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Michele A. Basso is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and conducts research primarily in Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research intersects various subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to neural dynamics, brain function, and cancer studies. Notable papers include:

  • Unraveling circuits of visual perception and cognition through the superior colliculus, 2021, published in Neuron
  • Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging, 2020, published in Neuron
  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics, 2020, published in Neuron
  • Causal role for the primate superior colliculus in the computation of evidence for perceptual decisions, 2021, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • Miniscope-LFOV: A large-field-of-view, single-cell-resolution, miniature microscope for wired and wire-free imaging of neural dynamics in freely behaving animals, 2023, published in Science Advances

Their research work frequently appears in scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Neuron
  • Cancers
  • Annals of Oncology

Michele A. Basso collaborates with multiple coauthors, including Maria Alessandra Calegari, Ina Valeria Zurlo, Giampaolo Tortora, Carmelo Pozzo, and Lisa Salvatore.

The main research topics addressed in their work encompass:

  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Michele A. Basso's research spans the investigation of neural circuits and their role in perception and cognition, with particular attention to the superior colliculus, as well as oncology fields focusing on colorectal and gastric cancers. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates molecular biology and neuroimaging technologies to explore functional brain connectivity and behavioral neuroscience, often bridging clinical and laboratory studies.

Best Publications

  • Modulation of neuronal activity in superior colliculus by changes in target probability.

    Michele A. Basso;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Modulation of neuronal activity by target uncertainty

    Michele A. Basso;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Circuits for Action and Cognition: A View from the Superior Colliculus.

    Michele A. Basso;Paul J. May

  • The basal ganglia : An overview of circuits and function

    Amy A. Utter;Michele A. Basso

  • An Explanation for Reflex Blink Hyperexcitability in Parkinson’s Disease. I. Superior Colliculus

    Michele A. Basso;Alice S. Powers;Craig Evinger

  • Shared Motor Error for Multiple Eye Movements

    R. J. Krauzlis;M. A. Basso;R. H. Wurtz

  • An Explanation for Reflex Blink Hyperexcitability in Parkinson’s Disease. II. Nucleus Raphe Magnus

    Michele A. Basso;Craig Evinger

  • Methods for a Randomized Trial of Weight-Supported Treadmill Training Versus Conventional Training for Walking During Inpatient Rehabilitation after Incomplete Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

    Bruce H. Dobkin;David Apple;Hugues Barbeau;Michele Basso

  • Animal Model Explains the Origins of the Cranial Dystonia Benign Essential Blepharospasm

    Edward J. Schicatano;Michele A. Basso;Craig Evinger

  • Discharge properties of neurons in the rostral superior colliculus of the monkey during smooth-pursuit eye movements.

    Richard J. Krauzlis;Michele A. Basso;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Unraveling circuits of visual perception and cognition through the superior colliculus

    Michele A. Basso;Martha E. Bickford;Jianhua Cang

  • Neuronal activity in substantia nigra pars reticulata during target selection.

    Michele A. Basso;Robert H. Wurtz

  • The tell-tale tasks: A review of saccadic research in psychiatric patient populations

    Diane C. Gooding;Michele A. Basso

  • There are things that we know that we know, and there are things that we do not know we do not know: Confidence in decision-making.

    Piercesare Grimaldi;Hakwan Lau;Michele A. Basso

  • Not looking while leaping: the linkage of blinking and saccadic gaze shifts

    Craig Evinger;Karen A. Manning;John J. Pellegrini;Michele A. Basso

  • A Role for the Superior Colliculus in Decision Criteria

    Trinity B. Crapse;Hakwan Lau;Michele A. Basso

  • Saccade Target Selection in the Superior Colliculus: A Signal Detection Theory Approach

    Byounghoon Kim;Michele A Basso

  • Activation and Inactivation of Rostral Superior Colliculus Neurons During Smooth-Pursuit Eye Movements in Monkeys

    Michele A. Basso;Richard J. Krauzlis;Robert H. Wurtz

  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics.

    Sébastien Tremblay;Leah Acker;Arash Afraz;Daniel L. Albaugh

  • Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging

    Michael Milham;Christopher I. Petkov;Daniel S. Margulies;Charles E. Schroeder

  • Preparing to move increases the sensitivity of superior colliculus neurons.

    Xiaobing Li;Michele A. Basso

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig Evinger
Craig Evinger Stony Brook University
Robert H. Wurtz
Robert H. Wurtz National Institutes of Health
Hakwan Lau
Hakwan Lau Sungkyunkwan University
Richard J. Krauzlis
Richard J. Krauzlis National Institutes of Health
Marc A. Sommer
Marc A. Sommer Duke University
Paul J. May
Paul J. May University of Mississippi Medical Center
Anna W. Roe
Anna W. Roe New York University
Sabine Kastner
Sabine Kastner Princeton University
Martha E. Bickford
Martha E. Bickford University of Louisville
Marisa Carrasco
Marisa Carrasco New York University

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