Daniel O'Connor

Research output

Research output per year 2002 2002 2005 2012 2014 2022 2024

• 43 Article
• 7 Review article
• 3 Comment/debate
• 2 Chapter
• 2 More
  • 2 Short survey

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Simultaneous recordings of pupil size variation and locus coeruleus activity in mice

  Megemont, M., Tortorelli, L. S., McBurney-Lin, J., Cohen, J. Y., O'Connor, D. H. & Yang, H., Mar 15 2024, In: STAR Protocols. 5, 1, 102785.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Locus Coeruleus 100%
  • Pupil 90%
  • Implant 81%
  • Data Analysis 20%
• 2023

  Elephant trunks: Strength and dexterity from mini-fascicles

  Olson, W., Zhang, L., O'Connor, D. H. & Kleinfeld, D., Nov 20 2023, In: Current Biology. 33, 22, p. R1203-R1205

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  • Elephantidae 100%
  • Miniaturization 60%
  • muscles 54%
  • Strength 53%
  • Muscles 50%

• Low- and high-level coordination of orofacial motor actions

  Kleinfeld, D., Deschênes, M., Economo, M. N., Elbaz, M., Golomb, D., Liao, S. M., O'Connor, D. H. & Wang, F., Dec 2023, In: Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 83, 102784.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Respiration 100%
  • Vibrissae 79%
  • Head Movements 77%
  • Mastication 68%
  • Tongue 56%
• 2022

  Cortical processing of flexible and context-dependent sensorimotor sequences

  Xu, D., Dong, M., Chen, Y., Delgado, A. M., Hughes, N. C., Zhang, L. & O’Connor, D. H., Mar 17 2022, In: Nature. 603, 7901, p. 464-469 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tongue 100%
  • Optogenetics 34%
  • Electrophysiology 30%
  • Protein Sorting Signals 29%
  • Jaw 27%

• Layers 3 and 4 Neurons of the Bilateral Whisker-Barrel Cortex

  Tsytsarev, V., Kwon, S. E., Plachez, C., Zhao, S., O'Connor, D. H. & Erzurumlu, R. S., Jul 1 2022, In: Neuroscience. 494, p. 140-151 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Neurons 46%
  • Pyramidal Cells 34%
  • Thalamus 21%
  • Trigeminal Nuclei 15%

• Neural activity in the mouse claustrum in a cross-modal sensory selection task

  Chevée, M., Finkel, E. A., Kim, S. J., O'Connor, D. H. & Brown, S. P., Feb 2 2022, In: Neuron. 110, 3, p. 486-501.e7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Claustrum 100%
  • Neurons 35%
  • Neocortex 18%
  • Direction compound 11%
  • Somatosensory Cortex 9%

• Spike timing-based regulation of thalamocortical signaling

  Wyche, I. S. & O'Connor, D. H., Sep 7 2022, In: Neuron. 110, 17, p. 2707-2709 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Neurons 100%

• The Importance of Accounting for Movement When Relating Neuronal Activity to Sensory and Cognitive Processes

  Zagha, E., Erlich, J. C., Lee, S., Lur, G., O’Connor, D. H., Steinmetz, N. A., Stringer, C. & Yang, H., Feb 23 2022, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 42, 8, p. 1375-1382 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Brain 100%
• 2021

  Environmental enrichment sharpens sensory acuity by enhancing information coding in barrel cortex and premotor cortex

  Zheng, H. J. V., Meagher, J. P., Xu, D., Patel, Y. A., Kwon, H. B. & O’connor, D. H., May 1 2021, In: eNeuro. 8, 3, ENEURO.0309-20.2021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Motor Cortex 100%
  • Touch 66%
  • Vibrissae 43%
  • Somatosensory Cortex 37%
  • Animals 16%

• Locus coeruleus spiking differently correlates with s1 cortex activity and pupil diameter in a tactile detection task

  Yang, H., Bari, B. A., Cohen, J. Y. & O’Connor, D. H., Mar 2021, In: eLife. 10, e64327.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Locus Coeruleus 100%
  • Depolarization 93%
  • Membrane Potential 90%
  • Pupil 90%
  • Touch 83%

