Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

Please join us in mourning the loss of Professor Carl Olson, who passed away on Nov. 23, 2024. Carl's work and force of personality left an indelible mark on neuroscience and on our community. We miss him dearly.

Full obituary in Neuron: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Motor cortex is responsible for motoric dynamics in striatum and the execution of both skilled and unskilled actions Nicholas and Yttri find that in the absence of motor cortex, the stratum alone is not capable of producing goal-directed behavior. Lesions of motor cortex also produce a freezing of gait-like behavior...

In an effort to bring #neuroskyence to @bsky.app I wanted to share our recent paper in Neuron
tinyurl.com/LesionsOfM1
@markolas.bsky.social and I asked what forelimb M1 contributes to striatal and behavioral dynamics using joystick tasks and CFA lesions
@cmuscience.bsky.social @the-cnbc.bsky.social