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Neurovascular coupling in the cortex is modality-dependent, with distinct sensory inputs recruiting specific layer-segregated arteriole types to produce differential laminar blood flow patterns. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine how different sensory modalities and cortical layer activity recruit specific arteriole networks to regulate localized blood flow delivery.

August 22, 2026ScienceOpen Access

Modality-specific neurovascular coupling via layer-segregated arteriole networks

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To determine how different sensory modalities and cortical layer activity recruit specific arteriole networks to regulate localized blood flow delivery.
Performed in vivo multiscale optical imaging in mice to monitor cortical neuronal and vascular responses across different cortical layers.
Tested physiological responses across multiple conditions, including touch, nociception, motor-sensory feedback, and spontaneous activity, paired with in silico network modeling.
Superficial-layer neuronal activity selectively drives the dilation of shallow arterioles, whereas deep arterioles broadly integrate multi-modal inputs across sensory conditions.
Arteriole type–specific dilation decouples the intensity of local neuronal firing from capillary blood flow responses, governed by the architecture of the vascular network.

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Optical imaging reveals modality-specific neurovascular coupling in mice, demonstrating that layer-segregated arteriole networks dynamically direct cortical blood flow based on sensory input.

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Malescot et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895e6bca7ade938187c7ba https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aeb5077

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Optical imaging reveals modality-specific neurovascular coupling in mice, demonstrating that layer-segregated arteriole networks dynamically direct cortical blood flow based on sensory input.

Modality-specific neurovascular coupling via layer-segregated arteriole networks

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Modality-specific neurovascular coupling via layer-segregated arteriole networks

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