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    Long-range inhibition from prelimbic to cingulate areas of the medial prefrontal cortex enhances network activity and response execution

    It is well established that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) exerts top-down control of many behaviors, but little is known regarding how cross-talk between distinct areas of the mPFC influences top-down si...

    Nao Utashiro, Duncan Archibald Allan MacLaren, Yu-Chao Liu in Nature Communications (2024)

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    Prior activity of olfactory receptor neurons is required for proper sensory processing and behavior in Drosophila larvae

    Animal responses to their environment rely on activation of sensory neurons by external stimuli. In many sensory systems, however, neurons display basal activity prior to the external stimuli. This prior activ...

    Nao Utashiro, Claire R. Williams, Jay Z. Parrish, Kazuo Emoto in Scientific Reports (2018)