Future State Prediction in the ACC
During a sequential decision task, model-based action selection in the ACC harnesses chosen actions to flexibly update behavioral contingencies
Decoding the Syntax of Behavior
Sandeep Robert Datta on how MoSeq indexes neural circuit activity and behavior
A Locus for Neuropathic Pain
Signaling in the parabrachial nucleus regulates hyperalgesia and aversion
Research Focus
Mysteries of Sleep
Peter Shiromani and Antoine Adamantidis discuss recent research using Inscopix miniscopes to image hypothalamic neurons involved in sleep and arousal in freely behaving mice
The zona incerta may initiate sleep and hypersomnolence
Hypothalamic activity links REM sleep and food intake
Emotion in Motion
Stimulus-specific slow neuronal dynamics underlie threat responses that comprise a form of emotional short term memory
Mouse fMRI reveals the loci for corticolimbic computations
From the Bench
The Neuroscience of Mental Health
Kafui Dzirasa discusses his lab's research at Duke University and the neuroscience of depression. We also get to know Kaf as a scientist, thinker and humanitarian.
A Neural Circuit for Consciousness?
Consciousness is our felt experience according to Christof Koch. Learn about a candidate circuit for consciousness and the future of team science at the Allen Institute.
Dopamine Circuits for Aversion
Kay Tye of the Salk Institute discusses her lab's recent work illuminating the neural circuits by which dopamine regulates aversion in freely behaving mice
Coffee Break with Gabriela Martens
A postdoctoral researcher in Rui Costa's lab, Gabriela studies ASD and striatal networks whose function is thought to underlie repetitive behaviors
Coffee Break with Sachin Patel
Learn about the biology of stress-related disorders with Sachin Patel, Professor of Psychiatry and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics at Vanderbilt University
Untangling Parkinson's Circuits
Jones Parker, a former Stanford/Pfizer postdoctoral fellow, discusses his recent studies that shed light on the neural circuits of Parkinsonian and dyskinetic states
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Neuronal Hydration Station
Subfornical organ neurons regulated by GABA cells under sodium control define a circuit for thirst
Splitter Neurons in the Field
A system of cell turnover in the place field even when behavior is unchanged
Space, Time, and Memory
Michael Hasselmo discusses the role of the hippocampus and associated structures in episodic memory
Tracking the Fearful Seahorse
Christine Denny and Christoph Anacker on imaging hippocampal circuits for fear and psychosocial stress
Monkey Neural Circuits in Action
Jonathan Nassi and Anil Bollimunta review current approaches to imaging in non-human primates
Brain Machine Interfaces
Explore BMI's and motor learning with an expert on building prosthetic devices, Krishna Shenoy
The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative
Cori Bargmann, President of Science at CZI, talks neuroscience and the future of brain disease studies
The Future of Mental Health
Thomas Insel discusses the impact of genomics, neuroscience, and AI on mental health and biomedicine
nVista and Non-Human Primate
Director of Translational Science Jonathan Nassi discusses the challenges of the first monkey papers
Must-Read Circuit Neuroscience
Sushmitha Gururaj reviews exciting papers with novel insights on neural circuits
Coffee Break with Walter Fischler
A postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University who uses the Inscopix in vivo imaging platform in mice