T Malfatti

Y-maze performance predicts refined motor learning in mice

This study finds that Y-maze performance predicts pellet reaching task success in mice, indicating a link between exploratory behavior and motor learning.

Layer 5 Martinotti and pyramidal neurons encode spatial information in the primary motor cortex

The paper shows that layer 5 Martinotti and pyramidal neurons in the motor cortex encode spatial information with distinct coding strategies.

Increased layer 5 Martinotti cell excitation reduces pyramidal cell population plasticity and improves learned motor execution

This study shows that activating layer 5 Chrna2 Martinotti cells during motor learning reduces pyramidal cell plasticity but improves motor skill execution in learned tasks.

Alterations of auditory sensory gating in mice with noise-induced tinnitus treated with nicotine and cannabis extract

This study investigates how noise-induced tinnitus affects auditory gating in mice and whether cannabis extract and nicotine can improve auditory pre-attentional processing.

Unraveling the role of Slc10a4 in auditory processing and sensory motor gating: implications for neuropsychiatric disorders?

This study examines Slc10a4 knockout mice to assess their role in auditory processing and sensory motor gating, suggesting they may model neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.

Chemogenetically decreasing activity of the dorsal cochlear nucleus can ameliorate noise-induced tinnitus in mice

This study shows that reducing activity of CaMKII+ neurons in the dorsal cochlear nucleus decreases tinnitus-like responses in mice, suggesting these neurons maintain, but do not induce, tinnitus.

Using cortical neuron markers to target cells in the dorsal cochlear nucleus

This paper investigates the use of genetic markers to target specific cell populations in the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) for auditory research, finding that certain promoters and Cre lines can be used to manipulate DCN neurons.

Loud noise exposure differentially affects subpopulations of auditory cortex pyramidal cells

This study shows that loud noise exposure differentially affects firing properties of type A and B pyramidal cells in the auditory cortex of mice one week post-exposure.