A neural gating mechanism in the external cuneate nucleus of the rat brain is engaged during wake movements and disengaged during sleep-related twitches.

The most comprehensive neuroanatomical atlas on the expression of three glycoprotein hormone receptors, namely, TSHRs, LHCGRs, and FSHRs, was mapped using RNAscope, a technology that allows the detection of mRNA at single-transcript level.

Early in development, before neurons in primary motor cortex are involved in motor control, they undergo a rapid transition in how they process sensory information following sleep and wake movements.

Infant rats distinguish between self- and other-generated movements, and they do so primarily when moving during active sleep.

Functional synaptic organization in the cerebellar cortex is stereotyped and associates distant modules through parallel fibers.

Cerebellar Purkinje cells make direct synapses within the parabrachial, vestibular, pontine central gray, and other brainstem nuclei that exhibit spatial gradients and cell specificity consistent with nuanced influences on diverse behaviors.

Inhibitory cerebellar feedback to the inferior olive is central to computational models of learning, but novel targets of these neurons identified here expand their potential roles.

A group of neurons in the medulla expressing the tachykinin precursor 1 promote rhythmic breathing, but also elicit substantial motor behaviors, suggesting a dual role for these neurons in the medulla.

The transcription factor Olig3 safeguards the correct specification of early born cerebellar neuron derivatives and curtails an inhibitory interneuron differentiation program.