Nikolas Francis

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Nikolas Francis

Biology Assistant Professor

Brain and Behavior Institute (Joint Appointment)

cortex@umd.edu 1116 Bioscience Research Bldg.
301 405 5741
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Research Interests

Dr. Francis' research combines methods in animal behavior, neurophysiology, and data analysis to advance our understanding of how we listen to sound. Dr. Francis received his Ph.D. from MIT in 2011, where he used otoacoustic emissions to study brainstem control of the human cochlea. His postdoctoral work at UMD investigated the neural basis of auditory attention, memory, and decision-making, using 2-photon imaging and multi-channel electrophysiology in auditory cortex.

Education

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011
B.A., University of Iowa, 2003

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BISI Concentration Areas

Physiological Systems

Latest Papers

Cortical Representation of Pitch Perception in Mice


Author(s): Jason W. Putnam, Abhay Kumar, Nasiru K. Gill, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Psilocybin decreases neural responsiveness and increases functional connectivity while preserving pure-tone frequency selectivity in mouse auditory cortex

| Journal of neurophysiology
Author(s): Adam T. Brockett, Nikolas A. Francis
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Repetition plasticity in primary auditory cortex occurs across long timescales for spectrotemporally randomized pure-tones


Author(s): Nasiru K. Gill, Nikolas A. Francis
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Measuring Stimulus-Related Redundant and Synergistic Functional Connectivity with Single Cell Resolution in Auditory Cortex


Author(s): Loren Koçillari, Marco Celotto, Nikolas A. Francis, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Sequential transmission of task-relevant information in cortical neuronal networks.

| Cell Reports
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Direct Extraction of Signal and Noise Correlations from Two-Photon Calcium Imaging of Ensemble Neuronal Activity.

| eLife
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Enduring consequences of perinatal fentanyl exposure in mice.

| Addiction biology
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Automated Behavioral Experiments in Mice Reveal Periodic Cycles of Task Engagement within Circadian Rhythms

| eNeuro
Author(s): Nikolas A. Francis, Kayla Bohlke, Patrick O. Kanold
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Laminar profile of task-related plasticity in ferret primary auditory cortex.

| Scientific Reports
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis

Auditory Attention Reduced Ear-Canal Noise in Humans by Reducing Subject Motion, Not by Medial Olivocochlear Efferent Inhibition: Implications for Measuring Otoacoustic Emissions During a Behavioral Task.

| Frontiers in systems neuroscience
UMD Author(s): Nikolas Francis