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Nikola Milicic

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0009-0004-3913-6244Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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David EhrlichiD· 2 shared Allison L. HaynesiD· 1 shared Anna V. EllemaniD· 1 shared Bin WangiD· 1 shared Christine J. Liu· 1 shared Christopher D. MakinsoniD· 1 shared Coleman Klapheke· 1 shared Damian J. WilliamsiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 29, 2026

Critical period plasticity enables credit assignment

Ruth J. Meier, Salomon Z. Muller, Bin Wang…·David Ehrlich

The paper shows how instructive inputs during a critical period shape neural circuits to enable effective credit assignment in learning.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.24.734069

zebrafishstatistical model

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NeuroscienceCell chemical biologyPeer-reviewedMay 9, 2024

Behavioral control through the direct, focal silencing of neuronal activity

Anna V. Elleman, Nikola Milicic, Damian J. Williams…·J. Du Bois

This paper introduces a method to reversibly control neuronal activity using a light-activated saxitoxin inhibitor, demonstrating its effectiveness in altering behavior in zebrafish without genetic modification.

8 citations

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