Reading List 314

readinglist
Published

December 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

Monkeys have rhythm
Rajendran VG, Prado L, Marquez JP, Merchant H
Science 390:940–944

2

A non-monotonic code for event probability in the human brain
Foucault C, Bounmy T, Demortain S, Thirion B, Eger E, Meyniel F
Nat Commun 16:10695

3

Coordinated multilaminar dynamics underlie multiplexed computation in motor cortex
López-Galdo L, Nougaret S, Battaglia D, Kilavik BE
bioRxiv:2025.11.26.690660

4

Inferential planning in the frontal cortex
Donnarumma F, Parr T, Friston K, Whittington J, Pezzulo G
bioRxiv:2025.11.26.690672

5

Policy-gradient reinforcement learning as a general theory of practice-based motor skill learning
Haith AM
bioRxiv:2025.10.17.682587

6

A transient neural code for feedback-driven motor corrections during teaching
Kudryashova N, Hurwitz C, Perich MG, Hennig MH
bioRxiv:2025.03.21.644350

7

Topological turning points across the human lifespan
Mousley A, Bethlehem RAI, Yeh F-C, Astle DE
Nat Commun 16:10055

8

Brain-wide analysis reveals movement encoding structured across and within brain areas
Wang ZA, Kurgyis B, Chen S, Kang B, Chen F, Liu Y, Liu D, Svoboda K, Li N, Druckmann S
Nat Neurosci:1–12

9

An adaptive and flexible role for primary sensory cortex
Waiblinger C, Reedy AR, Stanley GB
Nat Neurosci:1–11

10

A scalable, causal, and energy efficient framework for neural decoding with spiking neural networks
Mentzelopoulos G, Asmanis I, Kording KP, Dyer EL, Daniilidis K, Vitale F
arXiv [csLG]

11

Generative inference unifies feedback processing for learning and perception in natural and artificial vision
Toosi T, Miller KD
bioRxiv:2025.10.21.683535

12

Concurrent saliency and intentional maps in posterior parietal cortex
Zheng R, Gu Y, Cui H
bioRxiv:2025.11.27.689962

13

Know thyself by knowing others: Learning neuron identity from population context
Arora V, Lachi D, Knight IJ, Azabou M, Richards B, Hurwitz CL, Siegle J, Dyer EL
arXiv [csLG]

14

Dynamical principles in neuroscience
Rabinovich MI, Varona P, Selverston AI, Abarbanel HDI
Rev Mod Phys 78:1213–1265

15

Multidimensional motoneuron control using intramuscular microelectrode arrays in tetraplegic spinal cord injury
Grison A, Gibbs C, Rawji V, Vila LG, Szczech I, Varghese R, Bryan P, Kundu A, Yang X, Gallego JA, Farina D
medRxiv:2025.07.17.25331429

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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.