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Preprints
Someck S, Katz N, Levi A, Stark E (2024) Dorsal CA1 silencing degrades tactile short-term memory. Preprint at bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.01.582962
Articles
Stark E, Spivak L (2025) Converging assemblies: a putative building block for brain function and for interfacing with the brain. Neural Regeneration Research, https://doi.org/10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-01244
Stark E, Sloin HE (2024) The generation of a neuronal phase code for space. Clinical and Translational Medicine 14:e70092
Levi A, Aviv N, Stark E (2024) Learning to learn: Single session acquisition of new rules by freely moving mice. PNAS Nexus, 3:pgae203
Sloin HE, Spivak L, Levi A, Gattegno R, Someck S, Stark E (2024) Local activation of CA1 pyramidal cells induces theta-phase precession. Science, 383:551-558
Spivak L, Someck S, Levi A, Sivroni S, Stark E (2024) Wired together, change together: Spike timing modifies transmission in converging assemblies. Science Advances, 10:eadj4411
Someck S, Levi A, Sloin HE, Spivak L, Gattegno R, Stark E (2023) Positive and biphasic extracellular waveforms correspond to return currents and axonal spikes. Communications Biology, 6:950
Sivroni S, Sloin HE, Stark E (2023) Short-term auditory priming in freely-moving mice. iScience, 26:107847
Sukman LJ, Stark E (2022) Cortical pyramidal and parvalbumin cells exhibit distinct spatiotemporal extracellular electric potentials. eNeuro, 9:ENEURO.0265-22.2022
Levi A, Spivak L, Sloin HE, Someck S, Stark E (2022) Error correction and improved precision of spike timing in converging cortical networks. Cell Reports, 40:111383
Sloin HE*, Bikovski L*, Levi A, Amber-Vitos O, Katz T, Spivak L, Someck S, Gattegno R, Sivroni S, Sjulson L, Stark E (2022) Hybrid offspring of C57BL/6J mice exhibit improved properties for neurobehavioral research. eNeuro, 9:ENEURO.0221-22.2022
Stark E, Levi A, Rotstein HG (2022) Network resonance can be generated independently at distinct levels of neuronal organization. PLOS Computational Biology, 18:e1010364
Spivak L, Levi A, Sloin HE, Someck S, Stark E (2022) Deconvolution improves the detection and quantification of spike transmission gain from spike trains. Communications Biology, 5:520
Sloin HE, Levi A, Someck S, Spivak L, Stark E (2022) High fidelity theta phase rolling of CA1 neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 42:3184-96
Tarnavsky AE*, Someck S*, Zajac MG, Socher E, Stark E (2021) Outan: An on-head system for driving μLED arrays implanted in freely moving mice. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 15:303-13
Noked O*, Levi A*, Someck S, Amber-Vitos O, Stark E (2021) Bidirectional optogenetic control of inhibitory neurons in freely-moving mice. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 68:416-27
Sloin HE, Stark E (2019) Response and sample bridging in a primate short-term memory task.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 6:107106
Gaspar N, Eichler R, Stark E (2019) A novel low-noise movement tracking system with real-time analog output for closed-loop experiments. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 318:69-77
Kampasi K, English D, Seymour J, Stark E, McKenzie S, Vöröslakos M, Wise K, Buzsáki G, Yoon E (2018) Dual color optogenetic control of neural populations using low-noise, multishank optoelectrodes. Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 4:1-10
Roux L, Hu B, Eichler R, Stark E, Buzsáki G (2017) Sharp wave ripples during learning stabilize hippocampal spatial map. Nature Neuroscience, 20:845-53
Platkiewicz J, Stark E, Amarasingham A (2017) Spike-centered jitter can mistake temporal structure. Neural Computation, 29:783-803
Kampasi K, Stark E, Seymour J, Na K, Winful HG, Buzsáki G, Wise KD, Yoon E (2016) Fiberless multicolor neural optoelectrode for in vivo circuit analysis. Scientific Reports, 6:30961
Wu F*, Stark E*, Ku P, Wise K, Buzsáki G, Yoon E (2015) Monolithically integrated µLEDs on
silicon neural probes for high-resolution optogenetic studies in behaving animals. Neuron, 88:1136-48
Stark E, Roux L, Eichler R, Buzsáki G (2015) Local generation of multi-neuronal spike sequences in the hippocampal CA1 region. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 112:10521-6
Buzsáki G, Stark E, Berenyi A, Khodagholy D, Kipke DR, Yoon E, Wise K (2015) Tools for probing
local circuits: high-density silicon probes combined with optogenetics. Neuron, 86:92-105
English D, Peyrache A, Stark E, Roux L, Vallentin D, Long M, and Buzsáki G (2014) Excitation and inhibition compete to control spiking during hippocampal ripples: intracellular study in behaving mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 34:16509-17
Stark E*, Roux L*, Eichler R*, Senzai Y, Royer S, Buzsáki G (2014) Pyramidal cell-interneuron
interactions underlie hippocampal ripple oscillations. Neuron, 83:467-80
Roux L, Stark E, Sjulson L, Buzsáki G (2014) In vivo optogenetic identification and manipulation of GABAergic interneuron subtypes. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 26C:88-95
