synaptic & neural circuits

The paper presents an ecological model showing mutualism supports biodiversity and complexity in community assembly through evolutionary processes and speciation.

This study compares a dopamine-modulated mean-field model with its corresponding spiking network to evaluate the model's accuracy in capturing network dynamics.

This paper develops a wireless system for simultaneous EEG and fMRI recording, demonstrating its ability to capture neurovascular coupling in the somatosensory cortex.

This study examines how age and limb dominance affect neuromuscular function during tasks of varying complexity, finding asymmetric adaptations in older adults.

The paper introduces the Omniroute maze, a high-throughput rodent navigation system that automates route configuration, sensory cues, and reward delivery for behavioral experiments.

The paper develops a human microphysiological model of dorsal root ganglion-spinal cord dorsal horn circuitry that mimics opioid-induced effects through electrophysiological responses.

This study examines the effects of a single session of perturbation-based balance training on balance recovery in older adults, finding improved stability but no change in recovery speed.

This study shows that slower transitions between cognitive control states in older adults reduce cognitive flexibility, despite preserved ability to reach target states when given sufficient time.

This paper describes a gene conversion-driven strategy to reprogram a modular PKS in the cinnamomycin biosynthetic gene cluster to generate a novel macrolide.

This study examines age-related changes in fMRI signatures of autonomic physiology, finding slower respiratory responses and faster cardiac responses with aging, with a notable turning point after age 60.

This paper develops a combined TIRF and 3D super-resolution microscopy platform to study the nanoscopic spatial organization of adhesion molecules on microvilli during cell rolling.

This paper develops a computational framework combining ABM and RL to predict barotactic cell migration using pressure gradients.

SDNet, a model combining CNN and recurrent networks, explains serial dependence in human perception by simulating a residual memory trace in an accumulator.

The paper shows that mice, like humans, exhibit choice history bias in perceptual decision-making, using Diffusion Decision Models across species.

This study examines how participants coordinate eye and hand movements during problem-solving tasks, revealing hierarchical planning strategies through coarticulation in gaze and cursor movements.

This study examines the mechanical role of the rectus femoris during perturbed walking, finding partial support for hypotheses about its lengthening and energetic demand reflection.

This paper introduces FLAME, a high-throughput 3D ultrasound imaging technique that significantly improves resolution and speed for microvascular imaging in mouse organs.

This paper develops an ingestible capsule for non-invasive optogenetic stimulation in rodents, demonstrating its functionality and safety in vivo.

This paper shows that feedforward CNNs can mimic human contour integration without lateral connections, recurrence, or feedback by leveraging receptive field progression and contour bias.

The paper investigates neural correlates of perceptual grouping using EEG, finding early cortical differences in responses to structured versus unstructured visual stimuli.

This study investigates how temporal parameters of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) affect neural plasticity, finding that moderate pulse frequencies enhance plasticity while burst patterns do not.

This paper develops a personalized shoulder modeling framework that improves kinematic accuracy for multiple motions using closed-chain models with 5 DOFs.

This study quantifies Drosophila thermotaxis behavior using a thermal arena and machine learning, revealing distinct roles of peripheral and internal thermoreceptors in navigation.

The paper identifies chaotic dynamics in human single neurons during memory tasks, showing increased chaos during cognitive engagement.

This study uses in silico FRAP experiments to analyze how synaptic geometry and protein-vesicle binding affect protein mobility, identifying two key mechanisms influencing recovery times.

The paper uses simulation to show that multi-site tendon transfers can produce better-directed thumb-tip forces than single-site transfers for lateral pinch grasp in tetraplegia.

This study shows that schooling fish adjust their social interactions under stress to reach a critical state, enhancing adaptability, with group size influencing the need for external stressors.

This paper introduces PADAM, a time-domain passive cavitation imaging method that improves resolution and reduces artifacts compared to existing methods, enabling better cavitation monitoring and control in FUS therapy.