The structures and functions of correlations in neural population codes

S Panzeri, M Moroni, H Safaai… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The collective activity of a population of neurons, beyond the properties of individual cells, is
crucial for many brain functions. A fundamental question is how activity correlations between …

Two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal activity

C Grienberger, A Giovannucci, W Zeiger… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
In vivo two-photon calcium imaging (2PCI) is a technique used for recording neuronal
activity in the intact brain. It is based on the principle that, when neurons fire action …

Macroscopic resting-state brain dynamics are best described by linear models

E Nozari, MA Bertolero, J Stiso, L Caciagli… - Nature biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
It is typically assumed that large networks of neurons exhibit a large repertoire of nonlinear
behaviours. Here we challenge this assumption by leveraging mathematical models derived …

Simultaneous, cortex-wide dynamics of up to 1 million neurons reveal unbounded scaling of dimensionality with neuron number

J Manley, S Lu, K Barber, J Demas, H Kim, D Meyer… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
The brain's remarkable properties arise from the collective activity of millions of neurons.
Widespread application of dimensionality reduction to multi-neuron recordings implies that …

An artificial visual neuron with multiplexed rate and time-to-first-spike coding

F Li, D Li, C Wang, G Liu, R Wang, H Ren… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human visual neurons rely on event-driven, energy-efficient spikes for communication, while
silicon image sensors do not. The energy-budget mismatch between biological systems and …

Natural behavior is the language of the brain

CT Miller, D Gire, K Hoke, AC Huk, D Kelley… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The breadth and complexity of natural behaviors inspires awe. Understanding how our
perceptions, actions, and internal thoughts arise from evolved circuits in the brain has …

High-speed, cortex-wide volumetric recording of neuroactivity at cellular resolution using light beads microscopy

J Demas, J Manley, F Tejera, K Barber, H Kim… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Two-photon microscopy has enabled high-resolution imaging of neuroactivity at depth within
scattering brain tissue. However, its various realizations have not overcome the tradeoffs …

Neural tuning and representational geometry

N Kriegeskorte, XX Wei - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand the representations formed by brain activity
patterns and their connection to behaviour. The classic approach is to investigate how …

Probing neural codes with two-photon holographic optogenetics

H Adesnik, L Abdeladim - Nature neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Optogenetics ushered in a revolution in how neuroscientists interrogate brain function.
Because of technical limitations, the majority of optogenetic studies have used low spatial …

Fluorescence imaging of large-scale neural ensemble dynamics

TH Kim, MJ Schnitzer - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Recent progress in fluorescence imaging allows neuroscientists to observe the dynamics of
thousands of individual neurons, identified genetically or by their connectivity, across …