Accurate spatial localization of Allen Human Brain Atlas gene expression data for human neuroimaging

This paper identifies significant inaccuracies in the existing spatial coordinates of the Allen Human Brain Atlas, provides a refined coordinate set to correct these errors, and demonstrates that using the inaccurate coordinates can lead to drastically different and potentially compromised gene expression findings in neuroimaging studies.

Yee, Y., Liu, Y., French, L. + 8 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Representation, Alignment, and Generation: A Comprehensive Survey of Foundation Models for Non-Invasive Brain Decoding

This survey presents a comprehensive overview of how Foundation Models are transforming non-invasive brain decoding by establishing a unified framework for representation learning, neuro-semantic alignment, and generative reconstruction, while critically analyzing current applications, challenges, and the strategic path toward real-world deployment.

Wang, Y., Wang, S., Cai, W. + 14 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Striatal ensembles specify and control granular forelimb actions

Using a closed-loop holographic optogenetics system, this study demonstrates that specific ensembles of both D1- and D2-medium spiny neurons in the dorsolateral striatum are necessary and sufficient to control granular forelimb actions, such as distinct push versus pull force patterns, providing a new framework for understanding specific movement impairments in disorders like Huntington's disease and dystonia.

Rodrigues-Vaz, I., Athalye, V. R., Peterka, D. S. + 1 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

A network approach with motion sequencing reveals hidden patterns of repetitive behavior in a pre-clinical model of epilepsy

By integrating Motion Sequencing (MoSeq) with a novel analysis pipeline, this study reveals that chronically epileptic mice exhibit fragile, dispersed behavioral networks and persistent racing behaviors, which are partially rescued by the anti-seizure medication carbamazepine, thereby establishing a framework for identifying clinically relevant phenotypes in epilepsy models.

Koehler, J. L., Harvey, Q. R., Hoffman, O. R. + 5 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Neural Integration of Affective Prosodic and Semantic Cues in Non-literal Forms of Speech Understanding

This study utilizes fMRI to demonstrate that understanding non-literal speech, such as irony and sarcasm, relies on the dynamic neural integration of affective prosody and semantics within a network involving the inferior frontal gyrus, temporal regions, and theory of mind areas, with behavioral evidence suggesting a dominance of prosodic cues.

Wittmann, A., Ceravolo, L., Mayr, A. + 1 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Network-Level Associations in Nonlinear Brain Dynamics Predict Transcendent Thinking in a Diverse Adolescent Sample

This study demonstrates that nonlinear functional brain network features derived from multiscale entropy analysis of resting-state fMRI data successfully predict individual differences in transcendent thinking among adolescents, outperforming conventional linear connectivity measures and showing no association with global intelligence.

Ghaderi, A. H., Yang, X., Immordino-Yang, M. H.2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

A hierarchical generative model reveals enhanced latent precision of brain-body interaction dynamics during interoceptive attention

By applying a hierarchical generative model (PV-RNN) to multimodal physiological data, this study reveals that interoceptive attention enhances the precision of latent brain-body interaction dynamics, a neural signature that correlates with adaptive body control and inversely with psychiatric vulnerabilities like anxiety and rumination.

Shinagawa, K., Idei, H., Umeda, S. + 1 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Spatiotemporal Characterization of Amyloidosis-Associated Microglial States Reveals Sex Difference in Early Plaque Formation

This study reveals that female 5XFAD mice exhibit earlier and more severe amyloid-beta plaque formation and distinct microglial phagocytic responses compared to males during early disease stages, suggesting that sex-specific microglial dynamics contribute to the higher prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in women.

Vinayak Manjally, A., Fowler, A. M., Thanayangyuen, J. + 8 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Thermodynamic rigidity of harmonic brain states relates to general mental ability in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

This study demonstrates that in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, reduced general mental ability is linked to increased thermodynamic rigidity and lower noise in resting-state brain network dynamics, suggesting that both intrinsic circuit abnormalities and pharmacological stabilization may constrain the brain's exploration of functional states.

Branco de Paiva, F., Zhao, M., Zhao, M. + 7 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Prenatal Maternal Inflammation Is Associated with Altered Offspring Mesolimbic White Matter Circuitry Observed in Late Midlife

This study demonstrates that prenatal maternal inflammation, particularly during the second trimester, is associated with altered macro- and microstructural integrity of mesolimbic white matter circuits in offspring observed in late midlife, suggesting a potential biological mechanism linking early-life inflammation to later-life affective and motivational disorders.

Mopuru, R., Elliott, B. L., Hoffman, L. J. + 12 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience

Negative affective states are not detected in rats following an intravenous self-administration regimen leading to incubation of oxycodone craving

This study demonstrates that while an intravenous oxycodone self-administration regimen in rats successfully models the incubation of cue-induced craving, it does not concurrently produce persistent negative affective states, likely due to lower drug intake compared to non-contingent escalating dose regimens.

Wunsch, A. M., Mount, K. A., Guzman, A. + 5 more2026-04-08🧠 neuroscience