Timothy J. Gardner

Upregulation of Calbindin in Adult Inhibitory Neurons Reactivates Critical Period Plasticity in Mouse Visual Cortex

A Vision-Language Model as a Teacher for Bird Vocalization Detection

The paper trains a self-supervised bioacoustic encoder using labels from a vision-language model on citizen-scientist recordings, achieving better performance than human-annotated supervised models and YOLO detectors.

Lesions Involving Medial Anterior Forebrain Pathway Circuitry Destabilize Phrase Timing in Adult Canary Song

The paper shows that lesions in the medial part of the Anterior Forebrain Pathway in adult canaries cause stutter-like behavior in song, indicating its role in controlling phrase duration.

SongMAE: A bioacoustic encoder for birdsong

SongMAE improves birdsong analysis by using a high-resolution masked autoencoder with custom temporal and frequency masking, outperforming existing encoders in syllable classification and parsing.

TweetyBERT: Automated parsing of birdsong through self-supervised machine learning.

TweetyBERT is a self-supervised transformer model that parses birdsong without human labels, learning acoustic and temporal patterns in canary song.

In vivo imaging in transgenic songbirds reveals superdiffusive neuron migration in the adult brain

The paper uses in vivo two-photon imaging in transgenic songbirds to show that adult neuron migration follows a superdiffusive model, which can explain the dispersion of new neurons in the HVC.

Large-scale cellular-resolution imaging of neural activity in freely behaving mice

This paper introduces a novel miniaturized mesoscope for cellular-resolution imaging of neural activity in freely behaving mice, enabling comprehensive visualization across brain regions.

Printable microscale interfaces for long-term peripheral nerve mapping and precision control

This paper introduces a microscale implantable device for long-term peripheral nerve mapping and stimulation in small animals, demonstrating stable recordings and precise modulation over multi-week periods.

Hidden neural states underlie canary song syntax

The paper identifies neurons in canary HVC that encode past song transitions over multiple phrases and seconds, revealing neural mechanisms for syntactic song structure.

Carbon Fiber On Polyimide Ultra-Microelectrodes

This paper describes a method to assemble carbon fiber electrodes on a flexible polyimide substrate for high-density neural recording and stimulation in peripheral nerves.

Songbird organotypic culture as an in vitro model for interrogating sparse sequencing networks

The paper develops an in vitro model using zebra finch brain slices to study sparse neuronal activity networks.