Megan R. Carey

This study investigates how motor unit firing patterns control locomotor speed in mice by analyzing single motor unit activity in specific muscles during walking.

The paper shows that locomotor activity during training shifts the critical time window for cerebellar memory consolidation from after training to between trials.

This study investigates the role of climbing fiber and Purkinje cell inputs in cerebellar learning, finding that climbing fibers are essential for associative learning, while Purkinje cells can also drive learning under specific conditions.

The paper investigates sensory representations in the inferior olive of larval zebrafish, finding spatial and functional organization of visual responses in IO neurons.

This study investigates how synaptic changes in the cerebellar nuclei contribute to associative learning in mice during eyeblink conditioning.

The paper introduces Myomatrix arrays, a high-resolution electrode technology for recording muscle activity from motor units across species during natural behaviors.

This paper presents patterned metal grid microelectrodes for flexible and transparent neural recordings, showing high transmittance and low impedance suitable for in vivo mouse cerebellum recordings.

This study shows GluA4 is essential for cerebellar associative memory formation by enhancing pattern separation through synaptic mechanisms.

This study shows that CB1 receptor deletion affects cerebellar learning indirectly through altered behavioral state rather than direct synaptic plasticity effects.

The paper compares locomotor coordination impairments in two mouse mutants, finding shared and specific gait ataxia signatures.

This study shows that mice adapt to split-belt treadmill walking similarly to humans, revealing conserved locomotor learning mechanisms and distinct neural circuits for spatial and temporal adaptation components.

This study shows that locomotor activity enhances delay eyeblink conditioning in mice through mechanisms involving the mossy fiber pathway in the cerebellar cortex.