Maxwell D Melin

ORCID: 0000-0001-5623-5966
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Research Areas
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Image and Signal Denoising Methods
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • History of Medical Practice
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Medical History and Innovations
  • History of Medicine Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

University of California, Los Angeles
2023-2025

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
2023

UCLA Medical Center
2023

California Institute of Technology
2023

Stanford University
2016-2018

Abstract Understanding how brain activity is related to animal behavior requires measuring multi-area interactions on multiple timescales. However, methods perform chronic, simultaneous recordings of neural from many areas are lacking. Here, we introduce a novel approach for independent chronic probe implantation that enables flexible, interrogation regions during head restrained or freely moving behavior. The approach, called indie ( in dependent d ovetail implants e lectrophysiology),...

10.1101/2023.12.22.572441 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-12-23

Electrophysiology has proven invaluable to record neural activity, and the development of Neuropixels probes dramatically increased number recorded neurons. These are often implanted acutely, but acute recordings cannot be performed in freely moving animals neurons tracked across days. To study key behaviors such as navigation, learning, memory formation, must chronically. An ideal chronic implant should (1) allow stable for weeks; (2) reuse after explantation; (3) light enough use mice....

10.7554/elife.98522.2 preprint EN 2025-01-15

Electrophysiology has proven invaluable to record neural activity, and the development of Neuropixels probes dramatically increased number recorded neurons. These are often implanted acutely, but acute recordings cannot be performed in freely moving animals neurons tracked across days. To study key behaviors such as navigation, learning, memory formation, must chronically. An ideal chronic implant should (1) allow stable for weeks; (2) reuse after explantation; (3) light enough use mice....

10.7554/elife.98522.3 article EN cc-by eLife 2025-02-18

Abstract Electrophysiology has proven invaluable to record neural activity, and the development of Neuropixels probes dramatically increased number recorded neurons. These are often implanted acutely, but acute recordings cannot be performed in freely moving animals neurons tracked across days. To study key behaviors such as navigation, learning, memory formation, must chronically. An ideal chronic implant should (1) allow stable for weeks; (2) reuse after explantation; (3) light enough use...

10.1101/2023.08.03.551752 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-08-06

Electrophysiology has proven invaluable to record neural activity, and the development of Neuropixels probes dramatically increased number recorded neurons. These are often implanted acutely, but acute recordings cannot be performed in freely moving animals neurons tracked across days. To study key behaviors such as navigation, learning, memory formation, must chronically. An ideal chronic implant should (1) allow stable for weeks; (2) reuse after explantation; (3) light enough use mice....

10.7554/elife.98522.1 preprint EN 2024-06-18

Existing work demonstrates that animals alternate between engaged and disengaged states during perceptual decision-making. To understand the neural signature of these states, we performed cortex-wide measurements activity in mice making auditory decisions. The trial-averaged magnitude was similar two states. However, trial-to-trial variance higher disengagement. this increased variance, trained separate linear encoding models on data from each state. demonstrated although task variables...

10.1101/2023.06.26.546404 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-06-26

Electrophysiology has proven invaluable to record neural activity, and the development of Neuropixels probes dramatically increased number recorded neurons. These are often implanted acutely, but acute recordings cannot be performed in freely moving animals neurons tracked across days. To study key behaviors such as navigation, learning, memory formation, must chronically. An ideal chronic implant should (1) allow stable for weeks; (2) reuse after explantation; (3) light enough use mice....

10.7554/elife.98522 article EN cc-by eLife 2024-06-19

High-density microelectrode arrays (MEAs) have opened new possibilities for systems neuroscience in human and non-human animals, but brain tissue motion relative to the array poses a challenge downstream analyses, particularly recordings. We introduce DREDge (Decentralized Registration of Electrophysiology Data), robust algorithm which is well suited registration noisy, nonstationary extracellular electrophysiology In addition estimating from spikes action potential (AP) frequency band,...

10.1101/2023.10.24.563768 preprint EN cc-by-nc-nd bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-10-29

Hippocampal spiking sequences encode and link behavioral information across time. How inhibition sculpts these remains unknown. We performed longitudinal voltage imaging of CA1 parvalbumin- somatostatin-expressing interneurons in mice during an odor-cued working memory task, before after training. During this pyramidal odor-specific the cue throughout a delay period. In contrast, most encoded odor delivery, but not identity, nor Population was stable days, with constant field turnover,...

10.1101/2023.04.25.538286 preprint EN bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-04-25
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