The superior colliculus is a conserved sensorimotor structure that integrates visual and other
sensory information to drive reflexive behaviors. Although the evidence for this is strong and …

Selective attention is central to cognition. Dramatic advances have been made in
understanding the neural circuits that mediate selective attention. Forebrain networks, most …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are the most common forms of
neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the loss of cells and progressive irreversible …

Neurons and glial cells are endowed with membranes that express a rich repertoire of ion
channels, transporters, and receptors. The constant flux of ions across the neuronal and glial …

Essential to spatial orientation in the natural environment is a dynamic representation of
direction and distance to objects. Despite the importance of 3D spatial localization to parse …

Regardless of major anatomical and neurodevelopmental differences, the vertebrate
isocortex shows a remarkably well-conserved organization. In the isocortex, reciprocal …

Complex cognition requires coordinated neuronal activity at the network level. In mammals,
this coordination results in distinct dynamics of local field potentials (LFP) central to many …

Abstract Development of epilepsy or epileptogenesis promotes recurrent seizures. As of
today, there are no effective prophylactic therapies to prevent the onset of epilepsy …

The optic tectum in birds and its homologue the superior colliculus in mammals both send
major bilateral, nontopographic projections to the nucleus rotundus and caudal pulvinar …

The midbrain is an important subcortical area involved in distinct functions such as
multimodal integration, movement initiation, bottom‐up, and top‐down attention. Our group …