Reading List 351
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
Gradute Student Recruitment
The Sensorimotor Superlab at Western University is now accepting applications for MSc / PhD students who want to join the lab in Fall 2027. The successful candidates will then apply in January to the graduate program appropriate for their interests (e.g. Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science, Statistics). Applications should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file entitled LastName_FirstName.pdf directly to one of the PIs (jdiedric@uwo.ca , andrew.pruszynski@uwo.ca, or pgribble@uwo.ca). The pdf must include:
- A CV (including publications and conference presentations).
- A statement of research interest outlining current experience and plans for future research, not exceeding 2 pages. The statement should make clear how your interests fit with the ongoing work in each lab. Please see recent publications for each lab: Diedrichsen, Pruszynski, Gribble.
- Names and contact information for three academic referees.
The review of applications will begin December 5th and continue until positions are filled. The successful candidates will then apply in January to the appropriate graduate program. Acceptance to the program is independently adjudicated and is required to join the laboratory.
1
Koopman operator theory: fundamentals, control, and applications
Mezić I., Cortés J., Worthmann K., Lazar M., Lederer A. (2026)
arXiv:2607.01819
2
Chunking: What working memory gains and loses
Xie Y., Zhang H., Wang L. (2026)
Current Biology 36:R1076-R1078
3
Functional architecture of the human insula
Quabs J. et al. (2026)
Nature
4
Ring attractor networks go full circle
Mastrogiuseppe F., Ostojic S. (2026)
Nature Neuroscience
5
A mechanistic theory of planning in prefrontal cortex
Jensen K. T. et al. (2026)
eLife 15
6
Dendritic computation for abstract rule-based flexible decision-making
Zhang Y. et al. (2026)
Science 394
7
Cellular scaling laws in the mammalian brain
Chen F., Macosko E. Z. (2026)
Cell 189:6564-6573
8
A corticohypothalamic circuit that mediates maternal awakening to pup cries
Tang P. et al. (2026)
Nature Neuroscience
9
Motor abstraction training generalizes to the refinement of specific movement patterns
Sun Z., Xie Z., McDougle S. D. (2026)
Nature Human Behaviour
10
Rapid alternation of conscious and suppressed stimulus representations in the primate brain
Hesse J. K. et al. (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.10.15.759299
11
Complete or Sparse: A Tale of Two Identifiabilities
Zhou J., Klindt D. (2026)
arXiv:2610.20851
12
Dynamics of dopamine transients in human olfactory epithelium during reward learning
Paul Sands L. et al. (2026)
bioRxiv:2026.10.07.757414
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.