• Of mice and monkeys: Somatosensory processing in two prominent animal models

  O'Connor, D. H., Krubitzer, L. & Bensmaia, S., Jun 2021, In: Progress in Neurobiology. 201, 102008.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Macaca 85%
  • Haplorhini 70%
  • Hand 57%
  • Animal Models 55%
• 2020

  4.05 - Cutaneous Proprioceptive Encoding of Body Kinematics

  Severson, K. S., Olson, W. P. & O'Connor, D. H., Jan 1 2020, The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference: Volume 1-7, Second Edition. Elsevier, Vol. 4. p. 61-66 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Mechanoreceptors 100%
  • Proprioception 99%
  • Biomechanical Phenomena 74%
  • Hair Follicle 45%
  • Skin 43%

• Pathway-Specific Activation in Sensorimotor Cortical Networks: Perspective on "Projection-Specific Activity of Layer 2/3 Neurons Imaged in Mouse Primary Somatosensory Barrel Cortex During a Whisker Detection Task"

  Chang, Y. T. & O'connor, D. H., 2020, In: Function. 1, 1, zqaa011.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Spectral hallmark of auditory-tactile interactions in the mouse somatosensory cortex

  Zhang, M., Kwon, S. E., Ben-Johny, M., O’Connor, D. H. & Issa, J. B., Dec 1 2020, In: Communications biology. 3, 1, 64.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Somatosensory Cortex 100%
  • Touch 87%
  • cortex 79%
  • mice 50%
  • neurons 48%
  1 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Coding of whisker motion across the mouse face

  Severson, K. S., Xu, D., Yang, H. & O’Connor, D. H., Feb 2019, In: eLife. 8, e41535.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Mechanoreceptors 69%
  • Proprioception 55%
  • Touch 32%
  • Touch Perception 16%
  6 Scopus citations
• 2018

  A Non-canonical Feedback Circuit for Rapid Interactions between Somatosensory Cortices

  Minamisawa, G., Kwon, S. E., Chevée, M., Brown, S. P. & O'Connor, D. H., May 29 2018, In: Cell Reports. 23, 9, p. 2718-2731.e6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Somatosensory Cortex 100%
  • Neurons 53%
  • Vibrissae 37%
  • Touch Perception 21%
  • Optogenetics 18%
  13 Scopus citations

• Learning Recruits Higher Cortical Areas into Rapid Sensorimotor Streams

  Finkel, E. A. & O'Connor, D. H., Jan 3 2018, In: Neuron. 97, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Psychological Adaptation 87%
  • Learning 55%
  • Neurons 46%
  • Brain 37%

• Organization of orientation-specific whisker deflection responses in layer 2/3 of mouse somatosensory cortex

  Kwon, S. E., Tsytsarev, V., Erzurumlu, R. S. & O'Connor, D. H., Jan 1 2018, In: Neuroscience. 368, p. 46-56 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Somatosensory Cortex 87%
  • Neurons 23%
  • Decision Making 20%
  • Learning 18%
  10 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Active Sensing: The Rat's Nose Dances in Step with Whiskers, Head, and Breath

  Severson, K. S. & O'Connor, D. H., Mar 6 2017, In: Current Biology. 27, 5, p. R183-R185

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • touch (sensation) 88%
  • smell 83%
  • Touch 76%
  • Sampling 62%
  2 Scopus citations

• Active Touch and Self-Motion Encoding by Merkel Cell-Associated Afferents

  Severson, K. S., Xu, D., Van de Loo, M., Bai, L., Ginty, D. D. & O'Connor, D. H., May 3 2017, In: Neuron. 94, 3, p. 666-676.e9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Merkel Cells 100%
  • Vibrissae 84%
  • Touch 65%
  • Form Perception 16%
  • Touch Perception 16%
  37 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Sensory and decision-related activity propagate in a cortical feedback loop during touch perception

