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James N. Peak

UNSW SydneyORCID 0000-0002-9254-6750Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Intratelencephalic neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex mediate the acquisition of goal-directed actions.

James N. Peak, Sophia Liang, Ben Lau, Karly M. Turner, Beatrice K. Leung, Bernard W. Balleine

The paper identifies mPFC intratelencephalic neurons as critical for goal-directed learning through chemogenetic inhibition and synaptic plasticity analysis.

Cell Reports · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Striatal direct and indirect pathway neurons differentially control the encoding and updating of goal-directed learning.

James N. Peak, Billy C. H. Chieng, Genevra Hart, Bernard W. Balleine

This study investigates the roles of direct and indirect pathway neurons in the posterior dorsomedial striatum in goal-directed learning and response flexibility.

eLife · Nov 20, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience