Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(48)
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
Natural
visual
scenes
are
dominated
by
spatiotemporal
image
dynamics,
but
how
the
system
integrates
“movie”
information
over
time
is
unclear.
We
characterized
optic
tectal
neuronal
receptive
fields
using
sparse
noise
stimuli
and
reverse
correlation
analysis.
Neurons
recognized
movies
of
~200-600
ms
durations
with
defined
start
stop
stimuli.
Movie
from
to
responses
were
tuned
sensory
experience
though
a
hierarchical
algorithm.
encoded
families
sequences
following
trigonometric
functions.
Spike
sequence
flow
suggest
that
repetitive
circuit
motifs
underlie
movie
detection.
Principles
frog
topographic
retinotectal
plasticity
cortical
simple
cells
employed
in
machine
learning
networks
for
static
recognition,
suggesting
discoveries
principles
encoding
brain,
such
as
duration
encoded,
may
benefit
recognition
technology.
built
trained
network
mimicked
neural
encoders.
The
network,
named
MovieNet,
outperformed
current
classifying
natural
scenes,
while
reducing
data
size
steps
complete
classification
task.
This
study
reveals
brain
demonstrates
brain-based
processing
enable
efficient
learning.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
122(6)
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
Our
understanding
of
how
vision
functions
as
primates
actively
navigate
the
real-world
is
remarkably
sparse.
As
most
data
have
been
limited
to
chaired
and
typically
head-restrained
animals,
synergistic
interactions
different
motor
actions/plans
inherent
active
sensing—e.g.,
eyes,
head,
posture,
movement,
etc.—on
visual
perception
are
largely
unknown.
To
address
this
considerable
gap
in
knowledge,
we
developed
an
innovative
wireless
head-mounted
eye-tracking
system
that
performs
Chair-free
Eye-Recording
using
Backpack
mounted
micROcontrollers
(CEREBRO)
for
small
mammals,
such
marmoset
monkeys.
Because
eye
illumination
environment
lighting
change
continuously
natural
contexts,
a
segmentation
artificial
neural
network
perform
robust
pupil
tracking
these
conditions.
Leveraging
investigate
vision,
demonstrate
although
freely
moving
marmosets
exhibit
frequent
compensatory
movements
equivalent
other
primates,
including
humans,
predictability
behavior
(gaze)
higher
when
animals
relative
they
head-fixed.
Moreover,
despite
increases
eye/head-motion
during
locomotion,
gaze
stabilization
remains
steady
because
increase
vestibularocular
reflex
gain
locomotion.
These
results
efficient,
dynamic
visuo-motor
mechanisms
related
behaviors
enable
stable,
high-resolution
foveal
explore
world.
Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8, P. 100410 - 100410
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
study,
the
choice
of
supercritical
fluid
extraction
as
a
renewable
alternative
for
extracting
orange
peel
essential
oil
(OPEO)
was
motivated
by
concerns
about
sustainability
with
conventional
solvent
methods.
The
physical
and
chemical
characteristics
OPEO
were
examined
to
assess
its
potential
sustainable
resource.
process
optimised,
ideal
conditions
determined
317.51
min
time
at
74.85
°C
solvent-to-sample
ratio
4.
Analysis
extracted
revealed
significant
values
saponification
(121.67
mg
KOH/g),
acid
(4.13
ester
(117.54
free
fatty
(1.56
KOH/g)
content,
demonstrating
composition.
Notably,
key
ingredients
such
Limonene
(43.96%),
α-pinene
(15.60%),
β-myrcene
(10.21%),
γ-terpinene
(5.00%),
α-terpineol
(4.15%)
found
in
high
proportions
according
composition
analysis.
Furthermore,
exhibited
excellent
antioxidant
properties
an
IC50
value
7.73
±
2.00
mg/mL
displayed
notable
antimicrobial
activity
against
various
microorganisms,
including
P.
aeruginosa
(17.7
0.6
mm),
E.
coli
(11.0
0.0
K.
pneumoniae
(10.7
S.
aureus
(10.3
mm).
These
findings
have
implications
flavor
fragrance
sector,
well
food
preservation
industry.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 17, 2024
Here
we
tested
the
respective
contributions
of
primate
premotor
and
prefrontal
cortex
to
support
vocal
behavior.
