Rebecca Audrey Mease

Differential representation of active and passive touch in mouse somatosensory thalamus

The paper investigates how active and passive whisker deflections are represented in thalamic nuclei of awake mice, finding distinct response patterns in VPM and POm.

Small fibre neuropathy in Fabry disease: a human-derived neuronal in vitro disease model

This study creates a neuronal in vitro model of Fabry disease to investigate small fibre neuropathy mechanisms, finding Gb3 accumulation, altered ion channel function, and mitochondrial trafficking issues.

Primary Somatosensory Cortex Bidirectionally Modulates Sensory Gain and Nociceptive Behavior in a Layer-Specific Manner

This study shows that layer 5 and 6 neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex modulate sensory gain and nociceptive behavior in opposite ways.

Monosynaptic trans-collicular pathways link mouse whisker circuits to integrate somatosensory and motor cortical signals

This study maps trans-collicular pathways in mice, revealing how somatosensory and motor cortical signals integrate in the superior colliculus through excitatory and inhibitory pathways.