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Cortex-wide characterization of decision-making neural dynamics during spatial navigation.

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Authors: Samuel P. Haley1,2, Daniel A. Surinach3, Angela K. Nietz1, Laurentiu S. Popa1, Russell E. Carter1, Lucas S. Zecker1, Madelyn M. Hjort1, Alexis M. Theis1, Julie A. Gonzales1, Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah2,3, Timothy J. Ebner1,2,4
ORCID iDs: Samuel P. Haley, Angela K. Nietz, Madelyn M. Hjort, Suhasa B. Kodandaramaiah, Timothy J. Ebner
  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN USA
  2. Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN USA
  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN USA
  4. Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN USA
Institutions: University of Minnesota (United States)
Journal: Nature communications, volume 17, issue 1, article 4482
Dates: received 8 November 2024; accepted 10 March 2026; published online 25 March 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-71074-y · PMID 41876534 · PMCID PMC13187261 · OpenAlex W7140209173
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code found, still to be checked (how the code is found and verified)
Categories: mouse (organism), cognitive (subfield)
Methods: Spectral & time-frequency, Statistics, Machine learning, Preprocessing, Evoked potentials, Single-unit activity, calcium imaging, Connectivity
Keywords: Cortex, Spatial memory, Working memory, Decision, Navigation
MeSH: Cerebral Cortex*, Decision Making*, Neurons*, Spatial Navigation*, Animals, Male, Maze Learning, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Reward (* major topic)
Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: national institutes of health (P30 DA048742, R01 NS111028, RF1 NS126044)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 144 references in the paper
Research resources: average age of 126 ± 41 days) were used RRID:IMSR_JAX:000664

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Haley, S. P., Surinach, D. A., Nietz, A. K., Popa, L. S., Carter, R. E., Zecker, L. S., Hjort, M. M., Theis, A. M., Gonzales, J. A., Kodandaramaiah, S. B., & Ebner, T. J. (2026). Cortex-wide characterization of decision-making neural dynamics during spatial navigation. Nature communications, 17(1), 4482. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71074-y

BibTeX

@article{haley2026cortex,
author = {Haley, Samuel P. and Surinach, Daniel A. and Nietz, Angela K. and Popa, Laurentiu S. and Carter, Russell E. and Zecker, Lucas S. and Hjort, Madelyn M. and Theis, Alexis M. and Gonzales, Julie A. and Kodandaramaiah, Suhasa B. and Ebner, Timothy J.},
title = {{Cortex-wide characterization of decision-making neural dynamics during spatial navigation}},
journal = {Nature communications},
year = {2026},
month = mar,
volume = {17},
number = {1},
pages = {4482},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2041-1723},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-71074-y},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71074-y},
pmid = {41876534},
pmcid = {PMC13187261}
}

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AU - Theis, Alexis M.
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J2 - Nat Commun
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DA - 2026/03/25
VL - 17
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PB - Nature Publishing Group
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