Past Updates
January 2024
Neural Processing of Speech Using Intracranial Electroencephalography: Sound Representations in the Auditory Cortex (Liberty S. Hamilton)
The Natural Scene Network (Diane Beck, Dirk B. Walther), revised
Understanding How Humans Learn and Adapt to Changing Environments (Daphne Bavelier, Aaron Cochrane)
December 2023
Functional Specialization Across the Visual Cortex (Erez Freud, Tzvi Ganel, Galia Avidan)
Statistics, Computation, and Coding in the Retina (Gregory Schwartz), revised
November 2023
Neural Oscillations in Audiovisual Language and Communication (Linda Drijvers, Sara Mazzini)
Visual Perception in the Human Brain: How the Brain Perceives and Understands Real-World Scenes (Clemens G. Bartnik, Iris I. A. Groen), revised
October 2023
The Interaction of Perception and Memory (Emma Megla, Wilma A. Bainbridge)
August 2023
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging (Jessica A. Bernard, Tracey H. Hicks)
Drosophila Reward Circuits (John S. Hernandez, Tariq M. Brown, Karla R. Kaun), revised
Investigating Learning and Memory in Humans (Evangelia G. Chrysikou, Elizabeth Espinal, Alexandra E. Kelly)
The Insect Central Complex (Stanley Heinze)
July 2023
Spatial Cognition in Rodents (Freyja Ólafsdóttir)
April 2023
Magnetoreception and Bird Navigation (Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko)
Pain and its Modulation (Asaf Keller)
Plasticity of Information Processing in the Auditory System (Andrew J. King)
March 2023
Pain and its Modulation (Asaf Keller)
Plasticity of Information Processing in the Auditory System (Andrew J. King)
February 2023
The Sensory World of the Naked Mole-Rat (Thomas J. Park)
January 2023
BDNF-Induced Plasticity of Spinal Circuits Underlying Pain and Learning (Sandra M. Garraway)
Neural Mechanisms for Odor-Guided Behavior (Giuliano Gaeta, Regina M. Sullivan, Donald A. Wilson)
Neural Mechanisms of Tinnitus (Adam Hockley, Susan E. Shore)
Neural Processing of Taste Information (Alfredo Fontanini, Lindsey Czarnecki)
Plasticity of Information Processing in the Auditory System (Andrew J. King)
November 2022
Predictive Coding Theories of Cortical Function (Linxing Preston Jiang, Rajesh P.N. Rao)
The Neural Basis of Behavioral Sequences in Cortical and Subcortical Circuits (Katherine E. Conen, Theresa M. Desrochers)
Vision and Art (Bevil R. Conway)
September 2022
The Processing of Hydrodynamic Stimuli with the Fish Lateral Line System (Joachim Mogdans)
June 2022
Evolution, Homology, Cell Classification, and Parallel Processing for Vision (W. Martin Usrey, S. Murray Sherman)
May 2022
Models of Decision-Making Over Time (Paul Cisek, David Thura)
March 2022
Confidence in Decision-Making (Megan A.K. Peters)
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Affective Responses (Kalynn Schulz, Marcia Chavez, Arthur Castaneda)
January 2022
The Neuroendocrinology of Empathy (James Burkett, Farzaneh Naghavi)
December 2021
The Regulation of Sleep (Craig Heller)
November 2021
Autonomic Regulation of Kidney Function (Mohammed H. Abdulla, Edward J. Johns)
Neuroendocrinology of Stress and Addiction (Steven Kinsey, Olivia Vanegas, Kristen Trexler, Floyd Steele, Matthew Eckard)
Stress-Modulated Pathways (Nicolas Rohleder)
October 2021
Development of Lung Innervation (Talita de Melo e Silva, Catherine Miriam Czeisler, José Javier Otero)
August 2021
High-density Electrophysiological Recordings to Assess the Dynamic Properties of Attention (Corentin Gaillard, Suliann Ben Hamed)
Insect Color Vision (Natalie Hempel de Ibarra, Misha Vorobyev)
Neurobiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Steven Holfinger, M. Melanie Lyons, Nitin Bhatt, Ulysses Magalang)
Nociceptors and Chronic Pain (Edgar T. Walters)
Regulating Systems in Neuroimmunology (William H. Walker II, A. Courtney DeVries)
Regulators and Integration of Peripheral Signals (Michelle T. Foster)
Somatosensory Specializations in Mammals (Jon H. Kaas)
The Role of Neuroinflammation in the Response to Spinal Cord Injury (Olivia H. Bodart, Ethan P. Glaser, Steven M. MacLean, Meifan A. Chen, John C. Gensel)
The Role of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Neural Regulation of Social Behavior (Heather K. Caldwell)
June 2021
Axon Regeneration in Peripheral Nerves (Arthur English)
March 2021
Central Auditory Processing (Josef P. Rauschecker)
Chemoreception in Fishes (Hiroshi Ueda), summary
Neural Processing of Pain and Itch (Taylor Follansbee, Mirela Iodi Carstens, E. Carstens)
