Alper Kagan Bakir

Generalization and extinction of learned fear alter primary sensory input to the brain

The paper shows that fear generalization increases olfactory nerve output to the brain, which is reversed by extinction training, suggesting sensory plasticity reflects threat perception.

A method for assessing approach and avoidance behavior across multiple olfactory stimuli in mice including multivariate hypothesis comparisons

This paper introduces a method to quantify approach/avoidance behavior in mice across multiple odors using information theory and demonstrates its application in fear conditioning experiments.