single-unit recording

Published research on single-unit recording.

BrainJun 26, 2026

Human Substantia Nigra Neurons Tracked Prior Reward and Faster Motivation

A 2026 iScience study recorded 27 substantia nigra neurons during deep-brain-stimulation surgery in 11 Parkinson’s disease patients and found that prior reward shaped both putative dopamine-…

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AddictionMay 17, 2026

Prior Cocaine Use Disrupts Orbitofrontal Hidden-State Coding

A 2026 eLife study recorded 3,881 lateral orbitofrontal cortex units in rats and found that prior cocaine use made the OFC over-distinguish task positions that controls treated as functional…

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