Monthly Archives: September 2023

Interesting papers on behavioral timescale synaptic plasticity (experiments)

Behavioral timescale synaptic plasticity (BTSP) is a form of single-shot learning observed in hippocampal place cells in mice (Bittner et al., 2015, 2017). The idea is that post-synaptic activations (“eligibility traces”) are potentiated by a dendritic plateau potential/burst (“instructive signal”) … Continue reading

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Interesting papers on recent neuroscience methods

Find below three interesting methods papers relevant for neuroscience. All three of them are, in my opinion, worth a quick read. Acoustic cameras to localize ultrasound vocalization of mice Sterling et al. (2023) from the lab of Bernhard Englitz addressed … Continue reading

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Interesting papers on online motion correction for calcium imaging

In a living animal, the brain is moving up and down in the skull. This brain motion can be due to breathing, heartbeat, tongue movements, but also due to changes of posture or running. For each brain region and posture, … Continue reading

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