Leena Ali Ibrahim

The paper identifies a presynaptic inhibitory circuit in Layer 1 of the visual cortex that modulates inhibitory responses based on behavioral context.

The paper identifies transcriptional changes in the avian brain during visual imprinting using single-nucleus RNA sequencing, revealing cell clusters and lncRNAs linked to memory formation.

The paper identifies enhancer-AAV tools for specific neuronal subtypes and validates them across species.

This study investigates neurogliaform cells in the visual cortex, showing their activity correlates with locomotion and their functional role is influenced by laminar position and connectivity.

This study disrupts cholinergic retinal waves in mice and shows impaired visual cortex development and function, including altered retinotopy and sensory processing.

This study shows that Nova proteins, through activity-dependent alternative splicing, are essential for the maturation and connectivity of somatostatin interneurons.

The paper shows that bottom-up thalamic inputs are essential for establishing top-down connectivity to layer 1 neurogliaform cells in the visual cortex during early development.

The paper identifies enhancers for targeting specific neuronal subtypes across species and demonstrates their utility in circuit manipulation.