Michael Lohse

Zapit provides an open-source platform for random-access laser-scanning optogenetics in mice, enabling user-friendly and accessible experiments.

The paper shows that nonlinear sound encoding in auditory cortex arises from subcortical transformations, not cortical inputs, and reveals how subcortical processing shapes cortical responses.

The paper shows that subcortical circuits mediate crossmodal communication between primary sensory cortical areas in mice by linking somatosensory cortex to auditory cortex via the midbrain and thalamus.

The paper shows auditory contrast gain control occurs in subcortical and cortical auditory systems and predicts perceptual adaptation in humans.

This study shows that motor cortex modulates somatosensory processing through a cortico-thalamo-cortical pathway, with thalamic circuits playing a key role in tactile suppression.