2026 Michael N. Shadlen: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	75	1968	1797	942	841	152	47801

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Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society in recognition of his pioneering experimental and theoretical studies of decision-making, identifying neural mechanisms that accumulate and convert sensory information toward behavioral choices
2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2012 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
2009 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Michael N. Shadlen is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, with extensive work in Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass various aspects of neural function and behavior, including:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Michael N. Shadlen has contributed frequently to several publication venues, with the most publications appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Neuron
Nature Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

"Low-dimensional dynamics for working memory and time encoding" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics" (2020), Neuron
"Flexible neural control of motor units" (2022), Nature Neuroscience
"Context-Dependent Decision Making in a Premotor Circuit" (2020), Neuron
"Differentiating between integration and non-integration strategies in perceptual decision making" (2020), eLife

The scientist regularly collaborates with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

Ariel Zylberberg
Eric M. Trautmann
Gabriel M Stine
Daniel M. Wolpert
Mark M. Churchland

Michael N. Shadlen has received the following awards:

Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (2017), in recognition of pioneering experimental and theoretical studies of decision-making, identifying neural mechanisms that accumulate and convert sensory information toward behavioral choices
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2015)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2014)
Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation (2012)
W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2009)

Best Publications

The Neural Basis of Decision Making

Joshua I. Gold;Michael N. Shadlen

4479
Citations
The variable discharge of cortical neurons: implications for connectivity, computation, and information coding

Michael N. Shadlen;William T. Newsome

2697
Citations
The analysis of visual motion: a comparison of neuronal and psychophysical performance.

KH Britten;MN Shadlen;WT Newsome;JA Movshon

2436
Citations
Neural Basis of a Perceptual Decision in the Parietal Cortex (Area LIP) of the Rhesus Monkey

Michael N. Shadlen;William T. Newsome

2155
Citations
Response of Neurons in the Lateral Intraparietal Area during a Combined Visual Discrimination Reaction Time Task

Jamie D. Roitman;Michael N. Shadlen

1911
Citations
Noise, neural codes and cortical organization

Michael N. Shadlen;William T. Newsome

1743
Citations
Correlated neuronal discharge rate and its implications for psychophysical performance

Ehud Zohary;Michael N. Shadlen;William T. Newsome

1505
Citations
A relationship between behavioral choice and the visual responses of neurons in macaque MT

K. H. Britten;W. T. Newsome;M. N. Shadlen;S. Celebrini

1305
Citations
fMRI of human visual cortex

Stephen A. Engel;David E. Rumelhart;Brian A. Wandell;Adrian T. Lee

1241
Citations
Representation of Confidence Associated with a Decision by Neurons in the Parietal Cortex

Roozbeh Kiani;Michael N. Shadlen

1236
Citations
Neural correlates of a decision in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the macaque

Jong-Nam Kim;Michael N. Shadlen

1194
Citations
Neural computations that underlie decisions about sensory stimuli

Joshua I. Gold;Michael N. Shadlen

1168
Citations
A computational analysis of the relationship between neuronal and behavioral responses to visual motion

MN Shadlen;KH Britten;WT Newsome;JA Movshon

1065
Citations
Temporal context calibrates interval timing.

Mehrdad Jazayeri;Michael N Shadlen

942
Citations
Motion perception: seeing and deciding.

Michael N. Shadlen;William T. Newsome

895
Citations
The effect of stimulus strength on the speed and accuracy of a perceptual decision

John Palmer;Alexander C. Huk;Michael N. Shadlen

856
Citations
Decision-making with multiple alternatives.

Anne K Churchland;Roozbeh Kiani;Michael N Shadlen

815
Citations
Probabilistic Population Codes for Bayesian Decision Making

Jeffrey M. Beck;Wei Ji Ma;Wei Ji Ma;Roozbeh Kiani;Timothy Hanks

814
Citations
Responses of neurons in macaque MT to stochastic motion signals.

Britten Kh;Shadlen Mn;Newsome Wt;Movshon Ja

806
Citations
Changes of mind in decision-making

Arbora Resulaj;Roozbeh Kiani;Daniel M. Wolpert;Michael N. Shadlen

784
Citations
The Influence of Behavioral Context on the Representation of a Perceptual Decision in Developing Oculomotor Commands

Joshua I. Gold;Michael N. Shadlen

348
Citations