Neuron

What can brains teach machines & machines teach brains? We launch the first of a three-part special issue series on neuroscience & AI, featuring reviews on embodied intelligence and the schema spectrum, plus Q&As w/ leaders in the field. hubs.li/Q04ksJl-0

Online now: Receptor and cell-type-specific mechanisms in mesocortical dopamine circuits gate chronic pain and comorbid anxiodepression dlvr.it/TTS5Ny

Online now: Autonomic C1 neurons promote anxiety via activation of vlPAG dlvr.it/TTR9rN

Online now: Recurrent connectivity shapes spatial coding in hippocampal CA3 subregions dlvr.it/TTQFBM

Online now: Fast-conducting mechanonociceptors uniquely engage reflexive and affective pain circuitry to drive protective responses dlvr.it/TTLJRw

Online now: Sparse component analysis: A method that uncovers separable computations within neural population activity dlvr.it/TTKMlF

Online now: TGF-β1-induced endothelial transcytosis drives blood-brain barrier leakage during aging dlvr.it/TTJYXQ

Online now: Spatiomolecular mapping reveals anatomical organization of heterogeneous cell types in the human nucleus accumbens dlvr.it/TTJPHv

Online now: Dynamic coordination and segregation mechanisms in higher cortex for parallel task processing dlvr.it/TTGrfF

Online now: Composing trajectories for rapid inference of navigational goals dlvr.it/TTDjwD

Online now: Higher-order thalamic bursts are drivers of attention control dlvr.it/TTDb54

Online now: Peri-head distance coding in the mouse brainstem dlvr.it/TTCqrB

Online now: A two-timepoint framework for sensitive and specific single-cell activity screening dlvr.it/TTChNF

Online now: From first impressions to bonds: The neural dynamics of social relationships dlvr.it/TTBmFL

In this Neuron Q&A, David Sussillo (@Stanford) reflects on his journey into AI and computational neuroscience, discussing FORCE learning, neural network interpretability, and advice for future scientists. hubs.li/Q04lQMQN0

Online now: Early visual experience elicits cellular and functional plasticity in the retina and alters behavior dlvr.it/TT9rLP

Christina Konen will be attending #FENS2026 in Barcelona. Feel free to email her if you want to set up a time to chat!

Online now: Distinct roles of hippocampus and neocortex in symbolic compositional generalization dlvr.it/TT94Dv

Online now: Objective quality assessment for precision functional MRI data dlvr.it/TT8wv9

Can AI help unify our understanding of the brain? Danilo Bzdok (@Mila_Quebec) explores how AI and big data are helping connect fragmented neuroscience knowledge to build a more integrated view of brain function. hubs.li/Q04lQV4Z0

Online now: A Biological Function for the Neuronal Activity-Dependent Component of Bdnf Transcription in the Development of Cortical Inhibition dlvr.it/TT7d2B