More than 20 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

An analytical method reduces noise bias in motor adaptation analysis
Blustein DH, Shehata AW, Kuylenstierna ES, Englehart KB, Sensinger JW
Sci Rep 11:9245 (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88688-5

2

Convergence of proprioceptive and visual feedback on neurons in primary motor cortex
Cross KP, Cook DJ, Scott SH
bioRxiv:2021.05.01.442274 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.01.442274v1.abstract?%3Fcollection=

3

Online modification of goal-directed control in human reaching movements
De Comite A, Crevecoeur F, Lefèvre P
J Neurophysiol (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00536.2020

4

Object motion kinematics influence both feedforward and feedback motor responses during virtual catching
Gómez-Granados A, Kurtzer I, Singh T
bioRxiv:2021.04.20.440704 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.20.440704v1

5

Perceived and mentally rotated contents are differentially represented in cortical depth of V1
Iamshchinina P, Kaiser D, Yakupov R, Haenelt D, Sciarra A, Mattern H, Lüesebrink F, Duezel E, Speck O, Weiskopf N, Cichy RM
bioRxiv:2021.04.27.440989 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.27.440989v1

6

High-density spinal cord stimulation selectively activates lower urinary tract afferents
Jantz MK, Gopinath C, Kumar R, Chin C, Wong L, Ogren JI, Fisher LE, McLaughlin BL, Gaunt RA
bioRxiv:2021.04.30.442206 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.30.442206v1

7

Early fMRI responses to somatosensory and optogenetic stimulation reflect neural information flow
Jung WB, Im GH, Jiang H, Kim S-G
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 118 (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023265118

8

Sequence learning recodes cortical representations instead of strengthening initial ones
Kalm K, Norris D
bioRxiv:496893 (2020) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/496893v4

9

Speech auditory-motor adaptation to formant-shifted feedback lacks an explicit component: Reduced adaptation in adults who stutter reflects limitations in implicit sensorimotor learning
Kim KS, Max L
Eur J Neurosci 53:3093–3108 (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15175

10

The Human Brain encodes a Chronicle of Visual Events at each Instant of Time
King J-R, Wyart V
bioRxiv:846576 (2019) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/846576v1

11

Habitual coffee drinkers display a distinct pattern of brain functional connectivity
Magalhães R, Picó-Pérez M, Esteves M, Vieira R, Castanho TC, Amorim L, Sousa M, Coelho A, Fernandes HM, Cabral J, Moreira PS, Sousa N
Mol Psychiatry (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01075-4

12

The Forward Model: A Unifying Theory for the Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Control and Sense of Agency
Welniarz Q, Worbe Y, Gallea C
Front Syst Neurosci 15:644059 (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2021.644059

13

Flexible neural control of motor units
Marshall NJ, Glaser JI, Trautmann EM, Amematsro EA, Perkins SM, Shadlen MN, Abbott LF, Cunningham JP, Churchland MM
bioRxiv:2021.05.05.442653 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.05.442653v1

14

Contribution of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neuronal Activity to BOLD fMRI
Moon HS, Jiang H, Vo TT, Jung WB, Vazquez AL, Kim S-G
Cereb Cortex (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhab068

15

Neural development of speech sensorimotor learning
Ohashi H, Ostry DJ
J Neurosci (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2884-20.2021

16

A potential role for reinforcement learning in speech production
Parrell B
bioRxiv:2020.10.05.327072 (2021) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.05.327072v3

17

Neural code of motor planning and execution during goal-directed movements in crows
Rinnert P, Nieder A
J Neurosci (2021) https://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0739-20.2021

18

If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus)
Smith GE, Chouinard PA, Byosiere S-E
Appl Anim Behav Sci 240:105338 (2021) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159121001258

19

Movement-Preceding Neural Activity under Parametrically Varying Levels of Time Pressure
Trovò B, Visser Y, İşcan Z, Schurger A
bioRxiv:2021.04.29.441753 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.29.441753v1


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.