More than 20 trainees and PIs from the Sensorimotor Superlab at Western University contribute to this reading list. Here are the articles that have interested us this week.

Enjoy!
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1

The insect compass system: from theory to circuitry
Aceituno PV, Dall’Osto D, Pisokas I
bioRxiv:2023.07.05.547838


2

Invariant neural dynamics drive commands to control different movements
Athalye VR, Khanna P, Gowda S, Orsborn AL, Costa RM, Carmena JM
Curr Biol


3

Continuous use of visual information about the position of the moving hand
Brenner E, Smeets JBJ
Exp Brain Res


4

Sub-surface deformation of individual fingerprint ridges during tactile interactions
Corniani G, Lee ZS, Carré MJ, Lewis R, Delhaye BP, Saal HP
bioRxiv:2023.07.02.547395


5

A modular approach to handle in-vivo drift correction for high-density extracellular recordings
Garcia S, Windolf C, Boussard J, Dichter B, Buccino AP, Yger P
bioRxiv:2023.06.29.546882


6

Separating the control of moving and holding still in post-stroke arm paresis
Hadjiosif AM, Kita K, Albert ST, Scheidt RA, Shadmehr R, Krakauer JW
bioRxiv:2022.11.26.517884


7

Intrinsic neural diversity quenches the dynamic volatility of neural networks
Hutt A, Rich S, Valiante TA, Lefebvre J
PNAS 120:e2218841120


8

Biophysical neural adaptation mechanisms enable deep learning models to capture dynamic retinal computation
Idrees S, Rieke F, Field GD, Zylberberg J
bioRxiv:2023.06.20.545728


9

A Brain-Wide Map of Neural Activity during Complex Behaviour
International Brain Lab et al.
bioRxiv:2023.07.04.547681


10

Dead rats, dopamine, performance metrics, and peacock tails: proxy failure is an inherent risk in goal-oriented systems
John YJ, Caldwell L, McCoy DE, Braganza O
Behav Brain Sci:1–68


11

Automated system for training and assessing string-pulling behaviors in rodents
Jordan GA, Vishwanath A, Holguin G, Bartlett MJ, Tapia AK, Winter GM, Sexauer MM, Stopera CJ, Falk T, Cowen SL
bioRxiv:2023.07.02.547431


12

Putting cognitive tasks on trial: A measure of reliability convergence
Kadlec J, Walsh C, Sade U, Amir A, Rissman J, Ramot M
bioRxiv:2023.07.03.547563


13

A distinct neural activity subspace for direct motor cortical influence on muscles
Koh N, Ma Z, Sarup A, Kristl AC, Agrios M, Young M, Miri A
bioRxiv:2023.06.18.545509


14

Memories of Hand Movements are Tied to Speech Through Learning
Lametti DR, Vaillancourt GL, Whitman M, Skipper JI
psyArXiv


15

Artificial Gravity During a Spaceflight Analog Alters Brain Sensory Connectivity
McGregor HR, Lee JK, Mulder ER, De Dios YE, Beltran NE, Wood SJ, Bloomberg JJ, Mulavara AP, Seidler RD
Neuroimage:120261


16

Machine learning reveals the control mechanics of the insect wing hinge
Melis JM, Dickinson MH
bioRxiv:2023.06.29.547116


17

Inserting a Neuropixels probe into awake monkey cortex: two probes, two methods
Namima T, Kempkes E, Smith B, Pasupathy A
bioRxiv:2023.06.26.546631


18

Vowel and formant representation in the human auditory speech cortex
Oganian Y, Bhaya-Grossman I, Johnson K, Chang EF
Neuron


19

How to make your scientific data accessible, discoverable and useful
Perkel JM
Nature 618:1098–1099


20

Wearable movement-tracking data identify Parkinson’s disease years before clinical diagnosis
Schalkamp A-K, Peall KJ, Harrison NA, Sandor C
Nat Med


21

Predictive saccades and decision making in the beetle-predating saffron robber fly
Talley J, Pusdekar S, Feltenberger A, Ketner N, Evers J, Liu M, Gosh A, Palmer SE, Wardill TJ, Gonzalez-Bellido PT
Curr Biol


Summer Break

The List will be taking a break for the rest of the summer, see you in September!


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Disclaimer

Articles appear on this list because they caught our eye, but their appearance here is not necessarily an endorsement of the work. We hope that you find something on this list you might not otherwise have come across—but, as always, please read with a critical eye.