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A circuit model of auditory cortex by Park, Youngmin, Geffen, Maria N

“…The mammalian sensory cortex is composed of multiple types of inhibitory and excitatory neurons, which form sophisticated microcircuits for processing and…”
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Cortical Interneurons Differentially Shape Frequency Tuning following Adaptation by Natan, Ryan G., Rao, Winnie, Geffen, Maria N.

“…Neuronal stimulus selectivity is shaped by feedforward and recurrent excitatory-inhibitory interactions. In the auditory cortex (AC), parvalbumin- (PV)…”
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Progress and challenges for understanding the function of cortical microcircuits in auditory processing by Blackwell, Jennifer M., Geffen, Maria N.

“…An important outstanding question in auditory neuroscience is to identify the mechanisms by which specific motifs within inter-connected neural circuits affect…”
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Differential Short-Term Plasticity of PV and SST Neurons Accounts for Adaptation and Facilitation of Cortical Neurons to Auditory Tones by Seay, Michael J, Natan, Ryan G, Geffen, Maria N, Buonomano, Dean V

“…Cortical responses to sensory stimuli are strongly modulated by temporal context. One of the best studied examples of such modulation is sensory adaptation. We…”
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Neuronal activity in sensory cortex predicts the specificity of learning in mice by Wood, Katherine C., Angeloni, Christopher F., Oxman, Karmi, Clopath, Claudia, Geffen, Maria N.

“…Learning to avoid dangerous signals while preserving normal responses to safe stimuli is essential for everyday behavior and survival. Following identical…”
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Projection from the Amygdala to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Amplifies Cortical Sound Responses by Aizenberg, Mark, Rolón-Martínez, Solymar, Pham, Tuan, Rao, Winnie, Haas, Julie S., Geffen, Maria N.

“…Many forms of behavior require selective amplification of neuronal representations of relevant environmental signals. Emotional learning enhances sensory…”
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Dynamics of cortical contrast adaptation predict perception of signals in noise by Angeloni, Christopher F., Młynarski, Wiktor, Piasini, Eugenio, Williams, Aaron M., Wood, Katherine C., Garami, Linda, Hermundstad, Ann M., Geffen, Maria N.

“…Neurons throughout the sensory pathway adapt their responses depending on the statistical structure of the sensory environment. Contrast gain control is a form…”
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Bidirectional Regulation of Innate and Learned Behaviors That Rely on Frequency Discrimination by Cortical Inhibitory Neurons by Aizenberg, Mark, Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Laetitia, Briguglio, John J, Natan, Ryan G, Geffen, Maria N

“…The ability to discriminate tones of different frequencies is fundamentally important for everyday hearing. While neurons in the primary auditory cortex (AC)…”
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Auditory cortex shapes sound responses in the inferior colliculus by Blackwell, Jennifer M, Lesicko, Alexandria Mh, Rao, Winnie, De Biasi, Mariella, Geffen, Maria N

“…The extensive feedback from the auditory cortex (AC) to the inferior colliculus (IC) supports critical aspects of auditory behavior but has not been…”
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Encoding of ultrasonic vocalizations in the auditory cortex by Carruthers, Isaac M, Natan, Ryan G, Geffen, Maria N

“…One of the central tasks of the mammalian auditory system is to represent information about acoustic communicative signals, such as vocalizations. However, the…”
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Corticofugal regulation of predictive coding by Lesicko, Alexandria M H, Angeloni, Christopher F, Blackwell, Jennifer M, De Biasi, Mariella, Geffen, Maria N

“…Sensory systems must account for both contextual factors and prior experience to adaptively engage with the dynamic external environment. In the central…”
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Neural Encoding of Rapidly Fluctuating Odors by Geffen, Maria N., Broome, Bede M., Laurent, Gilles, Meister, Markus

“…Olfactory processing in the insect antennal lobe is a highly dynamic process, yet it has been studied primarily with static step stimuli. To approximate the…”
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Category-specific processing of scale-invariant sounds in infancy by Gervain, Judit, Werker, Janet F, Geffen, Maria N

“…Increasing evidence suggests that the natural world has a special status for our sensory and cognitive functioning. The mammalian sensory system is…”
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Projection from the Amygdala to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Amplifies Cortical Sound Responses by Aizenberg, Mark, Rolón-Martínez, Solymar, Pham, Tuan, Rao, Winnie, Haas, Julie S., Geffen, Maria N.

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Selective Impairment in Frequency Discrimination in a Mouse Model of Tinnitus by Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Laetitia, Davis, Andrew J O, Aizenberg, Mark, Geffen, Maria N

“…Tinnitus is an auditory disorder, which affects millions of Americans, including active duty service members and veterans. It is manifested by a phantom sound…”
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Efficient Neural Coding in Auditory and Speech Perception by Gervain, Judit, Geffen, Maria N.

“…Speech has long been recognized as ‘special’. Here, we suggest that one of the reasons for speech being special is that our auditory system has evolved to…”
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Correction: Selective Impairment in Frequency Discrimination in a Mouse Model of Tinnitus by Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Laetitia, Davis, Andrew J O, Aizenberg, Mark, Geffen, Maria N

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Correction: A circuit model of auditory cortex by Park, Youngmin, Geffen, Maria N

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Sound Improves Neuronal Encoding of Visual Stimuli in Mouse Primary Visual Cortex by Williams, Aaron M, Angeloni, Christopher F, Geffen, Maria N

“…In everyday life, we integrate visual and auditory information in routine tasks such as navigation and communication. While concurrent sound can improve visual…”
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Birds of a different feather sing together by Williams, Aaron, Geffen, Maria N.

“…A new study sheds light on how sensitivity to communication sounds is established in the brain. Juvenile finches raised with tutors of either the same or…”
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