Forebrain

…of perception and behavior across forebrain circuits, as well as manipulating activity in these circuits to affect behavior. However, we still lack good models for the large-scale organization and function of the forebrain. What are the contributions of the cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus to behavior? In addressing these questions, we often ascribe function to each area as if it were an independent processing unit. However, we know from the anatomy that the cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus, are ma

Aggression can be a fundamental social behavior in many species and is importantly modulated by prior aggressive experience. However, how this experience shapes neural activity and whether it predicts behaviors in novel, more challenging aggression contexts are unknown. Moreover, imitation learning theories of aggression suggest that this behavior can be transferred through observation alone1, but whether this learning leverages the same neural mechanisms as experience is unclear. To address these two questions, here we combine novel behavioral mapping strategies with cell-type-specific and mu

…in intrinsic timescales across the forebrain relate to the functional specialization of cortical areas along the visual hierarchy [1, 2]. Furthermore, these timescales adapt to task demands, for example, during selective attention [3] and working memory [4] tasks. However, the distribution of timescales and their relationship to brain structure and behavior have not been characterized beyond the forebrain, despite the evolutionary relevance of midbrain and hindbrain areas. These areas are preserved across different

…behaviors were attributed to distinct forebrain lesions in teleosts, and a few genetic ablations in zebrafish. However, the link between the zebrafish forebrain and verte

…restructuring occurring in the forebrain throughout development, with specific group