Read it here in PNAS:

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/11/06/1710793114.long

L2/3 of auditory cortex has distinct functional subcurcuits and sublaminar organization. Read Ying’s paper here.

Use this fast method developed in collaboration with the Losert lab to correct for motion. It is all described in Samira’s paper in Frontiers and code is on github. Send feedback!

Distinct Translaminar Glutamatergic Circuits to GABAergic Interneurons in the Neonatal Auditory Cortex. Get it from Cell Reports.

Use this method by the Babadi lab for better spike extraction from calcium imaging data. Read it in IEEE Trans. in Biomed Eng.

Ying’s paper showing that intracortical circuits in thalamorecipient layers of auditory cortex refine after visual deprivation is published in eNeuro.

http://eneuro.org/content/early/2017/04/03/ENEURO.0092-17.2017

Nik’s paper describing a low-cost automated system for training mice on auditory tasks within their home cage is out:

http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2017.00010/full#

Our paper on abnormal development of subplate neurons in a rodent model of autism is out:

http://www.cell.com/cell-reports/abstract/S2211-1247(17)30024-4#

Orbitofrontal Cortex Neurons Respond to Sound and Activate Primary Auditory Cortex Neurons.
Check it out:
https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhw409/2871231/Orbitofrontal-Cortex-Neurons-Respond-to-Sound-and#.WHpj8qLvnFU

What a year! Even though it was an early morning, Aminah Sheikh defended in front of a rapt audience. Many bottles of bubbly followed.