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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ilana B. Witten is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and specializes in the field of neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, social psychology, and cell biology. The primary focus centers on neural dynamics and brain function alongside related topics such as memory mechanisms, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and receptor signaling pathways.

The scientist's research contributions have been published extensively across several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, and Cell Reports.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Cell Reports

Research topics covered in their work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Neural and behavioral psychology studies
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of their publication record, with frequent collaborators including Alejandro Pan-Vazquez, Weston Fleming, Mayo Faulkner, Brenna McMannon, and Niccolò Bonacchi.

  • Alejandro Pan-Vazquez
  • Weston Fleming
  • Mayo Faulkner
  • Brenna McMannon
  • Niccolò Bonacchi

Recent publications by Ilana B. Witten include:

  • "Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice," 2021, eLife
  • "Behavioural and dopaminergic signatures of resilience," 2022, Nature
  • "Distinct signals in medial and lateral VTA dopamine neurons modulate fear extinction at different times," 2020, eLife
  • "Opponent control of behavior by dorsomedial striatal pathways depends on task demands and internal state," 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • "A Brain-Wide Map of Neural Activity during Complex Behaviour," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Ilana B. Witten's research output reflects a sustained engagement with experimental and theoretical questions in neural and behavioral science. The work addresses the relationship between neuronal activity and complex behaviors, with a particular interest in dopamine-related signaling and cognitive processes such as decision-making and fear extinction.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Ilana B. Witten was named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Dopamine neurons modulate neural encoding and expression of depression-related behaviour

    Kay M. Tye;Julie J. Mirzabekov;Melissa R. Warden;Emily A. Ferenczi

  • A causal link between prediction errors, dopamine neurons and learning

    Elizabeth E Steinberg;Ronald Keiflin;Josiah R Boivin;Ilana B Witten

  • Recombinase-Driver Rat Lines: Tools, Techniques, and Optogenetic Application to Dopamine-Mediated Reinforcement

    Ilana B. Witten;Elizabeth E. Steinberg;Soo Yeun Lee;Thomas J. Davidson

  • Striatal circuits for reward learning and decision-making

    Julia Cox;Ilana B Witten

  • Specialized coding of sensory, motor and cognitive variables in VTA dopamine neurons

    Ben Engelhard;Joel Finkelstein;Julia Cox;Weston Fleming

  • Cholinergic Interneurons Control Local Circuit Activity and Cocaine Conditioning

    Ilana B. Witten;Shih Chun Lin;Matthew Brodsky;Rohit Prakash

  • Optetrode: a multichannel readout for optogenetic control in freely moving mice

    Polina Anikeeva;Aaron S. Andalman;Ilana Basya Witten;Melissa Warden

  • Reward and choice encoding in terminals of midbrain dopamine neurons depends on striatal target

    Nathan F. Parker;Courtney M. Cameron;Joshua P. Taliaferro;Junuk Lee

  • Modular organization of the brainstem noradrenaline system coordinates opposing learning states

    Akira Uematsu;Bao Zhen Tan;Edgar A. Ycu;Jessica Sulkes Cuevas;Jessica Sulkes Cuevas

  • Wiring and Molecular Features of Prefrontal Ensembles Representing Distinct Experiences

    Li Ye;Li Ye;William E. Allen;Kimberly R. Thompson;Qiyuan Tian

  • A Major External Source of Cholinergic Innervation of the Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens Originates in the Brainstem

    D. Dautan;I. Huerta-Ocampo;I. B. Witten;K. Deisseroth

  • Combined Social and Spatial Coding in a Descending Projection from the Prefrontal Cortex

    Malavika Murugan;Hee Jae Jang;Michelle Park;Ellia M. Miller

  • Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice.

    Valeria Aguillon-Rodriguez;Dora Angelaki;Hannah Bayer

  • Why seeing is believing: merging auditory and visual worlds.

    Ilana B. Witten;Eric I. Knudsen

  • Positive reinforcement mediated by midbrain dopamine neurons requires D1 and D2 receptor activation in the nucleus accumbens.

    Elizabeth E. Steinberg;Josiah R. Boivin;Benjamin T. Saunders;Ilana Basya Witten

  • Segregated cholinergic transmission modulates dopamine neurons integrated in distinct functional circuits

    Daniel Dautan;Daniel Dautan;Daniel Dautan;Albert S Souza;Icnelia Huerta-Ocampo;Icnelia Huerta-Ocampo;Miguel Valencia;Miguel Valencia

  • Behavioural and dopaminergic signatures of resilience

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  • Mesolimbic Dopamine Dynamically Tracks, and Is Causally Linked to, Discrete Aspects of Value-Based Decision Making

    Michael P. Saddoris;Jonathan A. Sugam;Garret D. Stuber;Ilana Basya Witten

  • An Accumulation-of-Evidence Task Using Visual Pulses for Mice Navigating in Virtual Reality.

    Lucas Pinto;Sue A. Koay;Ben Engelhard;Alice M. Yoon

  • Dissociated sequential activity and stimulus encoding in the dorsomedial striatum during spatial working memory.

    Hessameddin Akhlaghpour;Joost Wiskerke;Jung Yoon Choi;Joshua P Taliaferro

  • Distinct signals in medial and lateral VTA dopamine neurons modulate fear extinction at different times

    Lili X Cai;Katherine Pizano;Gregory W Gundersen;Cameron L Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Nathaniel D. Daw
Nathaniel D. Daw Princeton University
Jonathan W. Pillow
Jonathan W. Pillow Princeton University
Sonja B. Hofer
Sonja B. Hofer University College London
Michael Häusser
Michael Häusser University College London
Anthony M. Zador
Anthony M. Zador Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Zachary F. Mainen
Zachary F. Mainen Champalimaud Foundation
Dora E. Angelaki
Dora E. Angelaki New York University
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel University College London
Anne K. Churchland
Anne K. Churchland University of California, Los Angeles

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