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Interpreting human sleep activity through neural contrastive learning.
Neuron · 2 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Neuronal ensembles in visual cortex reactivate during hypnagogic sleep onset
bioRxiv · 2 Oct 2026 · Preprint
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A cortical-hippocampal communication undergoes rebalancing after new learning.
eLife · 1 Oct 2026 · Journal Article
Reorganization of anterior cingulate cortex-CA1 communication after learning selectively suppresses superficial CA1 neurons, aiding memory consolidation.
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Reading specific memories from human neurons before and after sleep
bioRxiv · 1 Oct 2026 · Preprint
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Resolving the treachery of images: Neural signatures during natural interactions with real objects are as reliable as while viewing images
bioRxiv · 30 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Conserved neural dynamics of anesthesia and the oblivion of species.
Nature Neuroscience · 29 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Synaptic GABA dysfunction of thalamocortical neurons impairs sleep spindle morphology and fear extinction.
bioRxiv · 26 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Brief disruption of activity in a subset of dopaminergic neurons during consolidation impairs long-term memory by fragmenting sleep.
eLife · 23 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Disrupting activity in a specific subset of dopaminergic neurons during memory consolidation impairs long-term memory by causing sleep fragmentation in Drosophila melanogaster.
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Rapid expansion and renormalization of parietal gray matter volume following associative learning
bioRxiv · 22 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Sleep fragmentation drives local, network-specific epileptic activity in human epilepsy
bioRxiv · 19 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Sleep renormalizes learning-perturbed cortical dynamics to stabilize memory
bioRxiv · 18 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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A population of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra is required for food-anticipatory activity.
Current Biology · 17 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Deletion of tyrosine hydroxylase in approximately 25% of substantia nigra dopamine neurons significantly reduces food-anticipatory locomotion in mice.
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V-TRACE: End-to-end temporal inference and annotation ofanimal behaviors from video
bioRxiv · 14 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Feature Selectivity for Circadian Regulation within Melanopsin Photoreceptors
bioRxiv · 10 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Neocortical long-range inhibition promotes cortical synchrony and sleep.
Nature · 9 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Long-range Sst-Chodl inhibitory neurons in the neocortex actively promote sleep and synchronized cortical activity, especially during low-arousal states, in mice.
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Cortical layer 6b mediates state-dependent changes in brain activity and effects of orexin on waking and sleep.
eLife · 8 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Silencing cortical layer 6b in mice reduces EEG power and slows brain oscillations during wake and REM sleep, highlighting its role in brain state regulation.
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REM sleep prefrontal high-frequency oscillation chains mediate distinct cortical - hippocampal reactivation patterns compared to NREM sleep.
eLife · 7 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Prefrontal cortical high-frequency oscillation chains during REM sleep orchestrate unique hippocampal-cortical reactivation patterns, differing from NREM sleep by significant temporal organization.
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Inferring population-level physiologically based model parameters for sleep in infancy and young childhood
bioRxiv · 5 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Differential locus coeruleus-hippocampus interactions during offline states.
eLife · 4 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Locus coeruleus activity inversely correlates with hippocampal ripples during offline states, with LC firing decreasing 1-2 seconds before ripple onset in rats.
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Offline generative network reconfiguration guides insight-like accelerated learning by assimilation into schema in rats.
Nature Communications · 3 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Interpreting human sleep activity through neural contrastive learning.
Neuron · 2 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
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Hippocampal representations of possible futures predict motor output in the superior colliculus
bioRxiv · 2 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Retraction Casts Doubt on Timing Effects of Immunotherapy.
Cancer Discovery · 1 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
A retracted trial undermines the first randomized evidence on checkpoint inhibitor dosing timing, casting doubt on the influence of circadian biology on immunotherapy efficacy.
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Dronabinol for nightmares in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
Nature Medicine · 1 Sept 2026 · Randomized Controlled Trial
Dronabinol significantly reduces PTSD-related nightmares, showing greater improvement than placebo with a mean CAPS-IV B2 score decrease of -1.50 in a 10-week trial involving 171 adults.
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The circadian system is affected by Alzheimers disease independently from amyloid beta deposits
bioRxiv · 1 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Reactivation during sleep segregates the neural representations of episodic memories
bioRxiv · 1 Sept 2026 · Preprint
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Hippocampal theta sweeps indicate goal direction during navigation.
Nature Neuroscience · 1 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Hippocampal theta sweeps encode goal locations independently of movement, predicting navigational success with 87% accuracy in rats.
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Goal-directed hippocampal theta sweeps during memory-guided navigation.
Nature Neuroscience · 1 Sept 2026 · Journal Article
Goal-directed hippocampal theta sweeps predict upcoming trajectories and coordinate with prefrontal activity during navigation in rats.
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Multi-modal sleep staging in the clinic for REM sleep behaviour disorder
medRxiv · 31 Aug 2026 · Preprint
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Prefrontal-thalamic goal states organize spatially aligned hippocampal maps.
Nature Communications · 29 Aug 2026 · Journal Article
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Noradrenergic infraslow rhythm during sleep is the critical link between heart-rate dynamics and memory consolidation.
eLife · 28 Aug 2026 · Journal Article
Infraslow heart rate variability during sleep, driven by locus coeruleus activity, predicts memory consolidation across species with a critical LC activity threshold.
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