Reading List 326
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
JEDI: Jointly embedded inference of neural dynamics
Jamkhandi A, Korojy A, Codol O, Lajoie G, Perich MG (2026)
arXiv [q-bioNC]
2
A spinal substrate for modular control of natural behavior
Nicola F, Li L, Riesenmy T, Pursley R, Roome RB, Markowitz JE, Levine AJ (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.03.12.711392
3
Lifelong behavioral screen reveals an architecture of vertebrate aging
Bedbrook CN, Nath RD, Zhang L, Linderman SW, Brunet A, Deisseroth K (2026)
Science 391:eaea9795
4
Competitive interactions shape mammalian brain network dynamics and computation
Luppi AI, Sanz Perl Y, Vohryzek J, Ali H, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Milisav F, Suárez LE, Gini S, Gutierrez-Barragan D, Yee Y, Froudist-Walsh S, Gozzi A, Misic B, Deco G, Kringelbach ML (2026)
Nat Neurosci:1–19
5
Evolutionarily conserved neural dynamics across mice, monkeys, and humans
Codol O, Asclipe M, Sobinov AR, Chen Z, Park J, Hatsopoulos NG, Dudman JT, Gallego JA, Lajoie G, Perich MG (2026)
bioRxivorg:2026.03.06.709637
6
Peripheral anatomy and central connectivity of proprioceptive sensory neurons in the Drosophila wing
Lesser E, Moussa AJ, Tuthill JC (2026)
Elife 14
7
Spatial transcriptomics reveals human cortical layer and area specification
Qian X et al. (2025)
Nature:1–11
8
Rapid integration of somatosensory feedback in planning tongue movements
Kim JJ, Dong M, O’Connor DH (2026)
bioRxivorg:2026.03.03.709371
9
Tactile and pain mechanical sensitivity of the human hand
Giner MJ, Mazar M, Aleixandre-Carrera F, Talavera K, Delicado-Miralles M, Miralles-Liborio V, Velasco E (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.02.23.707479
10
Dynamic engagement of the motor cortex in controlling movement
Dragoi T, Loschinskey Z, Hasnain MA, DePasquale B, Economo MN (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.01.13.699314
11
Linking neural manifolds to circuit structure in recurrent networks
Pezon L, Schmutz V, Gerstner W (2026)
Neuron
Superlab Papers
Multi-task fMRI outperforms resting-state fMRI for revealing task-invariant organization of the human brain
Nettekoven C, Shahbazi A, Arafat B, Skenderija M, Xiang JD, Pinho AL, Diedrichsen J (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.03.09.710558
Speed-dependent modulation of tactile edge orientation discrimination
Sukumar V, Pruszynski JA (2026)
J Neurophysiol 135:725–732
Journal Club
Ryan Canfield, recently graduated PhD student with Dr. Amy Orsborn and Dr. Gregory Horwitz at University of Washington, joined us to talk about his recent paper:
The spatiotemporal structure of neural activity in motor cortex during reaching
Canfield RA, Ouchi T, Fang H, Macagno B, Smith LI, Scholl LR, Orsborn AL (2025)
bioRxiv:2025.10.17.683171
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/F23AW0k4y_M
Archive
You can look at an archive of our previous posts here: https://superlab.ca
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.