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Michael J. Higley

Michael J. Higley

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
6844
World Ranking
9410
National Ranking
3977

Michael J. Higley publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Higley sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 69 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Michael J. Higley D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Higley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael J. Higley is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their research covers a range of topics within neuroscience, including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology. They have authored numerous publications focusing on neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity, and neuropharmacology.

The scientist's recent academic output consists of several peer-reviewed articles published between 2020 and 2023. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Simultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI" (2020) published in Nature Methods
  • "Spatiotemporally heterogeneous coordination of cholinergic and neocortical activity" (2022) in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Mesoscopic Imaging: Shining a Wide Light on Large-Scale Neural Dynamics" (2020) in Neuron
  • "Diverse Spatiotemporal Scales of Cholinergic Signaling in the Neocortex" (2020) in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Rapid fluctuations in functional connectivity of cortical networks encode spontaneous behavior" (2023) in Nature Neuroscience

Michael J. Higley has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jessica A. Cardin
  • Andrew H. Moberly
  • Hadas Benisty
  • Michael C. Crair
  • Sweyta Lohani

The scientist's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Methods
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Cell Reports
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Main research fields of Michael J. Higley encompass:

  • Neuroscience

Within these, subfields of study include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

The primary topics of their work span:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Michael J. Higley was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2011. This recognition is part of their professional accomplishments within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Acetylcholine as a neuromodulator: cholinergic signaling shapes nervous system function and behavior

    Marina R. Picciotto;Michael J. Higley;Yann S. Mineur

  • Single-column thalamocortical network model exhibiting gamma oscillations, sleep spindles, and epileptogenic bursts

    Roger D. Traub;Diego Contreras;Mark O. Cunningham;Hilary Murray

  • Compartmentalization of GABAergic Inhibition by Dendritic Spines

    Chiayu Q. Chiu;Gyorgy Lur;Thomas M. Morse;Nicholas T. Carnevale

  • Balanced excitation and inhibition determine spike timing during frequency adaptation.

    Michael J. Higley;Diego Contreras

  • Competitive regulation of synaptic Ca2+ influx by D2 dopamine and A2A adenosine receptors.

    Michael J Higley;Bernardo L Sabatini

  • Destabilization of the Postsynaptic Density by PSD-95 Serine 73 Phosphorylation Inhibits Spine Growth and Synaptic Plasticity

    Pascal Steiner;Michael J. Higley;Weifeng Xu;Brian L. Czervionke

  • Calcium signaling in dendrites and spines: practical and functional considerations.

    Michael J. Higley;Bernardo L. Sabatini

  • Calcium Signaling in Dendritic Spines

    Michael J. Higley;Bernardo L. Sabatini

  • Neuromodulation by acetylcholine: examples from schizophrenia and depression.

    Michael J Higley;Marina R Picciotto

  • Cholinergic Interneurons Mediate Fast VGluT3-Dependent Glutamatergic Transmission in the Striatum

    Michael J. Higley;Aryn H. Gittis;Ian Anton Oldenburg;Nina Balthasar

  • Spatiotemporally heterogeneous coordination of cholinergic and neocortical activity

    Unknown

  • Optically selective two-photon uncaging of glutamate at 900 nm.

    Jeremy P. Olson;Hyung Bae Kwon;Kevin T. Takasaki;Chiayu Q. Chiu

  • Simultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI.

    Evelyn M. R. Lake;Xinxin Ge;Xilin Shen;Peter Herman

  • Simultaneous mesoscopic and two-photon imaging of neuronal activity in cortical circuits.

    Daniel Barson;Ali S Hamodi;Xilin Shen;Gyorgy Lur;Gyorgy Lur

  • Developmental Dysfunction of VIP Interneurons Impairs Cortical Circuits

    Renata Batista-Brito;Martin Vinck;Katie A. Ferguson;Jeremy T. Chang

  • Preserving the balance: diverse forms of long-term GABAergic synaptic plasticity

    Chiayu Q Chiu;Andrea Barberis;Michael J Higley

  • Input-Specific NMDAR-Dependent Potentiation of Dendritic GABAergic Inhibition

    Chiayu Q. Chiu;Chiayu Q. Chiu;James S. Martenson;Maya Yamazaki;Rie Natsume

  • Cholinergic modulation of multivesicular release regulates striatal synaptic potency and integration

    Michael J Higley;Gilberto J Soler-Llavina;Bernardo L Sabatini

  • Mesoscopic Imaging: Shining a Wide Light on Large-Scale Neural Dynamics

    Jessica A. Cardin;Michael C. Crair;Michael J. Higley

  • Stress Impairs Prefrontal Cortical Function via D1 Dopamine Receptor Interactions With Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels.

    Nao J. Gamo;Gyorgy Lur;Michael J. Higley;Min Wang

  • Localized GABAergic inhibition of dendritic Ca 2+ signalling

    Michael J. Higley

  • Nonlinear integration of sensory responses in the rat barrel cortex: an intracellular study in vivo.

    Michael J. Higley;Diego Contreras

Frequent Co-Authors

Jessica A. Cardin
Jessica A. Cardin Yale University
Bernardo L. Sabatini
Bernardo L. Sabatini Harvard Medical School
Michael C. Crair
Michael C. Crair Yale University
Diego Contreras
Diego Contreras University of Pennsylvania
Martin Vinck
Martin Vinck Max Planck Society
Fahmeed Hyder
Fahmeed Hyder Yale University
Dustin Scheinost
Dustin Scheinost Yale University
Marina R. Picciotto
Marina R. Picciotto Yale University
R. Todd Constable
R. Todd Constable Yale University
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies
Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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