We
applied
a
model-based
GLM
analysis
that
better
accounts
for
inherent
variance
in
natural,
continuous
behaviors
characterize
activity
neurons
throughout
frontal
as
freely-moving
marmosets
engaged
conversational
exchanges.
While
analyses
revealed
functional
clusters
neural
related
different
processes
involved
behavior,
these
did
not
map
subfields
or
cortex,
has
been
observed
more
conventional
task-based
paradigms.
Our
results
suggest
distributed
organization
myriad
mechanisms
underlying
natural
social
interactions
implications
our
concepts
role
plays
governing
ethological
primates.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
86, P. 102872 - 102872
Published: April 1, 2024
The
precision
of
primate
visually
guided
reaching
likely
evolved
to
meet
the
many
challenges
faced
by
living
in
arboreal
environments,
yet
much
what
we
know
about
underlying
brain
organization
derives
from
a
set
highly
constrained
experimental
paradigms.
Here
review
role
vision
guide
natural
reach-to-grasp
movements
marmoset
monkey
prey
capture
illustrate
breadth
and
diversity
these
behaviors
ethological
contexts,
fast
predictive
nature
[1,2],
advantages
this
particular
model
investigate
neural
mechanisms
more
naturalistic
contexts
[3].
In
addition
their
amenability
freely-moving
recording
methods
for
investigating
basis
dynamic
[4,5],
marmosets
have
smooth
neocortical
surface
that
facilitates
imaging
array
recordings
[6,7]
all
areas
fronto-parietal
network
[8,9].
Together,
organism
offers
novel
opportunities
study
real-world
interplay
between
dynamics
using
ethologically
motivated
neuroscientific
designs.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 12, 2024
Abstract
Our
understanding
of
how
vision
functions
as
primates
actively
navigate
the
real-world
is
remarkably
sparse.
As
most
data
have
been
limited
to
chaired
and
typically
head-restrained
animals,
synergistic
interactions
different
motor
actions/plans
inherent
active
sensing
–
e.g.
eyes,
head,
posture,
movement,
etc.
-
on
visual
perception
are
largely
unknown.
To
address
this
considerable
gap
in
knowledge,
we
developed
an
innovative
wireless
head-mounted
eye
tracking
system
called
CEREBRO
for
small
mammals,
such
marmoset
monkeys.
performs
C
hair-free
E
ye-
Re
cording
using
B
ackpack
mounted
mic
RO
controllers.
Because
illumination
environment
lighting
change
continuously
natural
contexts,
a
segmentation
artificial
neural
network
perform
robust
pupil
these
conditions.
Leveraging
investigate
vision,
demonstrate
that
although
freely-moving
marmosets
exhibit
frequent
compensatory
movements
equivalent
other
primates,
including
humans,
predictability
enhanced
when
animals
relative
they
head-fixed.
Moreover,
despite
increases
eye/head-motion
during
locomotion,
gaze
stabilization
actually
improved
over
periods
monkeys
were
stationary.
Rather
than
impair
dynamics
has
optimized
evolution
enable
exploration.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 23, 2023
Some
of
the
most
important
tasks
visual
and
motor
systems
involve
estimating
motion
objects
tracking
them
over
time.
Such
evolved
to
meet
behavioral
needs
organism
in
its
natural
environment,
may
therefore
be
adapted
statistics
it
is
likely
encounter.
By
movement
individual
points
movies
scenes,
we
begin
identify
common
properties
across
scenes.
As
expected,
scenes
move
a
persistent
fashion,
with
velocity
correlations
lasting
hundreds
milliseconds.
More
subtly,
but
crucially,
find
that
observed
distributions
are
heavy-tailed
can
modeled
as
Gaussian
scale-mixture.
Extending
this
model
time
domain
leads
dynamic
scale-mixture
model,
consisting
process
multiplied
by
positive
scalar
quantity
own
independent
dynamics.
Dynamic
scaling
arises
naturally
consequence
changes
object
distance
from
observer,
approximate
effects
other
parameters
governing
given
scene.
This
modeling
estimation
framework
has
implications
for
neurobiology
sensory
systems,
which
need
cope
these
fluctuations
scale
order
represent
efficiently
drive
fast
accurate
behavior.