  Kwon, S. E., Yang, H., Minamisawa, G. & O'Connor, D. H., Sep 1 2016, In: Nature neuroscience. 19, 9, p. 1243-1249 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Touch Perception 100%
  • Touch 44%
  • Somatosensory Cortex 25%
  • Axons 19%
  • Neurons 13%
  76 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Low-noise encoding of active touch by layer 4 in the somatosensory cortex

  Hires, S. A., Gutnisky, D. A., Yu, J., O’Connor, D. H. & Svoboda, K., Aug 6 2015, In: eLife. 4, AUGUST2015, e06619.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Somatosensory Cortex 100%
  • Touch 87%
  • Noise 79%
  • Amount 36%
  • Vibrissae 22%
  47 Scopus citations

• Origins of choice-related activity in mouse somatosensory cortex

  Yang, H., Kwon, S. E., Severson, K. S. & O'Connor, D. H., Dec 29 2015, In: Nature neuroscience. 19, 1, p. 127-134 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Somatosensory Cortex 100%
  • Neurons 53%
  • Electrophysiology 16%
  • Sensory Receptor Cells 15%
  • Touch 14%
  76 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Cortical adaptation and tactile perception

  Yang, H. & O'Connor, D. H., Oct 28 2014, In: Nature neuroscience. 17, 11, p. 1434-1436 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Erratum: Procedures for Behavioral Experiments in Head-Fixed Mice (PLoS ONE (2014) 9, 2 (e88678) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0088678)

  Guo, Z. V., Hires, S. A., Li, N., O'Connor, D. H. & Komiyama, T., Jun 26 2014, In: PloS one. 9, 6, e101397.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations

• Procedures for behavioral experiments in head-fixed mice

  Guo, Z. V., Hires, S. A., Li, N., O'Connor, D. H., Komiyama, T., Ophir, E., Huber, D., Bonardi, C., Morandell, K., Gutnisky, D., Peron, S., Xu, N. L., Cox, J. & Svoboda, K., Feb 10 2014, In: PloS one. 9, 2, e88678.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Head 100%
  • Water 63%
  • Touch 27%
  • Behavioral Research 19%
  • Operant Conditioning 19%
  149 Scopus citations

• Structural plasticity within the barrel cortex during initial phases of whisker-dependent learning

  Kuhlman, S. J., O'Connor, D. H., Fox, K. & Svoboda, K., 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 17, p. 6078-6083 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Spine 58%
  • Learning 55%
  • Problem-Based Learning 33%
  • Sensorimotor Cortex 31%
  36 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Neural coding during active somatosensation revealed using illusory touch

  O'Connor, D. H., Hires, S. A., Guo, Z. V., Li, N., Yu, J., Sun, Q. Q., Huber, D. & Svoboda, K., Jul 2013, In: Nature neuroscience. 16, 7, p. 958-965 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Touch 100%
  • Vibrissae 65%
  • Illusions 62%
  • Touch Perception 37%
  • Optogenetics 32%
  141 Scopus citations

• The mechanical variables underlying object localization along the axis of the whisker

  Pammer, L., O'Connor, D. H., Hires, S. A., Clack, N. G., Huber, D., Myers, E. W. & Svoboda, K., Apr 17 2013, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 33, 16, p. 6726-6741 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Touch 23%
  • Mechanics 15%
  • Compliance 13%
  • Rodentia 6%
  78 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Acousto-optical deflector-based patterned ultraviolet uncaging of neurotransmitter for the study of neuronal integration

  Civillico, E. F., Shoham, S., O'Connor, D. H., Sarkisov, D. V. & Wang, S. S. H., Aug 2012, In: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 7, 8, p. 867-872 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Photolysis 100%
  • Neurotransmitter 78%
  • Neurotransmitter Agents 61%
  • Research Design 55%
  • Molecule 24%
  2 Scopus citations

• Activity in motor-sensory projections reveals distributed coding in somatosensation

