Neuroscience

Visually-guided compensation of deafening-induced song deterioration

1. Manon Rolland
2. Anja T. Zai
3. Richard H. R. Hahnloser
4. Catherine Del Negro
5. Nicolas Giret

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How relevant is the prior? Bayesian causal inference for dynamic perception in volatile environments

1. David Meijer
2. Roberto Barumerli
3. Robert Baumgartner

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  eLife Assessment

  This study makes a valuable contribution to understanding Bayesian inference in dynamic environments by demonstrating how humans integrate prior beliefs with sensory evidence, revealing an overestimation of environmental volatility while accurately tracking noise. The evidence is solid, supported by robust model fitting and principled factorial model set analyses, though limitations in sample size and inconclusive findings on memory capacity tradeoffs reduce the overall impact. Future work should expand validation across datasets, enhance model comparisons, and explore the generalizability of reduced Bayesian frameworks to strengthen the conclusions and broader relevance of the study.

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Mapping the topographic organization of the human zona incerta using diffusion MRI

1. Roy AM Haast
2. Jason Kai
3. Alaa Taha
4. Violet Liu
5. Greydon Gilmore
6. Maxime Guye
7. Ali R Khan
8. Jonathan C Lau

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  eLife Assessment

  This important study uses diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to non-invasively map the white matter fibres connecting the zona incerta and cortex in humans. The authors present convincing evidence to indicate that these connections are organized along a rostro-caudal axis. The findings will be of interest to researchers interested in neuroanatomy and cortico-subcortical connectivity.

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