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… between a wide range of internal states that influence how sensory information is processed and how behaviors are … C. elegans worm. Though simple (the worms only have 302 neurons), the model has proven to produce important insights …

… enable them to perform complex computations important for sensory-motor processing and higher cognitive function, and …

… research interest lies in understanding biological sensory computation – and my work strives to investigate the … and aging-related changes within different subtypes of neurons of the vagus nerve, particularly in the context of … recovery, with a focus on cytokine–neural interactions and sensory circuit modulation in neurodevelopmental disorder …

… arousal in locus coreuleus Neuromodulators inhibitory neurons prefrontal cortex arousal optogenetics multiphoton … how does this come about?” Locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons appear in red and GABAergic ones are in cyan. An NA … One type came about from those inputs – for instance from sensory processing circuits – that simultaneously connected …

… of action potentials in widely distributed ensembles of neurons. We are trying to understand how neural … past events and future movements. During motor planning, neurons in motor cortex show persistent activity related to … movements, long before movement onset, in the absence of sensory input. I will present our studies on how …

… of translating messenger RNA into proteins in neurons. Based on their discoveries in cancer and infectious … level and is developing co-cultures of muscles and neurons. Raman’s hypothesis is that while traditionally … to potential therapeutics, such as gene therapies, or sensory stimulation of key brain rhythms. Juhyuk Park, a …

… and many others, suggesting that that the LC may integrate sensory inputs and internal cognitive states from across the … the pitch is low the LC would send less NE via a cadre of neurons to the motor cortex, reflecting the animal’s belief … Not only will the team be measuring the activity of LC-NE neurons, they’ll also take them over using optogenetics (in …