  Petreanu, L., Gutnisky, D. A., Huber, D., Xu, N. L., Oconnor, D. H., Tian, L., Looger, L. & Svoboda, K., Sep 13 2012, In: Nature. 489, 7415, p. 299-303 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Motor Activity 81%
  • Touch 65%
  • Axons 19%
  • Somatosensory Cortex 12%
  198 Scopus citations

• Automated tracking of whiskers in videos of head fixed rodents

  Clack, N. G., O'Connor, D. H., Huber, D., Petreanu, L., Hires, A., Peron, S., Svoboda, K. & Myers, E. W., Jul 2012, In: PLoS computational biology. 8, 7, e1002591.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • rodent 80%
  • video 70%
  • rodents 63%
  • Rodentia 63%
  78 Scopus citations

• Construction, alignment, and implementation of an acousto-optical deflector-based system for patterned uncaging with ultraviolet light

  Civillico, E. F., Shoham, S., O'Connor, D. H., Sarkisov, D. V. & Wang, S. S. H., Aug 2012, In: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 7, 8, p. 916-922 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Photolysis 100%
  • Ultraviolet Rays 72%
  • Light 49%
  • Photons 37%
  • Back 35%
  4 Scopus citations

• Multiple dynamic representations in the motor cortex during sensorimotor learning

  Huber, D., Gutnisky, D. A., Peron, S., O'Connor, D. H., Wiegert, J. S., Tian, L., Oertner, T. G., Looger, L. L. & Svoboda, K., Apr 26 2012, In: Nature. 484, 7395, p. 473-478 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Motor Cortex 100%
  • Learning 72%
  • Neurons 60%
  • Vibrissae 51%
  • Touch 39%
  303 Scopus citations

• Nonlinear dendritic integration of sensory and motor input during an active sensing task

  Xu, N. L., Harnett, M. T., Williams, S. R., Huber, D., O'Connor, D. H., Svoboda, K. & Magee, J. C., Dec 13 2012, In: Nature. 492, 7428, p. 247-251 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pyramidal Cells 100%
  • Dendrites 98%
  • Calcium 65%
  • Vibrissae 41%
  • Sensorimotor Cortex 38%
  263 Scopus citations

• Preparing, handling, and applying caged compound solutions for acousto-optical deflector-based patterned uncaging with ultraviolet light

  Civillico, E. F., Shoham, S., O'Connor, D. H., Sarkisov, D. V. & Wang, S. S. H., Aug 2012, In: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 7, 8, p. 923-925 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Photolysis 100%
  • Ultraviolet Rays 72%
  • Neurotransmitter Agents 61%
  • Research Design 55%
  • Neurotransmitter 39%
  3 Scopus citations
• 2010

  Learning-related fine-scale specificity imaged in motor cortex circuits of behaving mice

  Komiyama, T., Sato, T. R., Oconnor, D. H., Zhang, Y. X., Huber, D., Hooks, B. M., Gabitto, M. & Svoboda, K., Apr 22 2010, In: Nature. 464, 7292, p. 1182-1186 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Motor Cortex 100%
  • Learning 72%
  • Neurons 60%
  • Odorants 26%
  • Choice Behavior 17%
  283 Scopus citations

• Neural activity in barrel cortex underlying vibrissa-based object localization in mice

  O'Connor, D. H., Peron, S. P., Huber, D. & Svoboda, K., Sep 2010, In: Neuron. 67, 6, p. 1048-1061 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Neurons 46%
  • Photons 8%
  • Decision Making 6%
  • Calcium 5%
  296 Scopus citations

• Vibrissa-based object localization in head-fixed mice

  O'Connor, D. H., Clack, N. G., Huber, D., Komiyama, T., Myers, E. W. & Svoboda, K., Feb 3 2010, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 30, 5, p. 1947-1967 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vibrissae 100%
  • Head 55%
  • Genetic Models 10%
  • Primates 8%
  • Cognition 7%
  188 Scopus citations
• 2009

