Neuroscience

Neuroscience

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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

    Role of GABA and NMDA receptors in shaping cortical timescales and large-scale network dynamics

    Ana Antonia Dias Maile, Oliver Kohl ... Gerhard Jocham
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    Dual pathway architecture in songbirds enables robust sensorimotor learning

    Remya Sankar, Atharv Suryawanshi ... Arthur Leblois
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    A multi-muscular, redundant strategy for free-flight roll stability

    B Kemper Ludlow, Serene Dhawan ... Itai Cohen
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience

    In vivo and in silico alpha-synuclein propagation dynamics: The role of genotype, epicentre, and connectivity

    Stephanie Tullo, Janice SH Park ... M Mallar Chakravarty
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    Non-decision time: the elephant in the executive control room

    Heather Statham, Phil Schmid ... Aline Bompas
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Synaptic vesicle undocking induces low frequency depression

    Melissa Silva, Federico F Trigo ... Alain Marty
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Tau hyperphosphorylation impairs cooperative binding to microtubules and perturbs organelle trafficking in neurons

    Daniel Beaudet, Christopher L Berger, Adam G Hendricks
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    Rank- and Threat-Dependent Social Modulation of Innate Defensive Behaviors

    Ling-yun Li, Xinjian Gao ... Ya-tang Li
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Distinct cortical encoding of acoustic and electrical cochlear stimulation

    Ariel Edward Hight, Michele N Insanally ... Robert C Froemke
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
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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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  1. Christian Büchel
    University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
  2. André F Marquand
    Donders Institute, Radboud University / King's College London, Netherlands
  3. Ma-Li Wong
    State University of New York Upstate Medical University, United States
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