PUBLICATIONS
2023
Angeloni, C.F., Mlynarski, W., Williams, A.M., Wood, K.C., Garami, L., Hermundstad, A., Geffen, M.N. (2023) Dynamics of contrast adaptation predict detection of sounds in noise. BioRXiv . Nature Communications 14, 4817. pdf
Williams, A.M., Ding, X., Geffen, M.N. (2023) Sound improves visual orientation coding in the primary visual cortex. BioRXiv bioRxiv 2021.08.03.454738; Journal of Neuroscience
Tobin, M., Sheth, J., Stiso, J., Bassett, D.S., Geffen, M.N. (2023) Localist versus distributed representation of sounds in the auditory cortex controlled by distinct inhibitory neuronal subtypes. BioRXiv 2023.02.01.526470.
Sheth, J., Collina, J., Piasini, E., Kording, K., Cohen, Y.E., Geffen, M.N. (2023) The interplay of uncertainty, relevance and learning influences auditory categorization. BioRXiv 2022.12.01.518777.
2022
Lesicko, A.M.H., Geffen, M.N. (2022) Diverse functions of the auditory cortico-collicular pathway. Hearing Research, 108488. pdf
Lesicko, A.M.H., Angeloni, C., Blackwell, J.M., Di Biasi, M., Geffen, M.N. (2022) Cortico-fugal regulation of predictive coding. BioRXiv 439188. eLife 11:e73289. pdf
Wood, K.C., Angeloni, C. F., Oxman, K., Clopath, C., Geffen, M.N. (2022) Neuronal activity in sensory cortex predicts the specificity of learning. BioRXiv 128702. Nature Communications. 4;13(1):1167. pdf
2021
Angeloni, C.F., Mlynarski, W., Williams, A.M., Wood, K.C., Garami, L., Hermundstad, A., Geffen, M.N. (2021) Cortical efficient coding shapes behavioral performance. BioRXiv 2021.08.11.455845. Under review. pdf
Williams, A.M., Ding, X., Geffen, M.N. (2021) Sound improves visual orientation coding in the primary visual cortex. BioRXiv 2021.08.03.454738. Under review. pdf
2020
Seay, M.J., Natan, R.G., Geffen, M.N., and Buonomano, D.V. (2020) Differential Short-Term Plasticity of PV and SST Neurons Accounts for Adaptation and Facilitation of Cortical Neurons to Auditory Tones. Journal of Neuroscience, 40 (48) 9224-9235. PDF
Park, Y., Geffen, M.N. (2020) A Unifying Mechanistic Model of Excitatory-Inhibitory Interactions in the Auditory Cortex. BioRXiv 626358. PLoS Comput Biol 16(7): e1008016. PDF
Blackwell, J.M., Rao, W., De Biasi, M., Geffen, M.N. (2020) The role of feedback from the auditory cortex in shaping responses to sounds in inferior colliculus. BioRXiv eLife 2020;9:e51890. PDF
2019
Williams, A., Geffen, M.N. (2019) Birds of a different feather sing together. Nat Neuroscience, 22(9):1381-1382. PDF
Aizenberg, M., Rolon-Martinez S., Pham, T., Rao, W., Haass, J. S., Geffen, M.N. (2019) Projection from the amygdala to the thalamic reticular amplifies cortical sound responses. BioRXiv 623868. Cell Reports 28, 605–615. PDF
Betzel, R.F., Wood, K.C., Angeloni, C.F., Geffen, M.N., Bassett, D.S. (2019) Stability of spontaneous, correlated activity in mouse auditory cortex. BioRXiv PLoS Comp Biology, 15(12): e1007360. PDF
Gervain, J., Geffen, M.N. (2019) Efficient neural coding in auditory and speech perception. Trends in Neurosciences, 42(1) 56-65. PDF
2018
Briguglio, J.J., Aizenberg, M., Balasubramanian, V., Geffen, M.N. (2018) Cortical neural activity predicts sensory acuity under optogenetic manipulation. J Neuroscience, 38 (8) 2094-2105. PDF
Angeloni, C, Geffen, M.N. (2018) Contextual modulation of sound processing in the auditory cortex. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 49, 8–1. PDF
2017
Natan, R.G., Rao, W., Geffen, M.N. (2017) Cortical interneurons differentially shape frequency tuning following adaptation. Cell Reports, 21, 1–13. PDF
