Edi Barkai

The paper shows that rule-learning in rodents occurs abruptly through a discrete moment involving enhanced intrinsic excitability, synaptic changes, and a decline in IEG-expressing neurons.

This study shows that complex learning abilities can be inherited through epigenetic modifications in the mammalian brain, as offspring of trained rodents exhibit enhanced neuronal excitability and DNA methylation changes.

This study investigates the role of anterior hypothalamic nucleus (AHN) neurons in social interactions, finding that theta rhythmicity and spiking activity in AHN are context-dependent and influence approach and avoidance behaviors.

The paper shows that LOT synapses in piriform cortex undergo LTP via local NMDA-spikes, while IC synapses use STDP, suggesting branch-specific memory formation for odor information.

This study shows that NMDA spikes in piriform cortex pyramidal neurons amplify and selectively combine olfactory bulb inputs, explaining nonlinear odor code transformation.