Oliver M. Gauld

Zapit: Open Source Laser-Scanning Photostimulation For Neuroscience

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

Behavioural and neural mechanisms for stochastic choices in mixed-strategy games

This study investigates how mice and monkeys generate stochastic choices in competitive games, finding that neural circuits decouple reward signals from future choices to achieve unpredictability.

A frontal motor circuit for economic decisions and actions

This paper identifies a frontal motor circuit that transforms abstract economic decisions into spatial actions through dynamic reconfiguration.

A latent pool of neurons silenced by sensory-evoked inhibition can be recruited to enhance perception

The paper identifies a pool of non-coding neurons in the barrel cortex that can be recruited to enhance perception through optogenetic activation during sensory tasks.

All-optical interrogation of neural circuits in behaving mice

This paper describes an experimental protocol for all-optical interrogation of neural circuits in behaving mice, demonstrating its application in three brain areas.