The property of mixed selectivity has been discussed at a computational level and offers a
strategy to maximize computational power by adding versatility to the functional role of each …

Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators have a wide range of key roles throughout the
nervous system. However, their dynamics in both health and disease have been challenging …

Automated visual tracking of animals is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for the study
of behavior. It offers a quantitative methodology by which organisms' sensing and decision …

The superior colliculus, or tectum in the case of non-mammalian vertebrates, is a part of the
brain that registers events in the surrounding space, often through vision and hearing, but …

The zebrafish is increasingly recognized as a model organism for translational research into
human neuropathology. The zebrafish brain exhibits fundamental resemblance with human …

The internal brain dynamics that link sensation and action are arguably better studied during
natural animal behaviors. Here, we report on a novel volume imaging and 3D tracking …

The brain has persistent internal states that can modulate every aspect of an animal's mental
experience,,–. In complex tasks such as foraging, the internal state is dynamic …

When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …

Escape behaviors deliver organisms away from imminent catastrophe. Here, we
characterize behavioral responses of freely swimming larval zebrafish to looming visual …

An important concept in ethology is that complex behaviors can be constructed from a set of
basic motor patterns. Identifying the set of patterns available to an animal is key to making …