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   10.1101/2025.01.08.631907

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   10.1101/2024.12.10.627868

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   10.1101/2024.10.31.621296

4. A high-throughput approach for the efficient prediction of perceived similarity of natural objects

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Philipp Kaniuth
   2. Florian P Mahner
   3. Jonas Perkuhn
   4. Martin N Hebart

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     The authors show that an automated approach using artificial neural networks, which focuses on behaviourally relevant dimensions, can predict human similarity data up to a certain level of granularity. This study has the potential to be a valuable contribution to the broader field of cognitive computational neuroscience, as it provides a tool for the automated collection of similarity judgments under certain conditions. However, as of now, the significance of this method is somewhat limited because of its inability to generalise beyond between-category distinctions and the limited model evaluation. In terms of broader implications, the degree to which this work provides insights into DNN-brain alignment and a better understanding of the functional organisation of the visual system is supported by incomplete evidence.

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5. Resilience of A Learned Motor Behavior After Chronic Disruption of Inhibitory Circuits

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. Zsofia Torok
   2. Laura Luebbert
   3. Jordan Feldman
   4. Alison Duffy
   5. Alexander A Nevue
   6. Shelyn Wongso
   7. Claudio V Mello
   8. Adrienne Fairhall
   9. Lior Pachter
   10. Walter G Gonzalez
   11. Carlos Lois

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     This valuable study demonstrates that silencing of inhibitory interneurons in zebra finch HVC, a premotor nucleus critical for song production, disrupts song. However, song naturally recovers in a way that is surprisingly independent of LMAN, a distinct premotor nucleus required for normal song plasticity. The authors provide solid evidence that disruption is associated with microglial activation, activation of MHCI, synaptic changes, and altered neural dynamics in HVC. However, the manuscript would benefit from a clearer narrative structure, contextualization of the microglial results, and quantitative analyses to fully characterize song syntax and recovery after LMAN lesions.

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6. Convergent evolution of epigenome recruited DNA repair across the Tree of Life

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. J Grey Monroe
   2. Chaehee Lee
   3. Daniela Quiroz
   4. Mariele Lensink
   5. Satoyo Oya
   6. Matthew Davis
   7. Evan Long
   8. Kevin A Bird
   9. Alice Pierce
   10. Kehan Zhao
   11. Daniel Runcie

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     This paper describes the study of the evolution of the N-terminal domain of the MSH6 mismatch repair protein in regard to the presence or absence of histone reader domains. While the presence of the histone reader domains was previously known, the phylogenetic analysis of these domains performed here establishing their insertion through convergent evolution is important, definitively done, and establishes an interesting feature of the MSH6 family of proteins. The work is convincing but the presentation of the structural features of MSH6 could be improved.

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7. Auditory stimuli extend the temporal window of visual integration by modulating alpha-band oscillations

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Mengting Xu
   2. Biao Han
   3. Qi Chen
   4. Lu Shen

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     This study provides valuable insights into how auditory stimuli influence the temporal dynamics of visual perception by modulating brain rhythms (oscillations) in the alpha band. The authors present convincing evidence that auditory input induces a drop in visual alpha frequency, increasing the time window for audio-visual integration, and subsequently shifting the predictive role from prestimulus alpha frequency to alpha phase. The conclusions are well-supported by the combination of psychophysics, electrophysiological recordings (EEG), non-invasive brain stimulation (tACS), and computational modelling.

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   10.1101/2024.07.23.604790

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   10.1101/2025.03.08.642140

10. Semantic representations in the visual cortex of blind and sighted humans

    This article has 4 authors:

    1. Małgorzata Paczyńska
    2. Marta Urbaniak
    3. Marta Dębecka
    4. Łukasz Bola

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      This study offers valuable insights into brain responses to words in the visual cortex of blind and sighted individuals. However, the evidence supporting the authors' claims remains incomplete, and the conclusions would benefit from a more comprehensive characterization of the conceptual properties of the word stimuli. This work will be of broad interest to cognitive neuroscientists, psycholinguists, and neurologists investigating meaning representation in the brain.

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