Ilya Nemenman

Single variant bottleneck in the early dynamics of H. influenzae bacteremia in neonatal rats questions the theory of independent action

The paper models the dynamics of H. influenzae bacteremia in neonatal rats and challenges the theory of independent bacterial action by showing that a single variant dominates infections.

Motor control by precisely timed spike patterns

This study shows that precise spike timing in neural activity controls respiration in Bengalese finches, suggesting spike timing plays a causal role in motor function.

Cell-cell communication enhances the capacity of cell ensembles to sense shallow gradients during morphogenesis

The paper shows that cell-cell communication improves the ability of cell groups to detect weak chemical gradients, but this benefit is limited by signaling noise.