Michellee M. Garcia

The paper maps ascending inputs to subdivisions of the mouse inferior colliculus, revealing that the external cortex has a hybrid input organization combining features of both core and shell regions.

The paper identifies noncanonical auditory pathways in mice that bypass primary auditory cortex and directly activate secondary auditory cortex layers, enabling parallel sensory processing.

The paper identifies the orbitofrontal cortex as a source of predictive signals that suppress irrelevant auditory inputs through inhibitory neurons in the primary auditory cortex.