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RLRao LabCentre for Neuroscience · Deccan Institute of Science

Publications

Lab members are highlighted. Every paper since 2021 is open access, with its data and code linked.

YearPublicationJournalLinks
2026Hippocampal replay orders new memories during sleepP. Natarajan, D. Okafor, L. Fischer, A. RaoNatureCover articleCited by 3
2026A network model that learns and replays like the hippocampusA. Mehta, J. Brooks, A. RaoNature NeuroscienceCited by 9
2026Dopamine tags memories for forgettingS. Kowalski, K. Desai, A. RaobioRxiv
2025A head-mounted microscope for imaging 10,000 neuronsD. Okafor, M. Chen, T. Herrera, A. RaoNature MethodsCited by 41
2025Sleep spindles gate memory consolidationL. Fischer, R. Iyer, A. RaoCurrent BiologyCited by 27
2025Theta sequences predict choicesR. Iyer, P. Natarajan, A. RaoJournal of NeuroscienceCited by 18
2025Open calcium-imaging data from 300 miceJ. Brooks, A. Mehta, M. Pillai, A. RaoScientific DataDatasetCited by 64
2025Closed-loop optogenetics for sleep researchA. Souza, F. Al-Sayed, A. RaoSociety for Neuroscience Annual MeetingBest Poster AwardCited by 2
2024Astrocytes tune the timing of replayF. Al-Sayed, L. Fischer, A. RaoeLifeCited by 35
2024Stable and drifting codes for spaceM. Chen, D. Okafor, A. RaoNeuronCited by 88
2024Place cells remap when rewards moveT. Herrera, P. Natarajan, A. RaoPLOS BiologyCited by 52
2023An open-source system for closed-loop experimentsD. Okafor, V. Shah, A. RaoJournal of Neural EngineeringCited by 140
2023Reward signals in the ventral hippocampusA. Bello, R. Iyer, A. RaoHippocampusCited by 96
2023Sleep, memory and screen time in teenagersA. Rao, T. HerreraScience Policy Report SeriesCited by 23
2022Place-cell remapping in a changing worldA. BelloDeccan Institute of Science
2022Silent engrams wake up after learningV. Shah, A. Bello, A. RaoCell Reports
2021Methods in Systems NeuroscienceA. RaoExample Academic Press
2021Miniature microscope for imaging neural activityA. Rao, D. OkaforPatent application