Topic: gustatory cortex

Individual neurons exhibit a rich repertoire of complex dynamical patterns which vary at fast timescales [1]. Despite these fast temporal dynamics, neural circuits are able to maintain stimulus representations over the course of behaviorally relevant timescales that can subsequently be decoded by time-invariant downstream circuits to perform motor actions. Previous studies have proposed that these observations can co-exist due to neural redundancy. Specifically, these frameworks suggest that task relevant information is stably stored in a low dimensional subspace [2][3]. Moreover, time invaria

The primary function of the sensory cortex is to analyze incoming stimuli from the periphery, distinguishing and interpreting them to guide behavior. Among sensory stimuli, gustatory information enables animals to analyze the food identity and recognize the nutrition and hedonic values (e.g., palatable as sucrose, versus aversive as citric acid) to avoid poisons and regulate feeding behaviors, making it crucial for survival. Despite the importance of gustatory processing, our knowledge of the underlying neuronal circuits and their activity remains remarkably incomplete, especially compared to