Editorial: Neuromodulation of executive circuits

Editorial: Neuromodulation of executive circuits

The executive control of behavior involves functional interactions between the frontal cortex and other cortical and subcortical brain regions, in particular with the striatum and thalamus, via parallel fronto-striatal-thalamic loops. In all of these brain regions, neuronal excitability, and synaptic transmission are regulated by serotonergic, dopaminergic, cholinergic, adrenergic, and peptider...

Circuits and Circuit Disorders: Approaches to Neuromodulation.

Thisthemeissueon“CircuitsandCircuitDisorders:Approaches to Neuromodulation” is the result of a symposium held at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association in Chicago, Illinois, on September 26, 2015, and cosponsored by JAMA Neurology and the Annals of Neurology. The speakers wereMahlonDeLong,MD,EmoryUniversity (KeynoteSpeaker), Philip Starr, MD, University of California, San F...

Implementing robust neuromodulation in neuromorphic circuits

We introduce a methodology to implement the physiological transition between distinct neuronal spiking modes in electronic circuits composed of resistors, capacitors and transistors. The result is a simple neuromorphic device organized by the same geometry and exhibiting the same input–output properties as high-dimensional electrophysiological neuron models. Preliminary experimental results hig...

Editorial: Development of Executive Function during Childhood

Executive function (EF) is one of the most rapidly expanding research fields in the developmental and cognitive sciences. The aim of this Research Topic is to present a broad sample of recent advances in understanding the development of EF. The 38 articles in this collection provide a unique, state-of-the-art tour of current, burning issues regarding executive function development, from cutting...

Thalamic neuromodulation and its implications for executive networks