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Overview

David J. Freedman is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Neurology.

The major topics covered in Freedman's work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Freedman has published extensively, contributing notably to various scientific journals and venues. Some frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cell Reports
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Nature Neuroscience

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Neuronal BIN1 Regulates Presynaptic Neurotransmitter Release and Memory Consolidation, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Emergence of abstract rules in the primate brain, 2020, Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • Reevaluating the Role of Persistent Neural Activity in Short-Term Memory, 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Nonlinear mixed selectivity supports reliable neural computation, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Primate neuronal connections are sparse in cortex as compared to mouse, 2021, Cell Reports

Freedman has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Matthew C. Rosen
  • Nicolas Y. Masse
  • W. Jeffrey Johnston
  • Ou Zhu
  • Krithika Mohan

Best Publications

  • Categorical Representation of Visual Stimuli in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

    David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

  • A hierarchy of intrinsic timescales across primate cortex

    John D. Murray;Alberto Bernacchia;David J. Freedman;Ranulfo Romo

  • Representation of the Quantity of Visual Items in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

    Andreas Nieder;David J. Freedman;Earl K. Miller

  • A comparison of primate prefrontal and inferior temporal cortices during visual categorization.

    David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

  • Experience-dependent representation of visual categories in parietal cortex.

    David J. Freedman;John A. Assad

  • The prefrontal cortex: categories, concepts and cognition

    Earl K. Miller;David J. Freedman;Jonathan D. Wallis

  • Dynamic population coding of category information in inferior temporal and prefrontal cortex.

    Ethan M Meyers;David J Freedman;Gabriel Kreiman;Earl K. Miller

  • Visual categorization and the primate prefrontal cortex: neurophysiology and behavior.

    David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

  • Experience-Dependent Sharpening of Visual Shape Selectivity in Inferior Temporal Cortex

    David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller;Earl K. Miller

  • Alleviating catastrophic forgetting using context-dependent gating and synaptic stabilization.

    Nicolas Y. Masse;Gregory D. Grant;David J. Freedman

  • Circuit mechanisms for the maintenance and manipulation of information in working memory.

    Nicolas Y. Masse;Guangyu R. Yang;Guangyu R. Yang;H. Francis Song;H. Francis Song;Xiao Jing Wang

  • Preferential encoding of visual categories in parietal cortex compared with prefrontal cortex

    Sruthi K Swaminathan;David J Freedman

  • Neural correlates of categories and concepts

    Earl K Miller;Andreas Nieder;David J Freedman;Jonathan D Wallis

  • Computing by Robust Transience: How the Fronto-Parietal Network Performs Sequential, Category-Based Decisions.

    Warasinee Chaisangmongkon;Sruthi K. Swaminathan;David J. Freedman;Xiao Jing Wang;Xiao Jing Wang;Xiao Jing Wang

  • A proposed common neural mechanism for categorization and perceptual decisions

    David J Freedman;John A Assad;John A Assad

  • Posterior parietal cortex plays a causal role in perceptual and categorical decisions.

    Yang Zhou;David J. Freedman

  • Neural mechanisms of visual categorization: insights from neurophysiology.

    David J. Freedman;Earl K. Miller;Earl K. Miller

  • Neuronal Mechanisms of Visual Categorization: An Abstract View on Decision Making

    David J. Freedman;John A. Assad;John A. Assad

  • An Integrative Framework for Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive Functions of the Posterior Parietal Cortex

    David J. Freedman;Guilhem Ibos;Guilhem Ibos

  • Task-specific versus generalized mnemonic representations in parietal and prefrontal cortices.

    Arup Sarma;Nicolas Y. Masse;Xiao Jing Wang;David J. Freedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Jing Wang
Xiao-Jing Wang New York University
John A. Assad
John A. Assad Harvard University
Maximilian Riesenhuber
Maximilian Riesenhuber Georgetown University Medical Center
John H. R. Maunsell
John H. R. Maunsell University of Chicago
Anis Contractor
Anis Contractor Northwestern University
Jonathan D. Wallis
Jonathan D. Wallis University of California, Berkeley
Gabriel Kreiman
Gabriel Kreiman Harvard University
Andreas Nieder
Andreas Nieder University of Tübingen
Jeanette A. Mumford
Jeanette A. Mumford University of Wisconsin–Madison

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