Retinal Mechanisms for Motion Detection (Mathew T. Summers, Malak El Quessny, Maria B. Feller)
Stress and Neuroimmunology (Eric S. Wohleb)
Synesthesia and Sensory Processing (Louisa J. Rinaldi)
February 2021
Anatomical Organization and Coding in the Gustatory System: A Functional Perspective (Susan P. Travers, Alan C. Spector)
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology: Cognition (Victoria Luine)
Cardiac Vagal Tone and Stress (Kevin T. Larkin, Alaina G. Tiani, Leah A. Brown)
Molecular Biology of Vertebrate Olfactory Receptors and Circuits (Richard P. Tucker, Qizhi Gong)
Olfactory Perception (Daniel W. Wesson, Sang Eun Ryu, Hillary L. Cansler)
Synaptic Properties of Sensory Thalamus (Martha E. Bickford)
Taste Buds and Gustatory Transduction: A Functional Perspective (Alan C. Spector, Susan P. Travers)
The Ouroboros of Inflammatory Signaling to the Brain for the Control of Neuroendocrine Function (Georgia E. Hodes)
September 2020
Octopus Motor Control (Nir Nesher, Guy Levy, Letizia Zullo, Benyamin Hochner)
August 2020
Phantom Limbs and Brain Plasticity in Amputees (Tamar Makin, Plasticity Lab London)
The Role of Microglia in the Aging Brain: A Focus on Sex Differences (Jeffrey S. Darling, Kevin Sanchez, Andrew D. Gaudet, Laura K. Fonken)
July 2020
Role of Puberty on Adult Behaviors (Kristen Delevich, Linda Wilbrecht)
What Is a Neuronal Ensemble? (Luis Carillo-Reid, Rafael Yuste)
June 2020
Integration of Peripheral and Central Systems in Control of Ingestive and Reproductive Behavior (Jill E. Schneider)
May 2020
Chemoreception in Fishes (Hiroshi Ueda), summary
April 2020
Aging and Olfaction (Richard L. Doty)
March 2020
Neuroendocrine and Neuroimmune Mechanisms Regulating the Blood-Brain Barrier (Divine C. Nwafor, Allison L. Brichacek, Sreeparna Chakraborty, Catheryne A. Gambill, Stanley A. Benkovic, Candice M. Brown)
Paternal Behavior from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Caleigh Guoynes, Catherine Marler)
February 2020
Gastropod Learning and Memory (Aplysia, Lymnaea, Hermissenda, and Others) (Romuald Nargeot, Alexis Bédécarrats)
January 2020
Gastropod Feeding Systems: Evolution of Neural Circuits that Generate Diverse Behaviors (Paul Benjamin, Michael Crossley)
Mineralocorticoid Receptors and Glucocorticoid Receptors in HPA Stress Responses During Coping and Adaptation (Edo Ronald de Kloet, Marian Joëls)
December 2019
Achieving Adaptive Plasticity in the Spinal Cord (James W. Grau)
Hormones and Animal Communication (Eliot A. Brenowitz)
Rapid Adaptive Camouflage in Cephalopods (Chuan-Chin Chiao, Roger Hanlon)
Somatosensory System Organization in Mammals and Response to Spinal Injury (Corinna Darian-Smith, Karen Fisher)
November 2019
Neurobiology of Auditory Hallucinations (Judith M. Ford, Holly K. Hamilton, Alison Boos)
Role of Sex Hormones on Pain (Dayna L. Averitt, Rebecca S. Hornung, Anne Z. Murphy)
September 2019
Maternal Behavior from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Danielle S. Stolzenberg, Kimberly L. Hernandez-D'Anna, Oliver J. Bosch, Joseph S. Lonstein)
August 2019
Neural Mechanisms of Tactile Texture Perception (Justin D. Lieber, Sliman J. Bensmaia)
What is a Sequence? The Neural Mechanisms of Perceptual, Motor, and Task Sequences Across Species and Their Interaction with Addiction (Theresa M. Desrochers, Theresa H. McKim)
July 2019
Gut dysbiosis and recovery of function after spinal cord injury (Kristina A. Kigerl, Phillip G. Popovich)
Neuroendocrine Influences on Human Sexuality (Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, S. Marc Breedlove)
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Seasonal Reproduction (Elisabetta Tolla, Jonathan H. Pérez, Ian C. Dunn, Simone L. Meddle, Tyler J. Stevenson)
Normalization Principles in Computational Neuroscience (Kenway Louie, Paul W. Glimcher)
June 2019
Homeostatic Plasticity in the CNS (Peter Wenner, Pernille Bülow)
Molecular Biology and Physiology of Circadian Clocks (Ruifeng Cao)
Plastic Changes After Spinal Cord Injury (Kaitlin Farrell, Megan R. Detloff, John D. Houle)
Thirst and Water Balance (Derek Daniels)
May 2019
Caenorhabditis elegans Learning and Memory (James S.H. Wong, Catharine H. Rankin)
Autonomic Regulation of Penile Erection (K-E Andersson)
Autonomic Regulation of the Eye (Paul J. May, Anton Reiner, Paul D. Gamlin)
Brain Derived Steroids and Behaviors (Colin J. Saldanha)
Cephalopod Nervous System Organization (Z. Yan Wang, Clifton W. Ragsdale)
Electrophysiology and Behavior of Cnidarian Nervous Systems (Robert W. Meech)
