Publications

Selected recent papers and research highlights from Suzuki Brain Engineering Laboratory.

Recent Publications

Kwangjun Lee, Lorenzo Baracco, Cyriel M.A. Pennartz, Mototaka Suzuki, Jorge F. Mejias
A computational architecture incorporating shallow brain networks: integrating parallel cortical and subcortical processing
Curr. Res. Neurobiol. 10 (2026) 100155 (2026)
DOI: 10.1016/j.crneur.2026.100155

Mathis Bassler, Lilian Emming, Christopher J. Whyte, Gerjan Huis In ’t Veld, Mototaka Suzuki, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz
Continuous Flash Suppression responses in mouse visual cortex: stimulus laterality and anesthesia effects
bioRxiv, 2025.11.05.686768 (2025)
DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.05.686768
Toon Brouwer, Mathis Bassler, Cyriel M.A. Pennartz, Mototaka Suzuki
Highly correlated activity across higher-order thalamic nuclei in awake and anesthetized states
bioRxiv, 2025.10.03.680235 (2025)
DOI: 10.1101/2025.10.03.680235
Mototaka Suzuki, Jaan Aru
Do psychic cells generate consciousness?
arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.20164 (2025)
arXiv: 2506.20164
Kwangjun Lee, Lorenzo Baracco, Cyriel M.A. Pennartz, Mototaka Suzuki, Jorge F. Mejias
A computational architecture incorporating shallow brain networks: integrating parallel cortical and subcortical processing
bioRxiv, 2025.02.24.639932 (2025)
DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.24.639932
Naozumi Araragi, Markus Petermann, Mototaka Suzuki, Matthew Larkum, Valentina Mosienko, Michael Bader, Natalia Alenina, Friederike Klempin
Acute Optogenetic Stimulation of Serotonin Neurons Reduces Cell Proliferation in the Dentate Gyrus of Mice
ACS Chemical Neuroscience 16(5): 781–789 (2025)
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00771

Selected papers that represent key ideas and contributions of the laboratory.

Mototaka Suzuki, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, Jaan Aru
How deep is the brain? The shallow brain hypothesis
Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 24(12): 778–791 (2023)
DOI: 10.1038/s41583-023-00756-z
This paper challenges the dominance of cortico-centric, hierarchical architectures in deep learning and predictive coding, and proposes the shallow brain hypothesis as a framework emphasizing massively parallel, shallow processing intertwined with hierarchical structure.

Mototaka Suzuki, Matthew E. Larkum
General Anesthesia Decouples Cortical Pyramidal Neurons
Cell 180(4): 666–676.e13 (2020)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.024
This work showed that general anesthesia decouples information flow between dendrites and the soma of layer 5 pyramidal neurons, offering a cellular mechanism relevant to theories of consciousness.

Mototaka Suzuki, Matthew E. Larkum
Dendritic calcium spikes are clearly detectable at the cortical surface
Nat. Commun. 8(1): 276 (2017)
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00282-4
Using a novel micro-optical probe, this study demonstrated that dendritic calcium spikes can be detected at the cortical surface, opening new possibilities for monitoring important cellular events in vivo.

Mototaka Suzuki, Jacqueline Gottlieb
Distinct neural mechanisms of distractor suppression in the frontal and parietal lobe
Nat. Neurosci. 16(1): 98–104 (2013)
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3282
This study revealed neural mechanisms that distinguish behaviorally relevant information from equally salient distractors, clarifying how the brain suppresses interference during attention.