Reversible silencing of neuronal activity is a powerful approach for isolating the roles of
specific neuronal populations in circuit dynamics and behavior. In contrast with neuronal …

The neocortex is the largest part of the cerebral cortex and a key structure involved in human
behavior and cognition. Comparison of neocortex development across mammals reveals …

Mesoscopic calcium imaging enables studies of cell-type specific neural activity over large
areas. A growing body of literature suggests that neural activity can be different when …

Categorical perception is a fundamental cognitive function enabling animals to flexibly
assign sounds into behaviorally relevant categories. This study investigates the nature of …

Although optogenetics has revolutionized rodent neuroscience, it is still rarely used in other
model organisms as the efficiencies of viral gene transfer differ between species and …

Sustained attention requires the coordination of neural activity across multiple cortical areas
in the frontoparietal network, in particular the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and posterior parietal …

There is a lack of consensus on anatomical nomenclature, standards of documentation, and
functional equivalence of the frontal cortex between species. There remains a major gap …

Background Although rodent TBI studies provide valuable information regarding the effects
of injury and recovery, an animal model with neuroanatomical characteristics closer to …

In this brief review, we will highlight the ferret Mustela putorius furo as an increasingly
utilized animal model for sensory systems and cognitive neuroscience research. In …

Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) has emerged as a versatile
tool for non-invasive measurement of functional connectivity patterns in the brain. RsfMRI …