Blackwell, J.M., Geffen, M.N. (2017) Progress and challenges for understanding the function of cortical microcircuits in auditory processing. Nature Communications, 8, 2165. PDF
Wood, K.C., Blackwell, J.M., Geffen, M.N. (2017). Cortical inhibitory interneurons control sensory processing. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 46C, 200-207. PDF
Natan, R.G., Carruthers, I.M., Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Geffen, M.N. (2017) Gain Control in the Auditory Cortex Evoked by Changing Temporal Correlation of Sounds. Cerebral Cortex, 27(3), 2385-2402. PDF
2016
Gervain, J., Werker, J.F., Black, A., Geffen, M.N. (2016) The neural correlates of processing scale-invariant environmental sounds at birth. NeuroImage, 133:144-150. PDF
Blackwell, J.M., Taillefumier, T.O., Natan, R.G., Carruthers, I.M., Magnasco, M.O., Geffen, M.N. (2016) Stable encoding of sounds over a broad range of statistical parameters in the auditory cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience, 43(6), 751–764. PDF
2015
Aizenberg, M., Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Briguglio, J.J., Natan, R.G., Geffen, M.N. (2015) Bi-directional regulation of innate and learned behaviors that rely on frequency discrimination by cortical inhibitory interneurons. PLoS Biology, 13(12): e1002308. PDF
Natan, R.G., Briguglio, J.J., Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Jones, S., Aizenberg, M., Goldberg, E.M., Geffen, M.N. (2015) Complementary control of sensory adaptation by two types of cortical interneurons. eLife 2015; 4: e09868. PDF
Carruthers, I.M., Laplagne, D.A., Jaegle, A., Briguglio, J.J., Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Natan, R.G., Geffen, M.N. (2015) Emergence of invariant representation of vocalizations in the auditory cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 114(5):2726-40. PDF
Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, L., Davis, A.J.O., Aizenberg, M., Geffen, M.N. (2015) Selective impairment in frequency discrimination in a mouse model of tinnitus. PLoS ONE, 10(9): e0137749. PDF
2014
Gervain, J., Werker, J.F., Geffen, M.N. (2014) Category-specific processing of scale-invariant sounds in infancy. PLoS ONE, 9(5): e96278. PDF
Zaidi, Q., Victor, J.D., McDermott, J., Geffen, M.N., Bensmaia, S., Cleland, T.A. (2013) Perceptual Spaces: Mathematical structures to neural mechanisms. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(45), 17597-17602. PDF
2013
Aizenberg, M., Geffen, M.N. (2013) Bidirectional effects of auditory aversive learning on sensory acuity are mediated by the auditory cortex. Nature Neuroscience, 16, 994–996. PDF
Carruthers, I.M., Natan, R.G., Geffen, M.N. (2013) Encoding of ultra-sonic vocalizations in the rat auditory cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 109(7), 1912-1927. PDF
2011
Geffen, M.N., Gervain, J., Werker, J.F., Magnasco, M.O. (2011) Auditory perception of self-similarity in water sounds. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 5:15. PDF
Before Penn
Geffen, M.N., Broome, B.M., Laurent, G., Meister, M. (2009) Neural encoding of rapidly fluctuating odors. Neuron, 61(4), 570-586. PDF
Geffen, M.N., de Vries, S.E.J., and Meister, M. (2007) Retinal ganglion cells can rapidly change polarity from Off to On. PLoS Biology, 5(3), e65. PDF
Andermann, M.L., Ritt, J., Neimark, M.A., Moore, C.I. (2004) Neural correlates of vibrissa resonance: band-pass and somatotopic representation of high-frequency stimuli. Neuron, 42, 451-463. PDF
Neimark, M.A., Andermann, M.L., Hopfield, J.J. and Moore, C.I. (2003) Vibrissa resonance as a transduction mechanism for tactile encoding. Journal of Neuroscience, 23(16), 6499-6509. PDF