2023
The generative grammar of the brain: a critique of internally generated representations
Dragoi G. The generative grammar of the brain: a critique of internally generated representations. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2023, 25: 60-75. PMID: 38036709, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-023-00763-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportant organizational principleGenerative grammarCognitive processesNeuropsychological perspectiveRapid encodingNeurobiological perspectiveMemory consolidationNew learningBrain functionNovel experienceSpecific experiencesOrganizational principlesCompetenceLearningNeuronal selectionHippocampal neural networkRepresentationGrammarNeural networkBrainMemoryExperienceNeurobiologyEncodingSyntax
2019
Emergence of preconfigured and plastic time-compressed sequences in early postnatal development
Farooq U, Dragoi G. Emergence of preconfigured and plastic time-compressed sequences in early postnatal development. Science 2019, 363: 168-173. PMID: 30630930, PMCID: PMC6794005, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical cognitive functionsEpisodic memory formationHippocampal neuronal ensemblesMemory episodesCognitive functionMemory formationPostnatal week 4Postnatal week 3Neuronal ensemblesEarly postnatal developmentElectrophysiological activityNaïve ratsWeek 4Hippocampal neuronsPostnatal developmentWeek 3Eye openingFirst dayEncodingSequential patternsLinear environmentSleepReplay