Reading List 302

readinglist
Published

September 5, 2025

Trainees and PIs from the Sensorimotor Superlab at Western University contribute to this reading list. Here are the articles that have interested us this week.

Enjoy!

—the superlab

1

Convergent motifs of early olfactory processing are recapitulated by layer-wise efficient coding
del Castillo JCF, Pashakhanloo F, Murthy VN, Zavatone-Veth JA
bioRxiv:2025.09.03.673748

2

A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour
International Brain Laboratory et al.
Nature 645:177–191

3

Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making
Findling C et al.
bioRxiv:2023.07.04.547684

4

Mice navigate scent trails using predictive policies
Jayakumar S, Rigolli N, Mathis MW, Vergassola M, Mathis A, Murthy VN
bioRxiv:2025.08.27.672631

5

Temporal coding carries more stable cortical visual representations than firing rate over time
Zhu H, He F, Zolotavin P, Patel S, Tolias AS, Luan L, Xie C
Nat Commun 16:7162

6

Human dexterity and brains evolved hand in hand
Baker J, Barton RA, Venditti C
Commun Biol 8:1257

7

Task affordances shape hornbills’ problem-solving strategies
Garcia-Pelegrin E
Biol Lett 21:20250271

8

Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity
Althoff T, Ivanovic B, King AC, Hicks JL, Delp SL, Leskovec J
Nature:1–7

9

Should neuroscientists ‘vibe code’?
Dichter B
The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

10

Working together to build strong scientific communities
Carey MR
Nat Rev Neurosci:1–2

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Disclaimer

Articles appear on this list because they caught our eye, but their appearance here is not necessarily an endorsement of the work. We hope that you find something on this list you might not otherwise have come across—but, as always, please read with a critical eye.