Luis Moreira

This study investigates how midbrain dopamine neurons control male mouse copulatory behavior, finding that their activity is experience-independent and critical for sustaining thrusting actions during mating.

The paper investigates Purkinje cell connectivity to molecular layer interneuron subtypes and finds that PCs preferentially synapse onto MLI2s and disinhibit MLI1s, revealing feedback pathways that modulate PC firing.

The paper identifies two MLI subtypes with distinct connectivity and functional roles in cerebellar circuits, showing how disinhibition gates cerebellar-dependent learning.