Nicholas Edward Bush

The paper investigates how the biomechanics of the rat whisker array simplify motor control during whisking by simulating uniform motor commands and analyzing resulting movements.

The paper identifies an inspiration-off attractor mechanism that enables robust and flexible breathing control through GABAergic and glutamatergic signaling interactions in the VRC.

This study uses a computational model of the preBotC network to show that variability in network topology and neuronal properties influences opioid-induced respiratory depression and recovery.

The paper analyzes neural population dynamics in the Ventral Respiratory Column to understand breathing, opioid-induced respiratory depression, and gasping.

This study identifies two mechanisms by which opioid activation disrupts inspiratory rhythm generation in the preBotC, leading to respiratory depression.

This study shows that primary sensory neurons in the rodent vibrissal system encode complex 3D tactile stimuli continuously and multidimensionally, without preferring principal components or binary adaptation classes.

The paper develops WHISKiT Physics, a 3D mechanical model of the rat vibrissal array, to simulate and predict mechanical signals during various behaviors.