Separating Cognitive and Motor Processes: A Breakthrough in Mouse Behavioral Research Academic Background In the study of animal behavior, cognitive processes and motor processes are often closely intertwined. For example, when a mouse explores its environment, its facial expressions or active sampling behaviors not only reflect movement but are al...

Temporal Dynamics Constraints on Neural Population Activity: Computational Mechanisms of Neural Activity Revealed by Brain-Computer Interfaces Academic Background How neural activity in the brain evolves over time is a central issue in understanding sensory, motor, and cognitive functions. For a long time, network models have posited that the brain...

Academic News Report Background The motor cortex has long been the focus of research on motor control, mainly studying its role in active motor execution. However, even in the absence of actual motor output, the motor cortex also activates during motor imagery. Previous behavioral and imaging studies have confirmed this phenomenon, but how the spec...