Vatsala Thirumalai

The paper identifies L-type calcium and SK-type potassium currents as essential for tonic firing in larval zebrafish Purkinje neurons, proposing a conserved mechanism for sustained high-frequency firing.

The paper identifies a novel type of electrical synapse in C. elegans and zebrafish, called heterochannel synapses, formed by multiple innexin proteins and regulated by specific kinesins.

This study shows that synaptic pruning in zebrafish cerebellum sharpens neural representations and improves predictive motor control by reducing convergence of differently tuned inputs.

The paper shows that high synchrony among Purkinje cells in zebrafish suppresses and entrains eurydendroid cell firing, influencing cerebellar output and motor behavior.

The paper introduces CaMLSort, a tool that classifies calcium imaging data from bistable neurons into tonic or bursting states using machine learning, validated on both simulated and real data.

This study shows that Purkinje cells in larval zebrafish use expectation and error signals to update internal models of optic flow stimuli, leading to faster behavioral responses.

This study investigates the role of Auts2a in zebrafish escape behavior, finding that mutations lead to neuronal excitability issues and behavioral variability.

This study shows that Gjd2b-mediated gap junctions regulate glutamatergic synapse formation and dendritic growth in zebrafish Purkinje neurons.

This paper shows that dopamine activates D1-like receptors in larval zebrafish to increase swim speed during optomotor response by enhancing motor neuron excitability and recruiting additional motor neurons.