Sidelobe suppressed Bessel beams for one-photon light-sheet microscopy.

The Bessel beam (BB) has found widespread adoption in various forms of light-sheet microscopy. However, for one-photon fluorescence, the transverse profile of the beam poses challenges due to the detrimental effect of the sidelobes. Here, we mitigate this issue by using a computer-generated phase element for generating a sidelobe suppressed Bessel beam (SSBB).

Rethinking sensorimotor circuits.

New research shows that the neural circuit responsible for stabilising gaze can develop in the absence of motor neurons, contrary to a long-standing model in the field.

Robotic hepaticojejunostomy training in novices using robotic simulation and dry-lab suturing (ROSIM): randomized controlled crossover trial.

Background: Robotic suturing training is in increasing demand and can be done using suture-pads or robotic simulation training. Robotic simulation is less cumbersome, whereas a robotic suture-pad approach could be more effective but is more costly. A training curriculum with crossover between both approaches may be a practical solution.

STEERING FROM THE REAR: COORDINATION OF CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATORS UNDERLYING NAVIGATION BY ASCENDING INTERNEURONS.

Understanding how animals coordinate movements to achieve goals is a fundamental pursuit in neuroscience. Here we explore how neurons that reside in posterior lower-order regions of a locomotor system project to anterior higher-order regions to influence steering and navigation. We characterized the anatomy and functional role of a population of ascending interneurons in the ventral nerve cord of larvae.