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Thilo Womelsdorf is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research focuses primarily on neural dynamics and brain function, memory and neural mechanisms, and neural and behavioral psychology studies. The work also includes areas such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, functional brain connectivity studies, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and neural engineering.

The major fields of study for Thilo Womelsdorf center on neuroscience, with a strong specialization in cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Additional subfields include molecular biology, computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as social psychology.

The scientist has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuron, Nature Communications, PLoS Biology, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Thilo Womelsdorf include:

  • A roadmap for development of neuro-oscillations as translational biomarkers for treatment development in neuropsychopharmacology (2020, Neuropsychopharmacology)
  • MAD saccade: statistically robust saccade threshold estimation via the median absolute deviation (2020, Journal of Eye Movement Research)
  • A Kiosk Station for the Assessment of Multiple Cognitive Domains and Cognitive Enrichment of Monkeys (2021, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • Phase of firing coding of learning variables across the fronto-striatal network during feature-based learning (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Interneuron-specific gamma synchronization indexes cue uncertainty and prediction errors in lateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex (2021, eLife)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kianoush Banaie Boroujeni
  • Adam Neumann
  • Seyed A. Hassani
  • Marcus R. Watson
  • Paul Tiesinga

Best Publications

  • Dynamic functional connectivity: Promise, issues, and interpretations

    R. Matthew Hutchison;Thilo Womelsdorf;Elena A. Allen;Elena A. Allen;Peter A. Bandettini

  • Modulation of neuronal interactions through neuronal synchronization

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Robert Oostenveld;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Gamma-band synchronization in visual cortex predicts speed of change detection

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries;Partha P. Mitra;Robert Desimone;Robert Desimone

  • Resting-state networks show dynamic functional connectivity in awake humans and anesthetized macaques.

    R. Matthew Hutchison;Thilo Womelsdorf;Joseph S. Gati;Stefan Everling

  • Attentional stimulus selection through selective synchronization between monkey visual areas.

    Conrado A. Bosman;Conrado A. Bosman;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Nicolas Brunet;Robert Oostenveld

  • The role of neuronal synchronization in selective attention

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries

  • The Effects of Visual Stimulation and Selective Visual Attention on Rhythmic Neuronal Synchronization in Macaque Area V4

    Pascal Fries;Thilo Womelsdorf;Robert Oostenveld;Robert Desimone

  • The pairwise phase consistency: A bias-free measure of rhythmic neuronal synchronization

    Martin A. Vinck;Marijn van Wingerden;Thilo Womelsdorf;Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries

  • Dynamic shifts of visual receptive fields in cortical area MT by spatial attention

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Thilo Womelsdorf;Katharina Anton-Erxleben;Florian Pieper;Stefan Treue

  • Dynamic circuit motifs underlying rhythmic gain control, gating and integration.

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Taufik A Valiante;Ned T Sahin;Kai J Miller

  • A computational psychiatry approach identifies how alpha-2A noradrenergic agonist Guanfacine affects feature-based reinforcement learning in the macaque.

    S.A. Hassani;M. Oemisch;M. Balcarras;S. Westendorff

  • Theta-activity in anterior cingulate cortex predicts task rules and their adjustments following errors

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Kevin Johnston;Martin Vinck;Stefan Everling

  • A Microsaccadic Rhythm Modulates Gamma-Band Synchronization and Behavior

    Conrado A Bosman;Thilo Womelsdorf;Robert Desimone;Pascal Fries

  • Attentional modulation of cell-class-specific gamma-band synchronization in awake monkey area v4.

    Martin Vinck;Martin Vinck;Martin Vinck;Thilo Womelsdorf;Thilo Womelsdorf;Elizabeth A. Buffalo;Robert Desimone

  • Gamma-phase shifting in awake monkey visual cortex

    Martin Vinck;Bruss Lima;Thilo Womelsdorf;Robert Oostenveld

  • Receptive Field Shift and Shrinkage in Macaque Middle Temporal Area through Attentional Gain Modulation

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Katharina Anton-Erxleben;Stefan Treue

  • Neuronal coherence during selective attentional processing and sensory–motor integration

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries

  • Theta–gamma coordination between anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortex indexes correct attention shifts

    Benjamin Voloh;Taufik A. Valiante;Stefan Everling;Thilo Womelsdorf;Thilo Womelsdorf

  • Selective theta-synchronization of choice-relevant information subserves goal-directed behavior

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Martin Vinck;L. Stan Leung;Stefan Everling

  • Improved measures of phase-coupling between spikes and the Local Field Potential

    Martin A. Vinck;Francesco Paolo Battaglia;Thilo Womelsdorf;Cyriel M. A. Pennartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Fries
Pascal Fries Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Stefan Everling
Stefan Everling University of Western Ontario
Martin Vinck
Martin Vinck Max Planck Society
Wolf Singer
Wolf Singer Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Robert Oostenveld
Robert Oostenveld Radboud University
Paul H. E. Tiesinga
Paul H. E. Tiesinga Radboud University
Peter De Weerd
Peter De Weerd Maastricht University
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen Radboud University

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