Pierre‐Olivier Polack

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Pierre‐Olivier Polack is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre‐Olivier Polack has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pierre‐Olivier Polack's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (6 papers). Pierre‐Olivier Polack is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (6 papers). Pierre‐Olivier Polack collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Hungary. Pierre‐Olivier Polack's co-authors include Peyman Golshani, Jonathan Friedman, Stéphane Charpier, Antoine Depaulis, Colin Deransart, Isabelle Guillemain, Diego Contreras, Mario Chávez, Séverine Mahon and Elaine Tring and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

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Pierre‐Olivier Polack

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Cellular mechanisms of brain state–dependent gain modulation in visual cortex

2013 434 citations Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Jonathan Friedman et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Discretized representations in V1 predict suboptimal orientation discrimination 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), John McClure, (unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack	0
2	Shifts in attention drive context-dependent subspace encoding in anterior cingulate cortex in mice during decision making 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Duy Tran, Z Szabò, A. Albert, (unknown), Michael Einstein, (unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Peyman Golshani, Gergő Orbán	1
3	Continuous multiplexed population representations of task context in the mouse primary visual cortex 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Duy Tran, Michael Einstein, (unknown), (unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Peyman Golshani, Gergő Orbán	3
4	Dynamic Distortion of Orientation Representation after Learning in the Mouse Primary Visual Cortex 2022 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack	5
5	Estimating How Sounds Modulate Orientation Representation in the Primary Visual Cortex Using Shallow Neural Networks 2022 ·Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack	3
6	Pure tones modulate the representation of orientation and direction in the primary visual cortex 2019 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·(unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack	20
7	Representational untangling by the firing rate nonlinearity in V1 simple cells 2019 ·eLife ·(unknown), Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Peyman Golshani, Máté Lengyel, Gergő Orbán	4
8	Visually Evoked 3–5 Hz Membrane Potential Oscillations Reduce the Responsiveness of Visual Cortex Neurons in Awake Behaving Mice 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Michael Einstein, Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Duy Tran, Peyman Golshani	39
9	Cellular mechanisms of brain state–dependent gain modulation in visual cortex breakdown → 2013 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Jonathan Friedman, Peyman Golshani	434
10	Long-Range Parallel Processing and Local Recurrent Activity in the Visual Cortex of the Mouse 2012 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Diego Contreras	54
11	Associative Fear Learning Enhances Sparse Network Coding in Primary Sensory Cortex 2012 ·Neuron ·Amos Gdalyahu, Elaine Tring, Pierre‐Olivier Polack, (unknown), Peyman Golshani, Michael S. Fanselow, Alcino J. Silva, Joshua T. Trachtenberg	77
12	Chloride-mediated inhibition of the ictogenic neurones initiating genetically-determined absence seizures 2011 ·Neuroscience ·Mathilde Chipaux, Stéphane Charpier, Pierre‐Olivier Polack	20
13	Involvement of the Thalamic Parafascicular Nucleus in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Mélanie Langlois, Pierre‐Olivier Polack, (unknown), Olivier David, Stéphane Charpier, Antoine Depaulis, Colin Deransart	48
14	Inactivation of the Somatosensory Cortex Prevents Paroxysmal Oscillations in Cortical and Related Thalamic Neurons in a Genetic Model of Absence Epilepsy 2009 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Séverine Mahon, Mario Chávez, Stéphane Charpier	96
15	Ethosuximide converts ictogenic neurons initiating absence seizures into normal neurons in a genetic model 2009 ·Epilepsia ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Stéphane Charpier	23
16	Deep Layer Somatosensory Cortical Neurons Initiate Spike-and-Wave Discharges in a Genetic Model of Absence Seizures 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Isabelle Guillemain, (unknown), Colin Deransart, Antoine Depaulis, Stéphane Charpier	301
17	Intracellular activity of cortical and thalamic neurones during high‐voltage rhythmic spike discharge in Long‐Evans rats in vivo 2006 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Pierre‐Olivier Polack, Stéphane Charpier	49

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