Papers & preprints

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Preprints & in preparation

Population dynamics during mnemonic working memory are structured by a single inhibitory cell type.
Lee, E.K., Wang, T., & Chandrasekaran, C.
In preparation
The computational geometry of flexible decision-making in prefrontal cortex.
Lee, E.K., Wang, T., Carr, N., Boucher, P., Wang, M., & Chandrasekaran, C.
In preparation
Prefrontal neural dynamics underlying abstract perceptual decisions.
Lee, E.K., Umaguing, M., Wang, T., Carr, N., & Chandrasekaran, C.
In preparation
Multimodal characterization of pan-inhibitory enhancers for assessing inhibitory neuron function in macaque monkeys.
Medalla, M., Boucher, P., …, Lee, E.K., et al.
In preparation
Distinct neural dynamics in prefrontal and premotor cortex during flexible perceptual decisions.
Wang, T., Lee, E.K., Carr, N., Li, Y., & Chandrasekaran, C.
bioRxiv 2026

2026

A multimodal approach for visualizing and identifying electrophysiological cell types in vivo.
Lee, E.K., Gül, A.E., Heller, G., Lakunina, A., Yu, H., Shelton, A., Olsen, S., et al.
Nature Communications 2026 PhysMAP PreprintCode
Neuropixels reveal laminar microcircuit organization in monkey V1 in vivo.
Carr, N., Zhu, S., Chen, X., Lee, E.K., Perliss, A., Moore, T., & Chandrasekaran, C.
PNAS 2026

2025

In vivo cell-type and brain region classification via multimodal contrastive learning.
Yu, H., Lyu, H., Xu, E.Y., Windolf, C., Lee, E.K., Yang, F., Shelton, A.M., Olsen, S., et al.
ICLR · Spotlight 2025

2024

Responses to pattern-violating visual stimuli evolve differently over days in somata and distal apical dendrites.
Gillon, C.J., Pina, J.E., Lecoq, J.A., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
J. Neuroscience 2024

2023

WaveMAP for identifying putative cell types from in vivo electrophysiology.
Lee, E.K., Carr, N., Perliss, A., & Chandrasekaran, C.
STAR Protocols 2023 Paper
A cortical information bottleneck during decision-making.
Kleinman, M., Wang, T., Xiao, D., Feghhi, E., Lee, E.K., Carr, N., Li, Y., Hadidi, N., et al.
eLife 2023
A whole-brain monosynaptic input connectome to neuron classes in mouse visual cortex.
Yao, S., Wang, Q., Hirokawa, K.E., Ouellette, B., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
Nature Neuroscience 2023
Responses of pyramidal cell somata and apical dendrites in mouse visual cortex over multiple days.
Gillon, C.J., Lecoq, J.A., Pina, J.E., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
Scientific Data 2023
Differential encoding of temporal context and expectation under representational drift across hierarchically connected areas.
Wyrick, D.G., Cain, N., Larsen, R.S., Lecoq, J., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
bioRxiv 2023

2022

A standardized nonvisual behavioral event is broadcasted homogeneously across cortical visual areas without modulating visual responses.
Ramadan, M., Lee, E.K., de Vries, S., Caldejon, S., Roll, K., Griffin, F., et al.
eNeuro 2022
Measuring stimulus-evoked neurophysiological differentiation in distinct populations of neurons in mouse visual cortex.
Mayner, W.G.P., Marshall, W., Billeh, Y.N., Gandhi, S.R., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
eNeuro 2022

2021

Non-linear dimensionality reduction on extracellular waveforms reveals cell type diversity in premotor cortex.
Lee, E.K., Balasubramanian, H., Tsolias, A., Anakwe, S.U., Medalla, M., et al.
eLife 2021 WaveMAP PaperCode

2020

A large-scale standardized physiological survey reveals functional organization of the mouse visual cortex.
de Vries, S.E.J., Lecoq, J.A., Buice, M.A., Groblewski, P.A., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
Nature Neuroscience 2020
VIP interneurons in mouse primary visual cortex selectively enhance responses to weak but specific stimuli.
Millman, D.J., Ocker, G.K., Caldejon, S., Larkin, J.D., Lee, E.K., Luviano, J., et al.
eLife 2020

2019

Biological variation in the sizes, shapes and locations of visual cortical areas in the mouse.
Waters, J., Lee, E.K., Gaudreault, N., Griffin, F., Lecoq, J., Slaughterbeck, C., et al.
PLOS ONE 2019

2017 & earlier

Neuropathological and transcriptomic characteristics of the aged brain.
Miller, J.A., Guillozet-Bongaarts, A., Gibbons, L.E., Postupna, N., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
eLife 2017
Aberrant cortical activity in multiple GCaMP6-expressing transgenic mouse lines.
Steinmetz, N.A., Buetfering, C., Lecoq, J., … Lee, E.K. … et al.
eNeuro 2017
Low-dose exposure to Bisphenol A alters development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone 3 neurons and larval locomotor behavior in Japanese Medaka.
Inagaki, T., Smith, N., Lee, E.K., & Ramakrishnan, S.
NeuroToxicology 2016

Selected talks

Impacting our communities at every training stage (panelist)
COSYNE Mentorship Panel · Lisbon, PT
Invited Mar 2026
“Bridging cell types and spike trains” — workshop co-organizer (with Josh Siegle)
COSYNE Conference & Workshop · Lisbon, PT
Mar 2026
Manifolds for identification of cell types and neural computation geometry
Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University · Newark, NJ
Invited May 2024
Multi-modal composition of physiological signals to delineate neuronal cell types
CCN Junior Theoretical Neuroscientist Workshop, Flatiron Institute · New York, NY
Jun 2023
Multi-modal composition of physiological signals to delineate neuronal cell types
NSF AI Planning Institute, Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 2023

Selected posters & conference proceedings

Orthogonal representations of sensory evidence and possible actions in macaque dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Lee, E.K., Wang, T., Carr, N., Moosmann, V., Boucher, P.O., & Chandrasekaran, C.
CCN 2024
Neural dynamics in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex underlying flexible perceptual decision-making.
Wang, T., Lee, E.K., Carr, N., & Chandrasekaran, C.
CCN 2024
The computational geometry of flexible decision-making.
Lee, E.K.*, Wang, T.*, Carr, N., Moosmann, V., Boucher, P., & Chandrasekaran, C.
COSYNE 2024
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is a key cortical locus for perceptual decisions.
Lee, E.K., Carr, N.*, Wang, T.*, Medalla, M., Luebke, J., & Chandrasekaran, C.
COSYNE 2023
Distinct neural population dynamics in prefrontal and premotor cortex during decision-making.
Wang, T.* & Lee, E.K.*, et al.
Gordon Research Conference 2022
Stimulus encoding, working memory, and action selection in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during perceptual decision-making.
Lee, E.K.* & Wang, T.*, et al.
Gordon Research Conference 2022

Honors

  • NIH NINDS F31 NRSA — awarded at the 8th percentile
  • Computational Properties of Prefrontal Cortex (CPPC) Conference Travel Award
  • ETC Excellence in Mentorship Award
  • Puget Sound Research Travel Grant

Bold marks my name; co-author lists for large collaborations are abbreviated.