Kishore V. Kuchibhotla

Revealing abrupt transitions from goal-directed to habitual behavior

This study demonstrates that the transition from goal-directed to habitual behavior is abrupt, using a novel palatability-driven approach and computational modeling to observe behavioral changes.

Fast and accessible morphology-free functional fluorescence imaging analysis

The paper improves the GraFT algorithm for functional calcium imaging by enhancing speed and accessibility through efficient solvers, compressive sensing, and a graphical user interface.

Spatially clustered neurons encode vocalization categories in the bat midbrain

The paper uses two-photon calcium imaging in bats to show that neurons in the Inferior Colliculus form spatial clusters encoding vocalization categories, independent of tonotopy.

Rapid emergence of latent knowledge in the sensory cortex drives learning

This paper investigates how the auditory cortex drives rapid learning and slower performance improvements in mice during an auditory go/no-go task, revealing two distinct higher-order signals involved in these processes.

Revealing hidden knowledge in amnestic mice

This study investigates neural mechanisms of performance fluctuations in amnestic mice, finding that deficits are context-dependent and reversible, with preserved stimulus-action knowledge.

A parallel channel of state-dependent sensory signaling from the cholinergic basal forebrain to the auditory cortex

This study shows that cholinergic basal forebrain axons send non-habituating, stimulus-specific sensory signals to the auditory cortex, independent of local tonotopy and modulated by slow cholinergic activity.

Contributions and synaptic basis of diverse cortical neuron responses to task performance

The paper shows that diverse neural response profiles in auditory cortex arise from synaptic plasticity and contribute differently to task performance.

Dissociating task acquisition from expression during learning reveals latent knowledge

The paper shows that knowledge acquisition and expression can be dissociated by using probe trials without reinforcement, revealing that performance variability stems from testing context rather than inherent ability.