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Not Noisy, Just Wrong: The Role of Suboptimal Inference in Behavioral Variability by Beck, Jeffrey M., Ma, Wei Ji, Pitkow, Xaq, Latham, Peter E., Pouget, Alexandre

“…Behavior varies from trial to trial even when the stimulus is maintained as constant as possible. In many models, this variability is attributed to noise in…”
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Probabilistic brains: knowns and unknowns by Pouget, Alexandre, Beck, Jeffrey M, Ma, Wei Ji, Latham, Peter E

“…Computational neuroscientists have started to shed light on how probabilistic representations and computations might be implemented in neural circuits, and…”
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An insula-frontostriatal network mediates flexible cognitive control by adaptively predicting changing control demands by Jiang, Jiefeng, Beck, Jeffrey, Heller, Katherine, Egner, Tobias

“…The anterior cingulate and lateral prefrontal cortices have been implicated in implementing context-appropriate attentional control, but the learning…”
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Neural implementation of Bayesian inference in a sensorimotor behavior by Darlington, Timothy R., Beck, Jeffrey M., Lisberger, Stephen G.

“…Actions are guided by a Bayesian-like interaction between priors based on experience and current sensory evidence. Here we unveil a complete neural…”
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Is ungulate migration culturally transmitted? Evidence of social learning from translocated animals by Jesmer, Brett R, Merkle, Jerod A, Goheen, Jacob R, Aikens, Ellen O, Beck, Jeffrey L, Courtemanch, Alyson B, Hurley, Mark A, McWhirter, Douglas E, Miyasaki, Hollie M, Monteith, Kevin L, Kauffman, Matthew J

“…Ungulate migrations are assumed to stem from learning and cultural transmission of information regarding seasonal distribution of forage, but this hypothesis…”
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HgCdTe Avalanche Photodiode Detectors for Airborne and Spaceborne Lidar at Infrared Wavelengths by Sun, Xiaoli, Abshire, James B., Beck, Jeffrey D., Mitra, Pradip, Reiff, Kirk, Yang, Guangning

“…We report results from characterizing the HgCdTe avalanche photodiode (APD) sensorchip assemblies (SCA) developed for lidar at infrared wavelength using the…”
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Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information by Sayers, Eric W, Beck, Jeffrey, Bolton, Evan E, Bourexis, Devon, Brister, James R, Canese, Kathi, Comeau, Donald C, Funk, Kathryn, Kim, Sunghwan, Klimke, William, Marchler-Bauer, Aron, Landrum, Melissa, Lathrop, Stacy, Lu, Zhiyong, Madden, Thomas L, O’Leary, Nuala, Phan, Lon, Rangwala, Sanjida H, Schneider, Valerie A, Skripchenko, Yuri, Wang, Jiyao, Ye, Jian, Trawick, Barton W, Pruitt, Kim D, Sherry, Stephen T

“…Abstract The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides a large suite of online resources for biological information and data, including the…”
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Bayesian inference with probabilistic population codes by Pouget, Alexandre, Ma, Wei Ji, Beck, Jeffrey M, Latham, Peter E

“…Recent psychophysical experiments indicate that humans perform near-optimal Bayesian inference in a wide variety of tasks, ranging from cue integration to…”
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Influence of environmental change, harvest exposure, and human disturbance on population trends of greater sage-grouse by Dinkins, Jonathan B, Lawson, Kirstie J, Beck, Jeffrey L

“…Hunter harvest of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter "sage-grouse") has been regulated by wildlife agencies during most of the past…”
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Relating gut microbiome composition and life history metrics for pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in the Red Desert, Wyoming by Buchanan, Courtney E, Galla, Stephanie J, Muscarella, Mario E, Forbey, Jennifer S, Reinking, Adele K, Beck, Jeffrey L

“…Host microbial communities (hereafter, the 'microbiome') are recognized as an important aspect of host health and are gaining attention as a useful biomarker…”
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Marginalization in neural circuits with divisive normalization by Beck, Jeffrey M, Latham, Peter E, Pouget, Alexandre

“…A wide range of computations performed by the nervous system involves a type of probabilistic inference known as marginalization. This computation comes up in…”
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Effects of telemetry collars on two free-roaming feral equid species by Schoenecker, Kathryn A, King, Sarah R B, Hennig, Jacob D, Cole, Mary J, Scasta, J Derek, Beck, Jeffrey L

“…There are two species of free-roaming feral equids in North America: horses (Equus caballus) and donkeys or "burros" (E. asinus). Both species were introduced…”
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Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities by Davies, Kirk W., Boyd, Chad S., Beck, Jeffrey L., Bates, Jon D., Svejcar, Tony J., Gregg, Michael A.

“…► We developed a conservation plan for the sagebrush ecosystem. ► Restoration of conifer encroached-sagebrush communities is often successful. ► Restoration of…”
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Probabilistic Population Codes for Bayesian Decision Making by Beck, Jeffrey M., Ma, Wei Ji, Kiani, Roozbeh, Hanks, Tim, Churchland, Anne K., Roitman, Jamie, Shadlen, Michael N., Latham, Peter E., Pouget, Alexandre

“…When making a decision, one must first accumulate evidence, often over time, and then select the appropriate action. Here, we present a neural model of…”
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Neuronal Adaptation Reveals a Suboptimal Decoding of Orientation Tuned Populations in the Mouse Visual Cortex by Jin, Miaomiao, Beck, Jeffrey M, Glickfeld, Lindsey L

“…Sensory information is encoded by populations of cortical neurons. Yet, it is unknown how this information is used for even simple perceptual choices such as…”
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Drivers of site fidelity in ungulates by Morrison, Thomas A., Merkle, Jerod A., Hopcraft, J. Grant C., Aikens, Ellen O., Beck, Jeffrey L., Boone, Randall B., Courtemanch, Alyson B., Dwinnell, Samantha P., Fairbanks, W. Sue, Griffith, Brad, Middleton, Arthur D., Monteith, Kevin L., Oates, Brendan, Riotte‐Lambert, Louise, Sawyer, Hall, Smith, Kurt T., Stabach, Jared A., Taylor, Kaitlyn L., Kauffman, Matthew J., Loison, Anne

“…While the tendency to return to previously visited locations—termed ‘site fidelity’—is common in animals, the cause of this behaviour is not well understood…”
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Spatial heterogeneity in response of male greater sage-grouse lek attendance to energy development by Gregory, Andrew J, Beck, Jeffrey L

“…Landscape modification due to rapidly expanding energy development, in particular oil and gas, in the westernUSA, have prompted concerns over how such…”
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Probability of lek collapse is lower inside sage-grouse Core Areas: Effectiveness of conservation policy for a landscape species by Spence, Emma Suzuki, Beck, Jeffrey L, Gregory, Andrew J

“…Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) occupy sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitats in 11 western states and 2 Canadian provinces. In September 2015,…”
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Changes in hunting season regulations (1870s–2019) reduce harvest exposure on greater and Gunnison sage-grouse by Dinkins, Jonathan B, Duchardt, Courtney J, Hennig, Jacob D, Beck, Jeffrey L

“…Hunter harvest is a potential factor contributing to population declines of sage-grouse ( Centrocercus spp .). As a result, wildlife agencies throughout…”
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Meta-Analysis of Diet Composition and Potential Conflict of Wild Horses with Livestock and Wild Ungulates on Western Rangelands of North America by Scasta, J. Derek, Beck, Jeffrey L., Angwin, Catherine J.

“…Wild horse (Equus ferus caballus) management in western North America is an escalating concern for ecological integrity on these landscapes. Identifying…”
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