Daniel G. Barson

Developmental trajectory of cortical somatostatin interneuron function

The paper examines the developmental trajectory of somatostatin interneurons in the mouse visual cortex, showing their increasing influence on pyramidal neuron responses over time.

Dual impact of PTEN mutation on CSF dynamics and cortical networks via the dysregulation of neural precursors and their interneuron descendants

This study shows PTEN mutations cause ventriculomegaly and cortical network dysfunction through neural precursor and interneuron dysregulation, with mTORC1 inhibition offering therapeutic potential.

IN SITU IMAGING OF RETINAL CALCIUM DYNAMICS IN AWAKE ANIMALS

This study develops methods to image retinal activity in awake mice, showing that retinal dynamics are modulated by movement through histaminergic transmission.

Rapid fluctuations in functional connectivity of cortical networks encode spontaneous behavior

This study uses calcium imaging in awake mice to show that rapid changes in cortical functional connectivity encode spontaneous behaviors and reveal subnetworks not captured by traditional parcellation.

Efferent feedback enforces bilateral coupling of spontaneous activity in the developing auditory system

This study shows that the MOC efferent system couples bilateral spontaneous activity in the developing auditory system, and its absence reduces auditory sensitivity at hearing onset.

Simultaneous mesoscopic and two-photon imaging of neuronal activity in cortical circuits

The paper develops a method to simultaneously image local microcircuits and whole cortical activity in awake mice, and uses it to study neuron associations with network motifs.