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D-Index
81
Citations
39231
World Ranking
1540
National Ranking
161

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuroscience
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Neuron

Neuroscience, Sensory system, Visual cortex, Nerve net and Neuron are his primary areas of study. His research combines Spike sorting and Neuroscience. His work on Sensory cortex as part of general Sensory system study is frequently connected to Transmission and Communication channel, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

His Visual cortex research integrates issues from Functional neuroimaging and Photic Stimulation. His research investigates the connection between Nerve net and topics such as Cognition that intersect with problems in Cerebral cortex, Representation, State, Information processing and Visual perception. The study incorporates disciplines such as Inhibitory postsynaptic potential and Excitatory postsynaptic potential in addition to Neocortex.

His most cited work include:

  • Accuracy of Tetrode Spike Separation as Determined by Simultaneous Intracellular and Extracellular Measurements (968 citations)
  • Molecular Architecture of the Mouse Nervous System. (878 citations)
  • The Asynchronous State in Cortical Circuits (854 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Neuroscience, Visual cortex, Sensory system, Stimulus and Artificial intelligence. His work in Neuron, Hippocampus, Sensory cortex, Cortex and Hippocampal formation is related to Neuroscience. His Visual cortex research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Proprioception, Nerve net, Electrophysiology and Excitatory postsynaptic potential.

His work investigates the relationship between Excitatory postsynaptic potential and topics such as Neocortex that intersect with problems in Inhibitory postsynaptic potential. The Sensory system study combines topics in areas such as Somatosensory system, Local field potential and Auditory cortex. His Stimulus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Optogenetics and Neural coding.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (100.55%)
  • Visual cortex (51.38%)
  • Sensory system (37.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Neuroscience (100.55%)
  • Visual cortex (51.38%)
  • Cortex (13.26%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Neuroscience, Visual cortex, Cortex, Sensory system and Stimulus. Hippocampus, Mouse cortex, Arousal, Visual perception and Striatum are among the areas of Neuroscience where the researcher is concentrating his efforts. His research in Visual cortex intersects with topics in Principal component analysis, Modulation and Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, Excitatory postsynaptic potential.

His Cortex research incorporates elements of Monocular and Affect. His work carried out in the field of Sensory system brings together such families of science as Dopamine and Optogenetics. His study in Stimulus is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Stimulus modality, Statistical physics and Curse of dimensionality.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Spontaneous behaviors drive multidimensional, brainwide activity. (329 citations)
  • Distributed coding of choice, action and engagement across the mouse brain (155 citations)
  • High-dimensional geometry of population responses in visual cortex. (132 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Neuroscience
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Neuron

Kenneth D. Harris mostly deals with Neuroscience, Visual cortex, Sensory system, Visual perception and Stimulus. His study in the field of Cortex, Prefrontal cortex and Retina also crosses realms of Forebrain and Coherence. His Visual cortex research incorporates themes from Synapse, Optic tract and Biomedical engineering.

His Sensory system study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mouse cortex and Optogenetics. His Visual perception research includes themes of Visually guided, Striatum, Dorsum and Task engagement. His Stimulus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dorsal cortex and Curse of dimensionality.

Best Publications

  • Molecular Architecture of the Mouse Nervous System.

    Amit Zeisel;Hannah Hochgerner;Peter Lönnerberg;Anna Johnsson

  • Fully integrated silicon probes for high-density recording of neural activity

    James J Jun;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Joshua H Siegle;Daniel J Denman

  • Spontaneous behaviors drive multidimensional, brainwide activity.

    Carsen Stringer;Marius Pachitariu;Nicholas Steinmetz;Charu Bai Reddy

  • Suite2p: beyond 10,000 neurons with standard two-photon microscopy

    Marius Pachitariu;Carsen Stringer;Sylvia Schröder;Mario Dipoppa

  • Accuracy of Tetrode Spike Separation as Determined by Simultaneous Intracellular and Extracellular Measurements

    Kenneth D. Harris;Darrell A. Henze;Jozsef Csicsvari;Hajime Hirase

  • The neocortical circuit: themes and variations

    Kenneth D Harris;Gordon M G Shepherd

  • The Asynchronous State in Cortical Circuits

    Alfonso Renart;Jaime de la Rocha;Jaime de la Rocha;Peter Bartho;Peter Bartho;Liad Hollender

  • Intracellular Features Predicted by Extracellular Recordings in the Hippocampus In Vivo

    Darrell A. Henze;Zsolt Borhegyi;Jozsef Csicsvari;Akira Mamiya

  • Organization of cell assemblies in the hippocampus

    Kenneth D. Harris;Jozsef Csicsvari;Jozsef Csicsvari;Hajime Hirase;George Dragoi

  • Cortical state and attention

    Kenneth D. Harris;Alexander Thiele

  • Characterization of Neocortical Principal Cells and Interneurons by Network Interactions and Extracellular Features

    Peter Barthó;Hajime Hirase;Lenaïc Monconduit;Michael Zugaro

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

  • Spike sorting for large, dense electrode arrays

    Cyrille Rossant;Cyrille Rossant;Shabnam N. Kadir;Shabnam N. Kadir;Dan F. M. Goodman;John Schulman

  • Distributed coding of choice, action and engagement across the mouse brain

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Peter Zatka-Haas;Matteo Carandini;Kenneth D. Harris

  • Quantitative measures of cluster quality for use in extracellular recordings

    N. Schmitzer-Torbert;J. Jackson;D. Henze;K. Harris

  • Cortical connectivity and sensory coding

    Kenneth D. Harris;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

  • Laminar Structure of Spontaneous and Sensory-Evoked Population Activity in Auditory Cortex

    Shuzo Sakata;Kenneth D. Harris

  • Spontaneous events outline the realm of possible sensory responses in neocortical populations.

    Artur Luczak;Peter Barthó;Kenneth D. Harris

  • High-dimensional geometry of population responses in visual cortex.

    Carsen Stringer;Marius Pachitariu;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Matteo Carandini

  • Sequential structure of neocortical spontaneous activity in vivo

    Artur Luczak;Peter Barthó;Stephan L. Marguet;György Buzsáki

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Carandini
Matteo Carandini University College London
Nicholas A. Steinmetz
Nicholas A. Steinmetz University of Washington
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
György Buzsáki
György Buzsáki New York University
Darrell A. Henze
Darrell A. Henze MSD (United States)
Hajime Hirase
Hajime Hirase University of Copenhagen
Jozsef Csicsvari
Jozsef Csicsvari Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Michael Häusser
Michael Häusser University College London
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel University College London

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