Habon A. Issa

The paper identifies interpretable and diverse visual features from neural population codes in macaque datasets and shows their causal role in behavior.

This study shows that vagus nerve stimulation enhances perceptual learning in mice by activating the central cholinergic system during auditory tasks.

The paper identifies a neural circuit in mice that links infant cries to oxytocin neuron activation, showing how auditory cues influence maternal behavior through thalamic input.

The paper shows that astroglial calcium signaling in Drosophila increases with sleep need and is required for homeostatic sleep rebound, identifying TyrRII as a key receptor involved in this process.

This study identifies a conserved clock-regulated neural network in mice and Drosophila that controls arousal and sleep, showing that mWake+ cells are critical for circadian-dependent neural excitability.