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

Evidence for an Intricate Relationship Between Express Visuomotor Responses, Postural Control and Rapid Step Initiation in the Lower Limbs
Billen LS, Corneil BD, Weerdesteyn V
bioRxiv:2022.10.21.513067

2

Reconstructing Computational Dynamics from Neural Measurements with Recurrent Neural Networks
Durstewitz D, Koppe G, Thurm MI
bioRxiv:2022.10.31.514408

3

Neural Representation in M1 and S1 Cortex of Bilateral Hand Actions During Prehension
Gardner EP, Putrino D, Chen VanDaele J
J Neurophysiol

4

A mind-body interface alternates with effector-specific regions in motor cortex
Gordon EM et al.
bioRxiv:2022.10.26.513940

5

Tactile acuity of fingertips and hand representation size in human Area 3b and Area 1 of the primary somatosensory cortex
Härtner J, Strauss S, Pfannmöller J, Lotze M
Neuroimage

6

Elephant facial motor control
Kaufmann LV, Schneeweiß U, Maier E, Hildebrandt T, Brecht M
Sci Adv

7

Tactile facilitation during actual and mere expectation of object reception
Manzone DM, Tremblay L, Chua R
Sci Rep

8

History information emerges in the cortex during learning
Marmor O, Helmchen F, Gilad A
bioRxiv:2022.11.01.514667

9

Humans trade off whole-body energy cost to avoid overburdening muscles while walking
McDonald KA, Cusumano JP, Hieronymi A, Rubenson J
Proc Biol Sci

10

Idiosyncratic selection of active touch for shape perception
Mizrachi N, Nelinger G, Ahissar E, Arieli A
Sci Rep 12:2922

11

Aging and the perception of tactile speed
Norman JF, Eaton JR, Gunter ML, Baig M
Sci Rep

12

Spinal premotor interneurons controlling antagonistic muscles are spatially intermingled
Ronzano R et al.
bioRxiv:2021.02.10.430608

13

Visual pursuit biases tactile velocity perception
Scotto CR, Moscatelli A, Pfeiffer T, Ernst MO
J Neurophysiol

14

Cortically-evoked movement in humans reflects history of prior executions, not plan for upcoming movement
Suleiman A, Solomonow-Avnon D, Mawase F
bioRxiv:2022.10.27.514074

15

Assistive loading promotes goal-directed tuning of stretch reflex gains
Torell F, Franklin S, Franklin DW, Dimitriou M
bioRxiv:2022.10.28.514224


Superlab Papers

Precise and stable edge orientation signaling by human first-order tactile neurons
Sukumar V, Johansson RS, Pruszynski JA
Elife 11


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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.