Here are the articles that we have been reading this week.

Enjoy!
—Paul, Andrew & Jörn


1

Multiple regions of primate orofacial sensorimotor cortex encode bite force and gape
Arce-McShane FI, Sessle BJ, Ram Y, Balcer CA, Ross CF, Hatsopoulos NG
bioRxiv:2020.08.16.252817 (2020)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.16.252817v2


2

Encoding schemes in somatosensation: From micro- to meta-topography
Kuehn E, Pleger B
Neuroimage:117255 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117255


3

Decoding hand kinematics from population responses in sensorimotor cortex during grasping
Okorokova EV, Goodman JM, Hatsopoulos NG, Bensmaia SJ
J Neural Eng 17:046035 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/ab95ea


4

Effects of Peripheral Haptic Feedback on Intracortical Brain-Computer Interface Control and Associated Sensory Responses in Motor Cortex
Deo DR, Rezaii P, Hochberg LR, Okamura AM, Shenoy KV, Henderson JM
bioRxiv:2020.08.17.240648 (2020)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.17.240648v1


5

Ultra-slow Oscillations in fMRI and Resting-State Connectivity: Neuronal and Vascular Contributions and Technical Confounds
Drew PJ, Mateo C, Turner KL, Yu X, Kleinfeld D
Neuron (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.020


6

Motor learning in real-world pool billiards
Haar S, van Assel CM, Faisal AA
bioRxiv:612218 (2020)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/612218v4.abstract?%3Fcollection=


7

Disynaptic cerebrocerebellar pathways originating from multiple functionally distinct cortical areas
Henschke JU, Pakan JM
Elife 9 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59148


8

Retinal Inputs to the Thalamus Are Selectively Gated by Arousal
Liang L, Fratzl A, Reggiani JDS, El Mansour O, Chen C, Andermann ML
Curr Biol (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.065


9

Deep and superficial layers of the primary somatosensory cortex are critical for whisker-based texture discrimination in mice
Park JM, Kate Hong Y, Rodgers CC, Dahan JB, Schmidt ERE, Bruno RM
bioRxiv:2020.08.12.245381 (2020)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.12.245381v1


10

Deep Reinforcement Learning and Its Neuroscientific Implications
Botvinick M, Wang JX, Dabney W, Miller KJ, Kurth-Nelson Z
Neuron (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.06.014



Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that the appearance of a paper on our reading list should not necessarily be considered an endorsement of the work unless of course we explicitly endorse it, for example in a blurb. As always, please read papers with a critical eye.