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

Recessive cerebellar and afferent ataxias - clinical challenges and future directions
Beaudin M, Manto M, Schmahmann JD, Pandolfo M, Dupre N
Nat Rev Neurol

2

Reduced neural activity but improved coding in rodent higher-order visual cortex during locomotion
Christensen AJ, Pillow JW
Nat Commun

3

Cue-driven motor planning facilitates express visuomotor responses in human arm muscles
Contemori S, Loeb GE, Corneil BD, Wallis G, Carroll TJ
bioRxiv:2022.04.02.486810

4

Neural structure of a sensory decoder for motor control
Egger SW, Lisberger SG
Nat Commun

5

Successor-like representation guides the prediction of future events in human visual cortex and hippocampus
Ekman M, Kusch S, de Lange FP
bioRxiv:2022.03.23.485480

6

On the Impossibility of Supersized Machines
Garfinkel B, Brundage M, Filan D, Flynn C, Luketina J, Page M, Sandberg A, Snyder-Beattie A, Tegmark M
arXiv [csCY]

7

Neurochemical and functional interactions for improved perceptual decisions through training
Jia K, Frangou P, Karlaftis VM, Ziminski JJ, Giorgio J, Rideaux R, Zamboni E, Hodgson V, Emir U, Kourtzi Z
J Neurophysiol

8

Visuo-tactile integration in texture perception: A replication and extension study
Kangur K, Giesel M, Harris JM, Hesse C
bioRxiv:2022.04.01.486675

9

Antagonistic co-contraction can minimize muscular effort in systems with uncertainty
Koelewijn AD, Van Den Bogert AJ
PeerJ

10

The history of reflex hammers
Lanska DJ
Neurology

11

Planning the potential future during multi-item visual working memory
Nasrawi R, van Ede F
bioRxiv:2021.12.17.473138

12

Preclinical upper limb neurorobotic platform to assess, rehabilitate, and develop therapies
Pasquini M, James ND, Dewany I, Coen F-V, Cho N, Lai S, Anil S, Carpaneto J, Barraud Q, Lacour SP, Micera S, Courtine G
Sci Robot

13

A Neuromuscular Model of Human Locomotion Combines Spinal Reflex Circuits with Voluntary Movements
Ramadan R, Geyer H, Jeka JJ, Schoener G, Reimann H
bioRxiv:2021.09.26.461864

14

Addressing racial and phenotypic bias in human neuroscience methods
Webb EK, Etter JA, Kwasa JA
Nat Neurosci

15

Parasite defensive limb movements enhance signal attraction in male little torrent frogs: insight into the evolution of multimodal signals
Zhao L, Wang J, Zhang H, Wang T, Yang Y, Tang Y, Halfwerk W, Cui J
bioRxiv:2021.12.31.474622


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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.