2023
Laminar mechanisms of saccadic suppression in primate visual cortex
Denagamage S, Morton M, Hudson N, Reynolds J, Jadi M, Nandy A. Laminar mechanisms of saccadic suppression in primate visual cortex. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112720. PMID: 37392385, PMCID: PMC10528056, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaccadic suppressionFiring rateInter-neuronal correlationsLocal inhibitory activityCortical firing ratesEye movementsSaccadic eye movementsPutative inhibitory interneuronsDistinct neural subpopulationsVisual cortical networkPrimate visual cortexVisual area V4Inhibitory interneuronsCortical circuitryVisual cortexSaccade onsetArea V4Single neuronsCortical networksNeural subpopulationsVisual stabilityNeuronsInhibitory activityTemporary reductionVisual sensitivity
2018
HOPE: Hybrid-Drive Combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology and Electrophysiology
Delcasso S, Denagamage S, Britton Z, Graybiel A. HOPE: Hybrid-Drive Combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology and Electrophysiology. Frontiers In Neural Circuits 2018, 12: 41. PMID: 29872379, PMCID: PMC5972628, DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2018.00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cognitionNeural mechanismsBehavioral trainingBrain activitySystems neuroscienceBrain regionsNeuroscienceCutting-edge experimentsElectrophysiological recordingsPrecise representationBrain pathologyOptogenetic manipulationMouse brain regionsDifferent mouse brain regionsCognitionCausal factorsBrain surgeryInjection cannulaMouse modelSpecific needsResearch teamElectrophysiologyTrainingMicePharmacology