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Neural dynamics and brain function
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- NeuroscienceDevelopmental Cognitive NeurosciencePeer-reviewed
Resting state periodic and aperiodic brain oscillations from birth to preschool years: Aperiodic maturity predicts developmental course
Heather L. Green, James Christopher Edgar, Kylie Mol…·Yuhan Chen
This study examines resting-state brain oscillations in children aged 2 to 68 months, finding that aperiodic measures mature nonlinearly and predict developmental outcomes.
- NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewed
Spatially targeted inhibitory rhythms differentially affect neuronal integration
Drew B. Headley, Benjamin Latimer, Adin Aberbach, Satish S. Nair
The paper investigates how spatially targeted inhibitory rhythms affect neuronal integration in a layer 5 pyramidal neuron model.
3 citationstop 3% - NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Global error signal guides local optimization in mismatch calculation
John Hongyu Meng, Xiao-Jing Wang
The paper introduces a three-factor learning rule to model how global signals guide local synaptic updates for mismatch computation in sensory areas.
2 citations - NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Online supervised learning of temporal patterns in biological neural networks under feedback control
Yuki Sono, Hideaki Yamamoto, Yusei Nishi…·Shigeo Sato
This paper develops a closed-loop biological neural network system that learns and generates temporal patterns through feedback control, demonstrating adaptability and reduced synchronization.
4 citationstop 1% - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Instantaneous Beta Frequency Regulates Self-Generated Timing in Humans
Zeng Yitong, Xiangshu Hu, Zhenyi Hu…·Biao Han
This study shows that instantaneous beta frequency in humans dynamically controls self-generated timing by predicting duration production.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.10.710730 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Baseline activity of V1 interneurons connects pupil-linked arousal to engaged behavioral state
Stijn Adriaan Nuiten, Matthijs N. Oude Lohuis, Anna-Chiara Schaub…·Jan Willem de Gee
The paper shows that baseline activity of V1 interneurons mediates the relationship between pupil-linked arousal and engaged behavioral state in mice and humans.
- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Inferring state-dependent functional circuit motifs using higher-order interactions analysis
Safura Rashid Shomali, Seyyed Nader Rasuli, Hideaki Shimazaki, Sadra Sadeh
The paper introduces CHOIR, a method to analyze higher-order interactions in neuronal recordings, revealing circuit motifs associated with different brain states and activity patterns in mice.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.09.710501 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Rebound Relays and Inhibitory Vetoes Stabilize Sparse Sequential Activity in HVC
The paper develops a biophysically grounded model of HVC network dynamics to explain how inhibition structures sparse sequential activity in songbirds.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.07.710036 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Stiefel Manifold Dynamical Systems for Tracking Representational Drift
Hyun Dong Lee, Aditi Jha, Stephen E Clarke…·Scott W. Linderman
This paper introduces SMDS, a model that accounts for representational drift in neural data, outperforming LDS in log-likelihood and requiring fewer latent dimensions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.07.710319 - NeurosciencePLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewed
Switching from tonic to burst firing creates an attractor in synaptic weight dynamics
Kathleen Jacquerie, Danil Tyulmankov, Pierre Sacré, Guillaume Drion
The paper shows that switching between tonic and burst firing in neural networks creates a burst-induced attractor in synaptic weight dynamics, which stabilizes synapses and supports memory consolidation.
1 citation - NeurosciencePLoS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewed
Computing the effects of excitatory-inhibitory balance on neuronal input-output properties
The paper derives probabilistic rules for combining excitatory and inhibitory inputs in neural circuits to explain how neurons respond to stimuli and modulate their input-output properties.
1 citation - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
A flexible quality metric for electrophysiological recordings across brain regions and species
Noam Roth, Gaelle A. Chapuis, Olivier Winter…·Nicholas A. Steinmetz
The paper introduces a new quality metric for electrophysiological recordings that adapts to varying refractory period durations across brain regions and species.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.710130 - NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Selective control of prefrontal neural timescales by parietal cortex
Orhan Soyuhos, Marc Zirnsak, Rishidev Chaudhuri, Xiaomo Chen
This study investigates how parietal cortex inactivation affects intrinsic neural timescales in the frontal eye field, revealing distinct neuronal dynamics and functional roles.
