Ana Polterovich

The paper investigates how task-related activity in auditory cortex affects sound representation by analyzing neuronal dynamics during active and passive listening conditions.

The paper identifies a rapid auditory processing pathway in the insulo-parietal field of rats, showing shorter latencies and lower frequency tuning compared to primary auditory cortex.

The paper develops a method to estimate animal strategies from behavior data and finds that insular cortex neurons track task engagement over time.

The paper introduces RIFF, a system for studying auditory-guided behavior in rats, showing neurons respond to non-auditory parameters and enabling detailed analysis of learning and cognition.