Reading List 331

readinglist
Published

May 1, 2026

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

Universal geometry of compositional construction in prefrontal cortex
Manakov M, Proskurin M, Wang H, Kuleshova E, Lustig A, Behnam R, Druckmann S, Tervo DGR, Koay SA, Karpova AY (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.04.23.720375

2

Parallel processing chains span cytoarchitectures to organize association cortex
Gordon EM et al. (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.04.21.717753

3

A mesoscale optogenetics system for precise and robust stimulation of the primate cortex
Li H, Lu D, Liao H, Zhang J, Tang J, He F, Li L, Zhang Y, Leng X, Li C, Poo M-M, Liu Z (2026)
Neuron 114:1006-1020.e4

4

Astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks
Cooper ML, Selles MC, Cammer M, Redd C, Gildea HK, Sall J, Chiurri KE, Cheung P, Wheeler DG, Saab AS, Liddelow SA, Chao MV (2026)
Nature:1–9

5

A multimodal approach for visualizing and identifying electrophysiological cell types in vivo
Lee EK, Gül AE, Heller G, Lakunina A, Yu H, Shelton A, Olsen S, Steinmetz NA, Hurwitz C, Jaramillo S, Przytycki PF, Chandrasekaran C (2026)
Nat Commun:1–21

6

The prefrontal cortex controls memory organization in the hippocampus
de Sousa AF, Zeidler ZE, Almeida-Filho DG, Shen Y, Luchetti A, Simanian S, Mardini M, DeNardo LA, Silva AJ (2026)
Nat Neurosci:1–12

7

A cortical circuit for orchestrating oromanual food manipulation
An X, Li Y, Matho K, Mohan H, Xu XH, Boato F, Whishaw IQ, Kepecs A, Huang ZJ (2026)
Neuron

8

Sensory basis of speech motor learning and memory
Rao N, Gendron R, Manning TF, Ostry DJ (2026)
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 123:e2525468123

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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.