Publications
"Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated" - Anne Roe
We believe it is our duty as scientists to openly communicate our findings and tools to the scientific community and the broader public. The Cai Lab is committed to accessible and transparent science.
Interneuron theta phase locking controls seizure susceptibility
Christenson Wick Z, Philipsberg PA, Kohler C, Lamsifer SI, Katanov E, Adam CD, Gordon KE, Feng Y, Vetere LM, Donnelly GC, Humphrey C, Cai DJ, Shuman T. (2025). bioRxiv
Simultaneous dual-color calcium imaging in freely-behaving mice
Dong Z, Feng Y, Diego K, Baggetta AM, Sweis BM, Pennington ZT, Lamsifer SI, Zaki Y, Sangiuliano F, Philipsberg PA, Morales-Rodriguez D, Kircher D, Slesinger P, Shuman T, Aharoni D, Cai DJ. (2025). Science Advances
Multiplexed, scalable analog recording of gene regulation dynamics over weeks using intracellular protein tapes
Zheng L, Yan Y, Zhou B, Lim J, Shi D, An B, Ko B, Klyder E, Pitchiaya S, Cai DJ, Boyden ES, Wei D, Liò P, Linghu C. (2025). bioRxiv
A comprehensive suite for extracting neuron signals across multiple sessions in one-photon calcium imaging
Vergara P, Wang Y, Srinivasan S, Dong Z, Feng Y, Koyanagi I, Kumar D, Chérasse Y, Naoi T, Sugaya Y, Sakurai T, Kano M, Shuman T, Cai DJ, Yanagisawa M, Sakaguchi M. (2025). Nature Communications
Neuron-specific glycine metabolism links transfer RNA epitranscriptomic regulation to complex behaviors
Blaze J, Evans VD, Pliego JAF, Unichenko P, Javidfar B, Heissel S, Alwaseem H, Pennington Z, Cai DJ, Molina H, Henneberger C. (2025). Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
Distinct changes to hippocampal and medial entorhinal circuits emerge across the progression of cognitive deficits in epilepsy
Feng Y, Diego KS, Dong Z, Wick ZC, Page-Harley L, Page-Harley V, Schnipper J, Lamsifer SI, Pennington ZT, Vetere LM, Philipsberg PA, Soler I, Jurkowski A, Rosado CJ, Khan NN, Cai DJ, Shuman T. (2025). Cell Reports
REM refines and rescues memory representations: A new theory
Shuster AE, Morehouse A, McDevitt EA, Chen PC, Whitehurst LN, Zhang J, Sattari N, Uzoigwe T, Ekhlasi A, Cai DJ, Simon K, Niethard N, Mednick SC. (2025). Sleep Advances
Medial entorhinal-hippocampal desynchronization parallels the emergence of memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease pathology
Vetere LM, Galas AM, Vaughan N, Feng Y, Wick ZC, Philipsberg PA, Liobimova O, Fernandez-Ruiz A, Cai DJ, Shuman T. (2025). bioRxiv