Scientific Articles I’ve Been Reading

This is a collection of scientific papers that have influenced my thinking about neuroscience and neural dynamics.

S. L. Brincat and C. E. Connor, “Dynamic Shape Synthesis in Posterior Inferotemporal Cortex,” Neuron, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 17–24, Jan. 2006, doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.11.026.

Ahissar, Ehud, and Eldad Assa. “Perception as a Closed-Loop Convergence Process.” ELife, edited by David Kleinfeld, vol. 5, May 2016, p. e12830. eLife, Perception as a closed-loop convergence process .

Ajemian, R., et al. “A Theory for How Sensorimotor Skills Are Learned and Retained in Noisy and Nonstationary Neural Circuits.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 110, no. 52, Dec. 2013, pp. E5078–87. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1320116110 .

Battaglia, Demian, et al. “Dynamic Effective Connectivity of Inter-Areal Brain Circuits.” PLOS Computational Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, Mar. 2012, p. e1002438. PLoS Journals, Dynamic Effective Connectivity of Inter-Areal Brain Circuits .

Brincat, Scott L., et al. “Gradual Progression from Sensory to Task-Related Processing in Cerebral Cortex.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 115, no. 30, July 2018, pp. E7202–11. www-pnas-org.resources.library.brandeis.edu, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1717075115 .

Bruno, Angela M., et al. “A Spiral Attractor Network Drives Rhythmic Locomotion.” ELife, edited by Jan-Marino Ramirez, vol. 6, Aug. 2017, p. e27342. eLife, A spiral attractor network drives rhythmic locomotion

Grabska-Barwińska, Agnieszka, et al. “A Probabilistic Approach to Demixing Odors.” Nature Neuroscience, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 98–106. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4444 .

Jonas, Eric, and Konrad Paul Kording. “Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor?” PLOS Computational Biology, vol. 13, no. 1, Jan. 2017, p. e1005268. PLoS Journals, Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor? .

Mante, Valerio, et al. “Context-Dependent Computation by Recurrent Dynamics in Prefrontal Cortex.” Nature, vol. 503, no. 7474, Nov. 2013, pp. 78–84. www.nature.com, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12742 .

Navlakha, Saket, and Ziv Bar-Joseph. “Distributed Information Processing in Biological and Computational Systems.” Communications of the ACM, vol. 58, no. 1, Dec. 2014, pp. 94–102. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.1145/2678280.

Saravani, Aram Giahi, et al. “Dynamic Brain Interactions during Picture Naming.” ENeuro, vol. 6, no. 4, July 2019. eNeuro , Dynamic Brain Interactions during Picture Naming .

Zoltowski, David M., et al. “Discrete Stepping and Nonlinear Ramping Dynamics Underlie Spiking Responses of LIP Neurons during Decision-Making.” Neuron, vol. 102, no. 6, June 2019, pp. 1249-1258.e10. ScienceDirect, Discrete Stepping and Nonlinear Ramping Dynamics Underlie Spiking Responses of LIP Neurons during Decision-Making .