Aurélie Pala

Latent dynamics of primary sensory cortical population activity is structured by fluctuations in the local field potential

The paper uses a hidden Markov model to relate latent dynamics of neural spiking activity in the somatosensory cortex to classical brain state metrics like local field potential fluctuations and behavior.

Dynamic corticothalamic modulation of the somatosensory thalamocortical circuit during wakefulness

This study investigates how cortical layer 6 feedback neurons modulate thalamic activity in awake mice, showing they can suppress or enhance thalamic spiking based on firing rate and synchrony.

A Machine Learning Approach for Real-time Cortical State Estimation

This paper develops real-time cortical state estimation algorithms using Gaussian Mixture Models and Hidden semi-Markov Models, showing they can robustly infer cortical states from electrophysiological data.

Membrane potential dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in mouse barrel cortex during active whisker sensing

The paper examines membrane potential dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in mouse barrel cortex during different behavioral states, revealing distinct activity patterns based on neuron type and cortical depth.

Ipsilateral stimulus encoding in primary and secondary somatosensory cortex of awake mice

The paper investigates ipsilateral stimulus encoding in primary and secondary somatosensory cortex of awake mice, finding that S2 encodes ipsilateral stimuli more accurately than S1.

Inferring Thalamocortical Monosynaptic Connectivity In-Vivo

The paper develops a statistical framework to infer monosynaptic connectivity in vivo using extracellular recordings from rodent thalamocortical pathways.

State-aware detection of sensory stimuli in the cortex of the awake mouse

The paper improves sensory input detection in awake mice by using a cortical state classifier to account for trial-to-trial variability in neural responses.