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P. J. McCarthy

Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence

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Cell-type-specific cortical feedback coordinates hierarchical credit assignment

Will Greedy, Heng Wei Zhu, Alexia Duriez, Joseph Pemberton, P. J. McCarthy, Kevin Kermani Nejad, Rui Ponte Costa

This paper introduces a theory of hierarchical credit assignment in the cortex, linking cell-type-specific dendritic excitation-inhibition balance to learning and behavior.

bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

A transition-prone brain state precedes spontaneous behavioral switching

Paulina Wanken, Bradley Jay Edelman, Leafy Behera, Jose Maria Martinez de Paz, P. J. McCarthy, Émilie Macé

The paper identifies a whole-brain transition-prone state that predicts spontaneous behavioral switches in mice using functional ultrasound imaging and optogenetics.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Defining the sediment microbiome of the Indian River Lagoon, FL, USA, an Estuary of National Significance

D. J. Bradshaw, N. J. Dickens, J. H. Trefry, P. J. McCarthy

This study characterizes the sediment microbiome of the Indian River Lagoon over two years using 16S amplicon sequencing, revealing spatiotemporal patterns and environmental drivers of microbial community structure.

PLOS ONE · Oct 26, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology