Reading List 347
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
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Deviations from global coupling in adaptive oscillator networks: a mean-field theory for the variance of coupling weights
Gast R., Takasu S., Kurths J., Kennedy A. (2026)
arXiv:2609.22597
2
Action potential waveforms are state-dependent
Martin-Burgos B., Juavinett A., Riviere P. D., Hammonds R., Voytek B. (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.09.15.751814
3
Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain
Jokhai R. T. et al. (2026)
Nature Neuroscience
4
Deliberation is a controllable process governed by desirability and cognitive effort
Calalo J. A. et al. (2026)
Journal of Neurophysiology 136:1162-1170
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Cognitive Dark Matter: Measuring What AI Misses
Mineault P. J., Griffiths T. L., Escola S. (2026)
arXiv:2603.03414
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Observation-related activity in the human motor cortex increases with effector anthropomorphicity
Gusman J. T. et al. (2026)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123
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Instrumental-Motor Transfer: The Relative Value of Competing Movement Goals Modulates Implicit Motor Learning
Al-Fawakhiri N., Chib V. S., McDougle S. D. (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.06.22.733849
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Movement initiation-related signals differ across the caudal cingulate motor area, supplementary motor area, and primary motor cortex for contralateral but less so for ipsilateral movements in monkeys
Nakayama Y., Yokoyama O., Nishimura Y. (2026)
Neuroscience Research 105123
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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.