On April 13, 2026, DEB lab published online in Cell Reports a research paper titled "Infrared neural stimulation with fMRI in primates reveals mesoscale limbic organization linked to the medial pulvinar."
In brief
Using INS-fMRI in macaque medial pulvinar, Feng et al. reveal orderly, mesoscale connections in cingulate, insula, and amygdala, suggesting an organized structure across different limbic axes (motor expression, interoception, and emotion-related processing). This underscores the importance of millimeter-scale precision for the diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders.
Full article link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117209