Genetics and Evolution of Color Vision in Primates (Gerald H. Jacobs)
Membrane-initiated estradiol signaling in the central nervous system (Paul E. Micevych, Melinda A. Mittelman-Smith)
Molecular Regulation of Energy Balance (D. Grahame Hardie, A. Mark Evans)
Neural Control of Lower Urinary Tract Function (Jonathan M. Beckel, William C. de Groat)
Regulation of Gonadotropins (Daniel J. Bernard, Yining Li, Chirine Toufaily, Gauthier Schang)
Sensing the Environment with Whiskers (Mathew H. Evans, Michaela S.E. Loft, Dario Campagner, Rasmus S. Petersen)
Single Neuron Computational Modeling (Yeonjoo Yoo, Fabrizio Gabbiani)
Stereopsis and Depth Perception (Andrew J. Parker)
Transcriptomic Architecture of Reproductive Plasticity (Susan C. P. Renn, Nadia Aubin-Horth)
April 2019
Autonomic Control of Immune Function (Eric S. Wohleb)
Neurobiology of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Abuse (Ruth I. Wood, Kathryn G. Wallin-Miller)
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Psychological Stress: Age and Sex Differences in Adults (Allison E. Gaffey, Brandy S. Martinez)
March 2019
Crustacean Visual Circuits Underlying Behavior (Daniel Tomsic, Julieta Sztarker)
Evolution of Neocortex for Sensory Processing (Jon H. Kaas)
Inflammatory Signals and Sexual Differentiation of the Brain (Margaret M. McCarthy)
February 2019
Enhancing the Regeneration of Neurons in the Central Nervous System (Romain Cartoni, Frank Bradke, Zhigang He)
Regulation of Chloride Gradients and Neural Plasticity (Jimena Perez-Sanchez, Yves De Koninck)
The Hypocretin Arousal Network (Jeremy C. Borniger, Luis de Lecea)
January 2019
Deep Neural Networks in Computational Neuroscience (Tim C. Kietzmann, Patrick McClure, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte)
Mechanisms of Behavioral Changes After Spinal Cord Injury (Karim Fouad, Abel Torres-Espín, Keith K. Fenrich)
Physiology of Color Vision in Primates (Robert Shapley)
October 2018
September 2018
Molecular Regulation of Energy Balance (D. Grahame Hardie, A. Mark Evans), summary
Network Analyses and Nervous System Disorders (John D. Medaglia, Danielle S. Bassett)
August 2018
Autonomic Thermoregulation (Thad E. Wilson, Kristen Metzler-Wilson)
July 2018
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Circadian Rhythms in Diurnal Species (Lily Yan, Laura Smale, Antonio A. Nunez)
June 2018
Sex-Specific Regulation of Peripheral and Central Immune Responses (Sabra L. Klein, Jaclyn M. Schwarz)
May 2018
Jellyfish Locomotion (Richard Satterlie)
April 2018
Insect Navigation: Neural Basis to Behavior (Stanley Heinze)
Raptor Vision (Mindaugas Mitkus, Simon Potier, Graham R. Martin, Olivier Duriez, Almut Kelber)
March 2018
The Functional Organization of Vertebrate Retinal Circuits for Vision (Tom Baden, Timm Schubert, Philipp Berens, Thomas Euler)
February 2018
Annelid Vision (Cynthia M. Harley, Mark K. Asplen)
Cephalochordate Nervous System (Simona Candiani, Mario Pestarino)
Hemichordate Nervous System (Norio Miyamoto, Hiroshi Wada)
Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression (Arianna Maffei)
Plasticity in the Regenerating Nervous System of the Lamprey, a “Simple” Vertebrate (William Rodemer, Jianli Hu, Michael E. Selzer)
Sexual Behavior in Males from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Jacques Balthazart, Gregory F. Ball)
Using Neural Stem Cells to Enhance Repair and Recovery of Spinal Circuits After Injury (Itzhak Fischer, Shaoping Hou)
January 2018
Auditory Mechanisms of Echolocation in Bats (Cynthia F. Moss)
Drosophila Olfaction (Quentin Gaudry, Jonathan Schenk)
Echinoderm Nervous System (Carlos A. Díaz-Balzac, José E. García-Arrarás)
General Principles for Sensory Coding (Tatyana O. Sharpee)
Multisensory Integration and the Perception of Self-Motion (Kathleen E. Cullen)
Neuroimmunology: Behavioral Effects (Gretchen N. Neigh, Mandakh Bekhbat, Sydney A. Rowson)
Prolactin: Regulation and Actions (Robert S. Bridges)
Visual Shape and Object Perception (Anitha Pasupathy, Yasmine El-Shamayleh, Dina V. Popovkina)
December 2017
Caenorhabditis elegans Olfaction (Douglas K. Reilly, Jagan Srinivasan)
Cephalopod Nervous System Organization (Z. Yan Wang, Clifton W. Ragsdale), summary
Developmental Neurobiology of Anxiety and Related Disorders (Emily M. Cohodes, Dylan G. Gee)
October 2017
Active Electroreception in Weakly Electric Fish (Angel Ariel Caputi)
Neuroinflammation and Neuroplasticity in Pain (Jürgen Sandkühler)
September 2017
Leech Behavioral Choice (William B. Kristan Jr.)
