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Dopamine D1 receptor activation in the striatum is sufficient to drive reinforcement of anteceding cortical patterns
Dopamine D1 receptor activation in the striatum is sufficient to drive reinforcement of anteceding cortical patterns
Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Jonathan Read, Samantha Boggiano, Belinda Hetzler, Zisis Peitsinis, ..., Dirk Trauner, Prashant Donthamsetti, Jose Carmena, Stephan Lammel, Ehud Y. Isacoff
Neuron   ·   01 Mar 2025   ·   doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2024.12.013

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2025

Dopamine D1 receptor activation in the striatum is sufficient to drive reinforcement of anteceding cortical patterns
Dopamine D1 receptor activation in the striatum is sufficient to drive reinforcement of anteceding cortical patterns
Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Jonathan Read, Samantha Boggiano, Belinda Hetzler, Zisis Peitsinis, ..., Dirk Trauner, Prashant Donthamsetti, Jose Carmena, Stephan Lammel, Ehud Y. Isacoff
Neuron   ·   01 Mar 2025   ·   doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2024.12.013

2023

Distinct neural representations during a brain–machine interface and manual reaching task in motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and striatum
Distinct neural representations during a brain–machine interface and manual reaching task in motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and striatum
Ellen L. Zippi, Gabrielle F. Shvartsman, Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Joni D. Wallis, Jose M. Carmena
Scientific Reports   ·   19 Oct 2023   ·   doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44405-y
Distinct neural representations during a brain-machine interface and manual reaching task in motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and striatum
Distinct neural representations during a brain-machine interface and manual reaching task in motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, and striatum
Ellen L. Zippi, Gabrielle F. Shvartsman, Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Joni D. Wallis, Jose M. Carmena
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   01 Jun 2023   ·   doi:10.1101/2023.05.31.542532

2022

A neural model of proximity to reward
A neural model of proximity to reward
P. Botros, N. Vendrell-Llopis, R. M. Costa, J. M. Carmena
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   06 Oct 2022   ·   doi:10.1101/2022.10.03.510669
Diverse operant control of different motor cortex populations during learning
Diverse operant control of different motor cortex populations during learning
Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Ching Fang, Albert J. Qü, Rui M. Costa, Jose M. Carmena
Current Biology   ·   01 Apr 2022   ·   doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.006

2021

Diverse operant control of different motor cortex populations during learning
Diverse operant control of different motor cortex populations during learning
Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Ching Fang, Albert J. Qü, Rui M. Costa, Jose M. Carmena
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   ·   02 Nov 2021   ·   doi:10.1101/2021.10.29.466535

2019

Ventral striatum uses a temporal difference rule for prediction during neuroprosthetic control
Ventral striatum uses a temporal difference rule for prediction during neuroprosthetic control
N. Vendrell-Llopis, A. Koralek, R. Costa, J. Carmena
2019 9th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER)   ·   01 Mar 2019   ·   doi:10.1109/NER.2019.8716982
Ventral striatum uses a temporal difference rule for prediction during neuroprosthetic control
Ventral striatum uses a temporal difference rule for prediction during neuroprosthetic control
N. Vendrell-Llopis, A. Koralek, R. Costa, J. Carmena
2019 9th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER)   ·   01 Mar 2019   ·   doi:10.1109/ner.2019.8716982
9th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering: 20-23 March 2019, the Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, California
9th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering: 20-23 March 2019, the Hilton Union Square, San Francisco, California
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IEEE   ·   01 Jan 2019   ·   isbn:9781538679210

2015

Evolutionary conserved brainstem circuits encode category, concentration and mixtures of taste
Evolutionary conserved brainstem circuits encode category, concentration and mixtures of taste
Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Emre Yaksi
Scientific Reports   ·   07 Dec 2015   ·   doi:10.1038/srep17825

2014

Spontaneous Activity Governs Olfactory Representations in Spatially Organized Habenular Microcircuits
Spontaneous Activity Governs Olfactory Representations in Spatially Organized Habenular Microcircuits
Suresh Kumar Jetti, Nuria Vendrell-Llopis, Emre Yaksi
Current Biology   ·   01 Feb 2014   ·   doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.015