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AngoraPy: A Python toolkit for modeling anthropomorphic goal-driven sensorimotor systems

Goal-driven deep learning increasingly supplements classical modeling approaches in computational neuroscience. The strength of deep neural networks as models of the brain lies in their ability to autonomously learn the connectivity required to solve complex and ecologically valid tasks, obviating the need for hand-engineered or hypothesis-driven connectivity patterns. Consequently, goal-driven models can generate hypotheses about […]

Published on December 22, 2023

An interactive image segmentation method for the anatomical structures of the main olfactory bulb with micro-level resolution

The main olfactory bulb is the key element of the olfactory pathway of rodents. To precisely dissect the neural pathway in the main olfactory bulb (MOB), it is necessary to construct the three-dimensional morphologies of the anatomical structures within it with micro-level resolution. However, the construction remains challenging due to the complicated shape of the […]

Published on December 22, 2023

Different impulse control disorder evolution patterns and white matter microstructural damage in the progression of Parkinson’s disease

BackgroundThe course of impulse control disorders (ICD) varies in the early stage of Parkinson’s disease (PD).AimWe aimed to delineate the association between the evolution pattern of ICD and the progression of PD.MethodsA total of 321 de novo PD patients from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative database were included. Patients were followed up for a mean […]

Published on December 22, 2023