Nima Dehghani
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Field closure, ice neurons, and when a dendrite is a motif
Room 1 · 2026 · arXiv

Field closure, ice neurons, and when a dendrite is a motif

Nima Dehghani
Field ClosureIce NeuronsDendritic Computation
Algebraic Emergence of Effective Theories in Canonical Recurrent Motifs of Biological Neuronal Networks
Room 2 · 2026 · arXiv

Algebraic Emergence of Effective Theories in Canonical Recurrent Motifs of Biological Neuronal Networks

Nima Dehghani
CircuitsRecurrenceComputation
Autonomous Physical Computation: A Categorical Closure Criterion for Physical and Neuromorphic Reservoirs.
Room 3 · 2026 · arXiv

Autonomous Physical Computation: A Categorical Closure Criterion for Physical and Neuromorphic Reservoirs.

Nima Dehghani
physical computingmechanistic interpretabilityrecurrent
Evolutionary Optimization Reveals Structural Constraints on Reservoir Architecture for Spatiotemporal Chaos
Room 4 · 2026 · arXiv

Evolutionary Optimization Reveals Structural Constraints on Reservoir Architecture for Spatiotemporal Chaos

Nima Dehghani
adaptiveoptimizationbio-inspired
Harnessing cortical geometry, wiring, and function as inductive biases for recurrent neural networks
Room 5 · 2026 · arXiv

Harnessing cortical geometry, wiring, and function as inductive biases for recurrent neural networks

Mo Shakiba, Rana Rokni, Mohammad Mohammadi, Nima Dehghani
NeuroAIfunctional connectomicscortical wiring
Local field potentials primarily reflect inhibitory neuron activity in human and monkey cortex
Room 6 · 2017 · Scientific Reports

Local field potentials primarily reflect inhibitory neuron activity in human and monkey cortex

Teleczuk, Dehghani, Le Van Quyen, Cash, Halgren, Hatsopoulos, Destexhe
LFPSpikeInhibitory
Theoretical Principles of Multiscale Spatiotemporal Control of Neuronal Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective
Room 7 · 2018 · Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Theoretical Principles of Multiscale Spatiotemporal Control of Neuronal Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective

Nima Dehghani
SpatiotemporalDynamicsControl
Symmetry’s Edge in Cortical Dynamics Multiscale Dynamics of Ensemble Excitation and Inhibition
Room 8 · 2025 · arXiv

Symmetry’s Edge in Cortical Dynamics Multiscale Dynamics of Ensemble Excitation and Inhibition

Nima Dehghani
InvariancesCollective DynamicsMultiscale
Spatiotemporal dynamics of neocortical excitation and inhibition during human sleep
Room 9 · 2012 · PNAS

Spatiotemporal dynamics of neocortical excitation and inhibition during human sleep

Peyrache, Dehghani, Eskandar, Madsen, Anderson, Donoghue, Hochberg, Halgren, Cash, Destexhe
Multielectrode Arrays (MEA)SpikeExcitation-Inhibition (E/I) Balance
Spatially Masked Regression Reveals Local and Distributed Predictability in Electrophysiological Recording
Room 10 · 2026 · arXiv

Spatially Masked Regression Reveals Local and Distributed Predictability in Electrophysiological Recording

Maryam Ostadsharif Memar, Nima Dehghani
Neural signal reconstructionpredictive embeddingfunctional connectivity
Open Data In Neurophysiology: Advancements, Solutions & Challenges
Room 11 · 2025 · eNeuro

Open Data In Neurophysiology: Advancements, Solutions & Challenges

Gillon, Baker, Ly, Balzani, Brunton, Schottdorf, Ghosh, Dehghani
The Human K-Complex as an Isolated Cortical "Down-State"
Room 12 · 2009 · Science

The Human K-Complex as an Isolated Cortical "Down-State"

Cash, Halgren, Dehghani, Rossetti, Thesen, Wang, Devinsky, Kuzniecky, Doyle, Madsen, Bromfield, Eross, Halasz, Karmos, Csercsa, Wittner, Ulbert
SleepGraphoelementSlow-Wave
Ensemble inhibition and excitation in the human cortex: An Ising-model analysis with uncertainties
Room 13 · 2019 · Physica Review E

Ensemble inhibition and excitation in the human cortex: An Ising-model analysis with uncertainties

Cristian Zanoci, Nima Dehghani, Max Tegmark
Collective DynamicsIsing ModelSampling
Morphoelectric properties of inhibitory neurons shift gradually and regardless of cell type along the depth of the cerebral cortex
Room 14 · 2026 · arXiv

Morphoelectric properties of inhibitory neurons shift gradually and regardless of cell type along the depth of the cerebral cortex

Yanez, Messore, Qi, Dehghani, Meyer, Feldmeyer, Sakmann, Oberlaender
InhibitionMorphoelectricCell Type
Depression of cortical activity in humans by mild hypercapnia
Room 15 · 2012 · Human Brain Mapping

Depression of cortical activity in humans by mild hypercapnia

Thesen, Leontiev, Song, Dehghani, Hagler, Huang, Buxton, Halgren
Cerebral Blood FlowCerebral Metabolic RateBOLD Response
Experimental validation of the influence of white matter anisotropy on the intracranial EEG forward solution
Room 16 · 2010 · Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Experimental validation of the influence of white matter anisotropy on the intracranial EEG forward solution

