Noga Larry

From optimality to reality: decision-making in basal ganglia output

This study investigates how the substantia nigra pars reticulata encodes decision-making in monkeys, showing a shift from representing optimal choices to encoding actual selections during the decision process.

High-Dimensional Encoding of Movement by Single Neurons in Basal Ganglia Output

This study records SNpr neuron activity during eye movements and finds diverse firing patterns that suggest high-dimensional coding beyond simple movement gating.

Organization of reward and movement signals in the basal ganglia and cerebellum

The paper compares reward and movement signal coding in the basal ganglia and cerebellum using neural recordings from monkeys, finding stronger signals in the basal ganglia output structure.

Neural correlations are attenuated in the transformation from the frontal cortex to movement

The paper quantifies how neural correlations in the frontal eye field affect eye movement behavior and shows their contribution is limited.

Cerebellar climbing fibers encode expected reward size

This study shows that climbing fibers in the cerebellum encode expected reward size during a task, suggesting a broader role in associative learning.