Berenyi A, Somogyvari Z, Nagy A, Roux L, Long J, Fujisawa S, Stark E, Leonardo A, Harris T,
Buzsáki G (2014) Large-scale, high-density (up to 512 channels) recording of local circuits in
behaving animals. Journal of Neurophysiology, 111:1132-49
Stark E, Eichler R, Roux L, Fujisawa S, Rotstein H, Buzsáki G (2013) Inhibition-induced theta
resonance in cortical circuits. Neuron, 80:1263-76
Wu F, Stark E, Im M, Cho IJ, Yoon ES, Buzsáki G, Wise KD, Yoon E (2013) An implantable neural
probe with monolithically integrated dielectric waveguide and recording electrodes for optogenetic applications. Journal of Neural Engineering, 10:056012
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Stark E, Koos T, Buzsáki G (2012) Diode-probes for spatiotemporal optical control of multiple
neurons in freely-moving animals. Journal of Neurophysiology, 108:349-63
Vandecasteele M, M S, Royer S, Belluscio M, Berényi A, Diba K, Fujisawa S, Grosmark A, Mao
D, Mizuseki K, Patel J, Stark E, Sullivan D, Watson B, Buzsáki G (2012) Large-scale recording of
neurons by movable silicon probes in behaving rodents. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 61:e3568
English D, Ibanz-Sandoval O, Stark E, Tecuapetla F, Buzsáki G, Deisseroth K, Tepper JM, Koos T
(2011) GABAergic mechanisms mediate the reinforcement-related signals of striatal cholinergic interneurons. Nature Neuroscience, 15:123-30
Ozen S, Sirota A, Belluscio MA, Anastassiou CA, Stark E, Koch C, Buzsáki G (2010) Transcranial
electric stimulation entrains cortical neuronal populations in rats. Journal of Neuroscience, 30:11476-85
Stark E, Abeles M (2009) Unbiased estimation of precise temporal correlations between spike trains. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 179:90-100
Globerson A, Stark E, Vaadia E, Tishby N (2009) The minimum information principle and its
application to neural code analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 106:3490-5
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Polyakov F, Stark E, Drori R, Abeles M, Flash T (2009) Parabolic movement primitives and cortical states: merging optimality with geometric invariance. Biological Cybernetics, 100:159-84
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Stark E, Drori R, Abeles M (2009) Motor cortical activity related to movement kinematics exhibits local spatial organization. Cortex, 45:418-31
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Stark E, Globerson A, Asher I, Abeles M (2008) Correlations between groups of premotor neurons carry information about prehension. Journal of Neuroscience, 28:10618-30
Tetzlaff, T, Rotter S, Stark E, Abeles M, Aertsen A, Diesmann M (2008) Dependence of neuronal correlations on filter characteristics and marginal spike-train statistics. Neural Computation, 20:2133-84
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Stark E, Drori R, Asher I, Ben-Shaul Y, Abeles M (2007) Distinct movement parameters are
represented by different neurons in the motor cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience, 26:1055-66
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Stark E, Abeles M (2007) Predicting movement from multiunit activity. Journal of Neuroscience, 27:8387-94
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Asher I, Stark E, Abeles M, Prut Y (2007) Comparison of direction and object selectivity of local
field potentials and single units in macaque posterior parietal cortex during prehension. Journal of Neurophysiology, 97:3684-95
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Stark E, Asher I, Abeles M (2007) Encoding of reach and grasp by single neurons in premotor
cortex is independent of recording site. Journal of Neurophysiology, 97:3351-64
Bar-Hillel A, Spiro A, Stark E (2006) Spike sorting: Bayesian clustering of non-stationary data. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 157:303-16
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Stark E, Drori R, Abeles M (2006) Partial cross-correlation analysis resolves ambiguity in the
encoding of multiple movement features. Journal of Neurophysiology, 95:1966-75
Stark E, Abeles M (2005) Applying resampling methods to neurophysiological data. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 145:133-44
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Ben-Shaul Y, Drori R, Asher I, Stark E, Nadasdy Z, Abeles M (2004) Neuronal activity in motor
cortical areas reflects the sequential context of movment. Journal of Neurophysiology, 91:1748-62
Ben-Shaul Y*, Stark E*, Asher I, Drori R, Nadasdy Z, Abeles M (2003) Dynamical organization of directional tuning in the primate premotor and primary motor cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 89:1136-42
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Book Chapters
Heim LR, Stark E (2020) Optical manipulation of neural circuits in
freely-moving animals. In Handbook of Neurophotonics, Pavone FS, Shoham S, eds. (Boca Raton, US: Taylor and Francis), pp. 317-331