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Tiago BrancoUCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Verified email at ucl.ac.uk Cited by 5337 |
A synaptic threshold mechanism for computing escape decisions
Escaping from imminent danger is an instinctive behaviour that is fundamental for survival,
and requires the classification of sensory stimuli as harmless or threatening. The absence of …
and requires the classification of sensory stimuli as harmless or threatening. The absence of …
[HTML][HTML] Cognitive control of escape behaviour
When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …
The single dendritic branch as a fundamental functional unit in the nervous system
The conventional view of dendritic function is that dendrites collect synaptic input and deliver
it to the soma. This view has been challenged in recent years by new results demonstrating …
it to the soma. This view has been challenged in recent years by new results demonstrating …
The probability of neurotransmitter release: variability and feedback control at single synapses
Abstract Information transfer at chemical synapses occurs when vesicles fuse with the plasma
membrane and release neurotransmitter. This process is stochastic and its likelihood of …
membrane and release neurotransmitter. This process is stochastic and its likelihood of …
The neural basis of escape behavior in vertebrates
T Branco, P Redgrave - Annual review of neuroscience, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Escape is one of the most studied animal behaviors, and there is a rich normative theory
that links threat properties to evasive actions and their timing. The behavioral principles of …
that links threat properties to evasive actions and their timing. The behavioral principles of …
Dendritic discrimination of temporal input sequences in cortical neurons
The detection and discrimination of temporal sequences is fundamental to brain function
and underlies perception, cognition, and motor output. By applying patterned, two-photon …
and underlies perception, cognition, and motor output. By applying patterned, two-photon …
[PDF][PDF] Flexible inhibitory control of visually evoked defensive behavior by the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus
Animals can choose to act upon, or to ignore, sensory stimuli, depending on circumstance
and prior knowledge. This flexibility is thought to depend on neural inhibition, through …
and prior knowledge. This flexibility is thought to depend on neural inhibition, through …
Cell type-specific transcriptomics of hypothalamic energy-sensing neuron responses to weight-loss
10.7554/eLife.09800.001 Molecular and cellular processes in neurons are critical for sensing
and responding to energy deficit states, such as during weight-loss. Agouti related protein (…
and responding to energy deficit states, such as during weight-loss. Agouti related protein (…
[HTML][HTML] Prefrontal cortical control of a brainstem social behavior circuit
The prefrontal cortex helps adjust an organism's behavior to its environment. In particular,
numerous studies have implicated the prefrontal cortex in the control of social behavior, but …
numerous studies have implicated the prefrontal cortex in the control of social behavior, but …
Dendritic spikes enhance stimulus selectivity in cortical neurons in vivo
Neuronal dendrites are electrically excitable: they can generate regenerative events such
as dendritic spikes in response to sufficiently strong synaptic input 1 , 2 , 3 . Although such …
as dendritic spikes in response to sufficiently strong synaptic input 1 , 2 , 3 . Although such …