons: Preparation pays off

    Mark M Churchland
    1. Neuroscience

    Stopping runaway seizures

    Gordon F Buchanan

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  1. Claude Desplan
    New York University, United States
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    Carnegie Mellon University, United States
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    University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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