Atika Syeda

Orofacial behaviors, not eye movements, govern neural activity in mouse visual cortex

This study shows that orofacial movements, not eye movements, primarily drive neural activity in mouse visual cortex during free viewing.

Rastermap: a discovery method for neural population recordings

Rastermap is a visualization method for neural data that sorts neurons along a one-dimensional manifold to reveal activity patterns in high-dimensional recordings.

Facemap: a framework for modeling neural activity based on orofacial tracking

Facemap models neural activity using orofacial tracking, improving prediction accuracy and explaining more variance in visual cortex neurons.

A synthetic peptide rescues rat cortical neurons from anesthetic-induced cell death and modulation of growth and synaptic assembly

This study shows a synthetic peptide protects rat cortical neurons from anesthetic-induced damage by reversing mitochondrial fission.

Astroplastic: A start-to-finish process for polyhydroxybutyrate production from solid human waste using genetically engineered bacteria to address the challenges for future manned Mars missions

This paper describes the development of a process called Astroplastic to produce polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from solid human waste using genetically engineered bacteria for sustainable waste management in future Mars missions.