Alessandro Leparulo

Whisker stimulation reinforces a resting-state network in the barrel cortex: nested oscillations and avalanches

The paper investigates resting-state activity in the rat barrel cortex and shows that 11 Hz oscillations and neuronal avalanches are modulated by slower rhythms and are involved in sensory responses to whisker stimulation.

The somatosensory barrel cortex controls the spindlethalamocortical oscillation by frequency locking

The paper demonstrates that the somatosensory barrel cortex controls spindle oscillations through frequency locking in anesthetized rats.

Spontaneous Dynamics Predict the Effects of Targeted Intervention in Hippocampal Neuronal Cultures

The paper uses experimental and computational methods to show that spontaneous network activity patterns predict the effects of targeted stimulation in hippocampal neuronal cultures.

Beyond resting state neuronal avalanches in the somatosensory barrel cortex

The paper investigates whether neuronal avalanches in the somatosensory barrel cortex of anesthetized rats exhibit critical behavior during spontaneous and stimulated activity.