Publications

* co-first author    † co-corresponding author

2026

  1. Brain-wide topographic coordination of rotating waves [PDF] [Code] [Data]
    Z Ye†, AE Ladd, N MacKenzie, L Kolich, AJ Li, D Birman, MS Bull, TL Daigle, B Tasic, H Zeng, and NA Steinmetz†
    Science, 2026
  2. Neuropixels Opto: Combining high-resolution electrophysiology and optogenetics
    AA Lakunina, KZ Socha, AE Ladd, …, Z Ye, …, JH Siegle and M Carandini
    Nature Methods, 2026

2025

  1. Ultra-high-density Neuropixels probes improve detection and identification in neuronal recordings [PDF] [Data] [Website]
    Z Ye*, AM Shelton*, JR Shaker, …, TD Harris and NA Steinmetz
    Neuron, 2025
  2. DREDge: robust motion correction for high-density extracellular recordings across species
    C Windolf, H Yu, AC Paulk, …, Z Ye, …, L Paninski and E Varol
    Nature Methods, 2025

2024

  1. The type of inhibition provided by thalamic interneurons alters the input selectivity of thalamocortical neurons
    D Djama, F Zirpel, Z Ye, G Moore, C Chue, C Edge, P Jager, A Delogu, and SG Brickley
    Current Research in Neurobiology, 2024
  2. Simultaneous mesoscopic measurement and manipulation of mouse cortical activity
    P Matveev, AJ Li, Z Ye, AJ Bowen, X Opitz-Araya, JT Ting, and NA Steinmetz
    bioRxiv, 2024

2023

  1. Quantitative analysis of rabies virus-based synaptic connectivity tracing [PDF]
    A Tran-Van-Minh*, Z Ye*, and E Rancz
    PLoS ONE, 2023

2022

  2. jULIEs: nanostructured polytrodes for low traumatic extracellular recordings and stimulation in the mammalian brain
    RR Racz, M Kollo, G Racz, …, Z Ye, …, E Rancz and AT Schaefer
    Journal of Neural Engineering, 2022

2021

  1. Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings
    NA Steinmetz†, C Aydin, A Lebedeva, …, Z Ye, …, M Carandini† and TD Harris†
    Science, 2021

2018

  1. A neuronal hub binding sleep initiation and body cooling in response to a warm external stimulus
    EC Harding, X Yu, A Miao, …, Z Ye, …, W Wisden† and NP Franks†
    Current Biology, 2018
  2. Excitatory pathways from the lateral habenula enable propofol-induced sedation
    C Gelegen, G Miracca, MZ Ran, …, Z Ye, …, W Wisden† and NP Franks†
    Current Biology, 2018

2017

  1. Fast and slow inhibition in the visual thalamus is influenced by allocating GABA_A receptors with different γsubunits [PDF]
    Z Ye, X Yu, CM Houston, Z Aboukhalil, NP Franks, W Wisden, and SG Brickley
    Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017

2016

  1. Tectal-derived interneurons contribute to phasic and tonic inhibition in the visual thalamus [PDF]
    P Jager*, Z Ye*, X Yu, L Zagoraiou, H Prekop, J Partanen, TM Jessell, W Wisden, SG Brickley, and A Delogu
    Nature Communications, 2016
  2. Bottom-up versus top-down induction of sleep by zolpidem acting on histaminergic and neocortex neurons [PDF]
    DS Uygun*, Z Ye*, AY Zecharia, EC Harding, X Yu, R Yustos, AL Vyssotski, SG Brickley†, NP Franks†, and W Wisden†
    Journal of Neuroscience, 2016

2015

  1. Wakefulness is governed by GABA and histamine cotransmission [PDF]
    X Yu*, Z Ye*, CM Houston, …, NP Franks† and SG Brickley† and W Wisden†
    Neuron, 2015
  2. Neuronal ensembles sufficient for recovery sleep and the sedative actions of \alpha2 adrenergic agonists
    Z Zhang, V Ferretti, İ Güntan, …, Z Ye, …, W Wisden† and NP Franks†
    Nature Neuroscience, 2015

2013

2012

  1. GABAergic inhibition of histaminergic neurons regulates active waking but not the sleep–wake switch or propofol-induced loss of consciousness
    AY Zecharia, X Yu, T Götz, Z Ye, DR Carr, P Wulff, B Bettler, AL Vyssotski, SG Brickley, NP Franks†, and W Wisden†
    Journal of Neuroscience, 2012