Sensing Polarized Light in Insects (Thomas F. Mathejczyk, Mathias F. Wernet)
August 2017
Cortical Processing of Odorants (Yaniv Cohen, Emmanuelle Courtiol, Regina M. Sullivan, Donald A. Wilson)
Stomatopod Vision (Thomas W. Cronin, N. Justin Marshall, Roy L. Caldwell)
Urochordate Nervous Systems (Kerrianne Ryan, Ian A. Meinertzhagen)
July 2017
Cephalopod Olfaction (Anna Di Cosmo, Gianluca Polese)
Leech Mechanosensation (Brian D. Burrell)
Visual Attention (Sabine Kastner, Timothy J. Buschman)
Xenacoelomorpha Nervous Systems (Pedro Martínez, Volker Hartenstein, Simon G. Sprecher)
June 2017
Caenorhabditis elegans Feeding Behaviors (Nicolas Dallière, Lindy Holden-Dye, James Dillon, Vincent O'Connor, Robert J. Walker)
April 2017
Neural Population Coding of Natural Sounds in Non-Flying Mammals (Israel Nelken)
Raptor Vision (Simon Potier, Mindaugas Mitkus, Olivier Duriez, Almut Kelber, Graham Martin), summary
Steroids and Plasticity (Alyssa L. Pedersen, Colin J. Saldanha)
Stomatogastric Nervous System (Wolfgang Stein)
March 2017
Auditory Processing in the Aging Brain (Gregg Recanzone)
Crustacean Olfaction (Charles Derby, Manfred Schmidt)
Invertebrate Nociception (Nathaniel J. Himmel, Atit A. Patel, Daniel N. Cox)
February 2017
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology of Female Aggression (Natalia Duque-Wilckens, Brian C. Trainor)
Drosophila Olfaction (Quentin Gaudry, Jonathan Schenk), summary
Mammalian Visual System Organization (Farran Briggs)
Thalamocortical Interactions for Sensory Processing (Jose M. Alonso, Harvey A. Swadlow)
December 2016
Network Analyses and Nervous System Disorders (Danielle S. Bassett, John Medaglia), summary
September 2016
Cephalopod Olfaction (Anna Di Cosmo, Gianluca Polese) (summary)
Stomatopod Vision (Thomas W. Cronin, N. Justin Marshall, Roy L. Caldwell) (summary)
Urochordate Nervous Systems (Kerrianne Ryan, Ian A. Meinertzhagen) (summary)
August 2016
Developmental Neurobiology of Anxiety and Related Disorders (Emily M. Cohodes, Dylan G. Gee) (summary)
Stomatogastric Nervous System (Wolfgang Stein) (summary)
July 2016
Leech Mechanosensation (Brian D. Burrell) (summary)
Sexual Behavior in Females from a Neuroendocrine Perspective (Donald Pfaff)
June 2016
C. elegans Feeding (Nicolas Dallière, Lindy Holden-Dye, Vincent O'Connor, Robert J. Walker) (summary)
Postnatal Neurogenesis in the Olfactory Bulb (Aleksandra Polosukhina, Pierre-Marie Lledo) (summary)
May 2016
Biosonar and Sound Localization in Dolphins (Paul E. Nachtigall) (summary)
April 2016
Central Mechanisms Regulating Coordinated Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function (Roger Dampney) (summary)
February 2016
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology of Female Aggression (Natalia Duque-Wilckens, Brian C. Trainor) (summary)