  Reverse engineering the mouse brain

  O'Connor, D. H., Huber, D. & Svoboda, K., Oct 15 2009, In: Nature. 461, 7266, p. 923-929 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Brain 100%
  • Genetic Models 75%
  • Haplorhini 62%
  96 Scopus citations
• 2008

  Characterization and subcellular targeting of GCaMP-type genetically-encoded calcium indicators

  Mao, T., O'Connor, D. H., Scheuss, V., Nakai, J. & Svoboda, K., Mar 19 2008, In: PloS one. 3, 3, e1796.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Action Potentials 100%
  • Calcium 75%
  • N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors 55%
  • Neurons 34%
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor 33%
  121 Scopus citations
• 2007

  Timing and contributions of pre-synaptic and post-synaptic parameter changes during unitary plasticity events at CA3-CA1 synapses

  O'Connor, D. H., Wittenberg, G. M. & Wang, S. S. H., Aug 2007, In: Synapse. 61, 8, p. 664-678 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Synapses 100%
  • Neuronal Plasticity 26%
  5 Scopus citations
• 2006

  How silent is the brain: Is there a "dark matter" problem in neuroscience?

  Shoham, S., O'Connor, D. H. & Segev, R., Aug 2006, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 192, 8, p. 777-784 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • neurophysiology 100%
  • Neurosciences 85%
  • brain 72%
  • neurons 66%
  • Neurons 49%
  134 Scopus citations
• 2005

  Attentional Modulation in the Human Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and Pulvinar: Support for Signal Enhancement

  Kastner, S., Schneider, K. A. & O'Connor, D. H., Jan 1 2005, Neurobiology of Attention. Elsevier, p. 435-441 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Pulvinar 100%
  • Geniculate Bodies 84%
  • Visual Cortex 71%
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging 29%
  • Human Activities 22%

• Bidirectional semantic priming in the attentional blink

  Potter, M. C., Dell'Acqua, R., Pesciarelli, F., Job, R., Peressotti, F. & O'Connor, D. H., Jun 2005, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 12, 3, p. 460-465 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Attentional Blink 100%
  • Semantic Priming 89%
  • stimulus 49%
  • semantics 49%
  • Onset 48%
  39 Scopus citations

• Dissection of bidirectional synaptic plasticity into saturable unidirectional processes

  O'Connor, D. H., Wittenberg, G. M. & Wang, S. S. H., Aug 2005, In: Journal of neurophysiology. 94, 2, p. 1565-1573 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Neuronal Plasticity 100%
  • Synapses 96%
  • Dissection 90%
  • Learning 57%
  • Phosphotransferases 40%
  50 Scopus citations

• Graded bidirectional synaptic plasticity is composed of switch-like unitary events

  O'Connor, D. H., Wittenberg, G. M. & Wang, S. S. H., Jul 5 2005, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102, 27, p. 9679-9684 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Neuronal Plasticity 100%
  • Synapses 96%
  • Information Storage and Retrieval 31%
  • Memory 25%
  162 Scopus citations

• Rapid neurotransmitter uncaging in spatially defined patterns

  Shoham, S., O'Connor, D. H., Sarkisov, D. V. & Wang, S. S. H., Nov 2005, In: Nature Methods. 2, 11, p. 837-843 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Optical Devices 100%
  • Plastic Property 86%
  • Electrophysiology 83%
  • Neurotransmitter 83%
  • Photons 79%
  116 Scopus citations
• 2004

  Functional Imaging of the Human Lateral Geniculate Nucleus and Pulvinar

  Kastner, S., O'Connor, D. H., Fukui, M. M., Fehd, H. M., Herwig, U. & Pinsk, M. A., Jan 2004, In: Journal of neurophysiology. 91, 1, p. 438-448 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pulvinar 100%
  • Geniculate Bodies 84%
  • Visual Cortex 15%
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging 14%
  • Contrast Sensitivity 9%
  153 Scopus citations

• Multiphoton optical approaches to understanding brain function

  Wang, S. S. H., Shoham, S. & O'Connor, D. H., Sep 24 2004, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 10, SUPPL. 2, p. 1464-1465 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review