3 citationstop 3% - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
A transition-prone brain state precedes spontaneous behavioral switching
Paulina Wanken, Bradley Jay Edelman, Leafy Behera…·Émilie Macé
The paper identifies a whole-brain transition-prone state that predicts spontaneous behavioral switches in mice using functional ultrasound imaging and optogenetics.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.06.709845 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Arousal elicits a brain-wide hemodynamic wave independent of locus coeruleus noradrenergic tone
Jose Maria Martinez de Paz, Joceli Mayer, Paulina Wanken…·Émilie Macé
The paper identifies a brain-wide hemodynamic wave associated with arousal that occurs independently of locus coeruleus noradrenergic activity.
- NeurosciencePLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Education Shapes the Link Between EEG Aperiodic Components and Cognitive Aging
Sara Lago, Sara Zago, Sonia Montemurro…·Giorgio Arcara
This study shows that education moderates the relationship between age-related changes in EEG aperiodic components and cognitive performance, with different patterns observed in individuals with varying education levels.
- NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
An Efficient Computing Theory of Prefrontal Structured Working Memory Representations
William Dorrell, Peter E. Latham, Timothy E.J. Behrens, James C. R. Whittington
The paper develops an efficient computing theory to explain optimal representations in prefrontal cortex working memory tasks, showing compositional and contextual codes as extremes of a spectrum determined by task structure.
1 citation - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Cortical Field Model of Complex Spiral Traveling Waves
The paper proposes a spatiotemporal cortical field model to simulate complex spiral traveling waves and their dynamics in local cortical circuits.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.06.698037 - NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewed
Linking Neural Manifolds to Circuit Structure in Recurrent Networks
Louis Pezon, Valentin Schmutz, Wulfram Gerstner
This paper connects cortical circuit models with low-dimensional population dynamics using a recurrent spiking network model and demonstrates a method to retrieve circuit structure from recordings.
19 citationstop 1% - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
An energy information trade-off explains hidden structure in the neuronal parameter space
Philip Sommer, Fleur Zeldenrust, Peter Jedlička…·Jochen Triesch
The paper shows that neuronal parameter diversity is structured by energy-information trade-offs, forming a Pareto front in parameter space.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.02.708507 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Functional reorganization of motor cortex connectivity during learning
Kayvon Daie, Kyle Aitken, Márton Rózsa…·Karel Svoboda
This study shows how rapid learning in mice involves structured changes in motor cortex connectivity, rerouting preparatory activity to control a conditioned neuron.
- NeuroscienceNeural ComputationPeer-reviewed
Inhibitory feedback enables predictive learning of multiple sequences in neural networks
Matteo Saponati, Martin A. Vinck
This study shows that inhibitory feedback combined with predictive learning allows neural networks to efficiently anticipate and classify multiple spike sequences.
- BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
The Geometry of Cognitive Difficulty: A Dynamical Manifold Theory in Excitable Neural Networks
The paper introduces a dynamical manifold theory of cognitive difficulty using excitable neural networks, showing difficulty emerges as a multidimensional structure rather than a single scalar value.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.03.709406 - NeurosciencePLOS complex systems.Peer-reviewed
Cascades and convergence: dynamic signal flow in a synapse-level brain network
Richard F. Betzel, Maria Grazia Puxeddu, Caio Seguin, Bratislav Mišić
The paper simulates sensory signal propagation in the Drosophila connectome to study modality-specific cascades and neuron classification based on dynamic response profiles.
1 citation - BiophysicsBiophysical JournalPeer-reviewed
Distributional invariance and proportional scaling in axonal conduction
The paper quantifies conduction velocity changes along axonal branches and finds a right-skewed distribution of velocity ratios that is invariant across branch lengths and neuron positions.
- NeuroscienceStem Cell ReportsPeer-reviewed
Self-Organizing Neural Networks in Organoids Reveal Principles of Forebrain Circuit Assembly
Sebastian Hernandez, Hunter E. Schweiger, Isabel Cline…·Mohammed A. Mostajo-Radji
This study uses mouse forebrain organoids to show how variations in cellular composition influence the self-organization of neural circuits, revealing intrinsic principles of forebrain circuit assembly.
9 citationstop 1% - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Simplified model of intrinsically bursting neurons
Nikhil Xie Bhattasali, Lerrel Pinto, Grace W. Lindsay
The paper introduces a simplified model of intrinsically bursting neurons that balances biological realism with practical usability for circuit simulations.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.03.709454 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Data-derived agents reveal dynamical reservoirs in mouse cortex for adaptive behavior
Siyan Zhou, Ryan P. Badman, Charlotte Arlt…·Christopher D. Harvey
The paper uses data-derived agents to study neural dynamics in mouse cortex, revealing chaotic attractors that support robust and adaptable behavior.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.03.709365