Bangera, Schomer, Dehghani, Ulbert, Cash, Papavasiliou, Eisenberg, Dale, Halgren
Brain MappingDiffusion Tensor ImagingEvoked potentials
Dynamic Balance of Excitation and Inhibition in Human and Monkey Neocortex
Room 17 · 2017 · Scientific Reports

Dynamic Balance of Excitation and Inhibition in Human and Monkey Neocortex

Dehghani, Peyrache, Telencczuk, Le Van Quyen, Halgren, Cash, Hatsopoulos, Destexhe
Multielectrode Arrays (MEA)SpikeExcitation-Inhibition (E/I) Balance
A Computational Perspective of the Role of the Thalamus in Cognition
Room 18 · 2019 · Nerual Computation

A Computational Perspective of the Role of the Thalamus in Cognition

Nima Dehghani, Ralf Wimmer
Dynamic GatingEmergent ComputationThalamus
Systematizing cellular complexity: A Hilbertian approach to biological problems
Room 19 · 2024 · Plos Complex systems

Systematizing cellular complexity: A Hilbertian approach to biological problems

Nima Dehghani
CompositionalitySystems BiologyNoise
Causal Scale of Rotors in a Cardiac System
Room 20 · 2018 · Frontiers in Computational Physics

Causal Scale of Rotors in a Cardiac System

Hiroshi Ashikaga, Francisco Prieto-Castrillo, Mari Kawakatsu, Nima Dehghani
WaveExcitable MediumSpatiotemporal
Physical computing: a category theoretic perspective on physical computation and system compositionality
Room 21 · 2024 · Journal of Physics: Complexity

Physical computing: a category theoretic perspective on physical computation and system compositionality

Nima Dehghani, Gianluca Caterina
CompositionalityCategory TheoryPhysical Computing
Compression, Regularity, Randomness and Emergent Structure: Rethinking Physical Complexity in the Data-Driven Era
Room 22 · 2025 · arXiv

Compression, Regularity, Randomness and Emergent Structure: Rethinking Physical Complexity in the Data-Driven Era

Nima Dehghani
Physics-Informed AIComplexitySymbolic Regression
Bio-inspired AI: Integrating Biological Complexity into Artificial Intelligence
Room 23 · 2024 · arXiv

Bio-inspired AI: Integrating Biological Complexity into Artificial Intelligence

Nima Dehghani, Michael Levin
Bio-inspired AIUnconventional ComputingPolycomputing
High-frequency oscillations in human and monkey neocortex during the wake–sleep cycle
Room 24 · 2016 · PNAS

High-frequency oscillations in human and monkey neocortex during the wake–sleep cycle

Le Van Quyen, Muller, Telenczuk, Halgren, Cash, Hatsopoulos, Dehghani, Destexhe
Multielectrode Arrays (MEA)SpikeExcitation-Inhibition (E/I) Balance
Avalanche Analysis from Multielectrode Ensemble Recordings in Cat, Monkey, and Human Cerebral Cortex during Wakefulness and Sleep
Room 25 · 2012 · Frontiers in Physiology

Avalanche Analysis from Multielectrode Ensemble Recordings in Cat, Monkey, and Human Cerebral Cortex during Wakefulness and Sleep

Dehghani, Hatsopoulos, Haga, Parker, Greger, Halgren Cash, Destexhe
Multielectrode Arrays (MEA)Statistical PhysicsLFP
Divergent Cortical Generators of Sleep Spindles
Room 26 · 2010 · Plos One

Divergent Cortical Generators of Sleep Spindles

Dehghani, Cash, Chen, Hagler, Huang, Dale, Halgren
SpindleThalamocorticalOscillation
Magnetoencephalography Demonstrates Multiple Asynchronous Generators During Human Sleep Spindles
Room 27 · 2010 · Journal Of Physiology

Magnetoencephalography Demonstrates Multiple Asynchronous Generators During Human Sleep Spindles

Dehghani, Cash, Rossetti, Chen, Halgren
SpindleSleepOscillation
Emergence of synchronous EEG spindles from asynchronous MEG spindles
Room 28 · 2011 · Human Brain Mapping

Emergence of synchronous EEG spindles from asynchronous MEG spindles

Nima Dehghani, Syd Cash, Eric Halgren
SpindleThalamocorticalOscillation
Comparative power spectral analysis of simultaneous electroencephalographic and magnetoencephalographic recordings in humans suggests non-resistive extracellular media
Room 29 · 2010 · Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Comparative power spectral analysis of simultaneous electroencephalographic and magnetoencephalographic recordings in humans suggests non-resistive extracellular media

Nima Dehghani, Claude Bédard, Sydney Cash, Eric Halgren, and Alain Destexhe
ElectromagnetismScalingEEG
Depth as Successive Coarse-Graining in Plain MLPs
Room 30 · 2025 · Preprint

Depth as Successive Coarse-Graining in Plain MLPs

Nima Dehghani
renormalization-groupdeep-learninginformation-theory
Topographical frequency dynamics within EEG and MEG sleep spindles
Room 31 · 2011 · Clinical Neurophysiology

Topographical frequency dynamics within EEG and MEG sleep spindles

Nima Dehghani, Sydney Cash, Eric Halgren
SpindleSynchronyMEG