Ralitsa Todorova
@raly_todorova
Analysing neural signals for fun.
Excited to share our new paper with @canliu18, Wenbo Tang, @azayhara and @antferrui about the functions of the two memory codes in the hippocampus (coactivity vs sequences) that's out today! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 🧵1/6
Happy to share our paper out today: with @MNPompili, we built a method to detect sleep using the spindle band. This prevents confounding the breathing rhythm in particular behaviors with SWS. Check out the code here: github.com/mnpompili/beha… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
I'm happy to share a paper we recently published about a curious rhythm on the behavioral timescale (~2s cycles) that noradrenergic neurons phase-lock to! You'll see it in your signal (zoom out!) timed with stereotypical behavioral events. More detail here frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Wanna know about the most recent cutting-edge techniques to manipulate neurons in very precise time and spatial resolution, and how these may benefit your research. Checkout a review we recently wrote! My first review paper! Thanks my mentors @azayhara @antferrui !
We (with @azayhara and @hongyu_chang ) wrote a mini-review on recent advances in optogenetics: integrated opto-electrodes for near cell resolution stimulation, closed-loop manipulations,etc. We discuss new exciting types of experiments this tech enables. cell.com/trends/neurosc…
Do you ever wonder if the anatomical position of hippocampal CA1 neurons relates to its major cortical outputs and memory function? In this preprint, we take a dive into how CA1 structure informs function! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/
I'm very excited about our new preprint about the downstream readout mechanism of cell assemblies! Have you ever wondered at what timescale assembly synchrony matters downstream? It's #Gamma doi.org/10.1101/2022.0…
Cell assemblies are drawing increasing attention in Neuroscience. But one could argue that they are just an epiphenomenon. Is cell assemblies’ activity relevant for the brain? The short answer is yes. The long answer is in a preprint just online on bioRxiv. 🧵👇 1/10