Hermione Xu

Preprint · November 13, 2025 Proprioceptive feedback from muscles is essential for continuous monitoring and precise control of limb movement, yet how such peripheral feedback is integrated into ongoing descending motor cortical dynamics remains largely unclear. Here we used precisely ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cortico-thalamic communication for action coordination in a skilled motor sequence.

Preprint · October 30, 2024 The coordination of forelimb and orofacial movements to compose an ethological reach-to-consume behavior likely involves neural communication across brain regions. Leveraging wide-field imaging and photo-inhibition to survey across the cortex, we identifie ... Full text Link to item Cite

A cortical circuit for orchestrating oromanual food manipulation

Preprint · 2022 ABSTRACT The seamless coordination of hands and mouth—whether in humans eating corn on the cob or mice extracting sunflower seeds—represents one of evolution’s most sophisticated motor achievements. Whereas spinal and brainstem circuits implement ... Full text Cite