Nick Steinmetz University of Washington

Research

Publications

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2026

2026A flexible quality metric for electrophysiological recordings across brain regions and speciesRoth, Chapuis, Winter, IBL, Ressmeyer, Bun, Canfield, Horwitz, SteinmetzbioRxivPDF
2026A multimodal approach for visualizing and identifying electrophysiological cell types in vivoLee, Gül, Heller, Lakunina, Yu, Shelton, Olsen, Steinmetz, Hurwitz, Jaramillo, Przytycki, ChandrasekaranNat CommunPDF
2026Brain-wide topographic coordination of rotating wavesYe, Ladd, MacKenzie, Kolich, Li, Birman, Bull, Daigle, Tasic, Zeng, SteinmetzScience
2026Large-scale electrophysiology at single-spike resolutionSiegle, SteinmetzNat Rev NeurosciPDF
2026Prefrontal to ventral tegmental area dynamics drive contingency degradationHjort, Garrett, Gordon, Ancell, Trzeciak, Lu, Bruchas, Witten, Steinmetz, StuberNaturePDF
2026Recurrent cortical networks encode natural sensory statistics via sequence filteringDeveau, Zhou, LaFosse, Deng, Mirbagheri, Steinmetz, HistedNeuronPDF
2026The midbrain reticular formation in contextual control of perceptual decisionsShaker, Schroeter, Birman, SteinmetzNeuronPDF

2025

2025A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviourThe International Brain Laboratory, ..., Birman, Roth, Steinmetz, et al.Nature
2025Benchmarking Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting Models on Neural ActivityLu, Li, Ladd, Matveev, Deole, Shea-Brown, Kutz, SteinmetzarXiv
2025Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-makingFindling, Hubert, The International Brain Laboratory, ..., Birman, Roth, Steinmetz, et al.Nature
2025DREDge: robust motion correction for high-density extracellular recordings across speciesWindolf, ..., Ye, Shaker, Steinmetz, ..., Paninski, VarolNat Methods
2025Global and local origins of trial-to-trial spike count variability in visual cortexLi*, Lu*, Ladd, Matveev, Shea-Brown^, Steinmetz^bioRxiv
2025In vivo cell-type and brain region classification via multimodal contrastive learningYu, Lyu, Xu, Windolf, Lee, Yang, Shelton, Olsen, Minavi, ..., Paninski, HurwitzICLR
2025Neuropixels Opto: Combining high-resolution electrophysiology and optogeneticsLakunina, Socha, Ladd, Bowen, ..., Li, ..., Ye, ..., ..., Siegle, CarandiniNat Methods
2025Reproducibility of in-vivo electrophysiological measurements in miceThe International Brain Laboratory, ..., Churchland^, Paninski^, Steinmetz^, et al.eLife
2025Ultra-high-density Neuropixels probes improve detection and identification in neuronal recordingsYe*, Shelton*, Shaker, Boussard, Colonell, ..., Mora Lopez, Dutta, Paninski, ..., Harris, SteinmetzNeuronPDF

2024

2024Bypassing spike sorting: Density-based decoding using spike localization from dense multielectrode probesZhang, He, Boussard, Windolf, Winter, Trautmann, Roth, Barrell, Churchland, ..., Hurwitz, PaninskiNeurIPS
2024Dissociable components of attention exhibit distinct neuronal signatures in primate visual cortexChandrasekaran, Vermani, Gupta, Steinmetz, Moore, SridharanScience Advances
2024Hierarchical gradients of multiple timescales in the mammalian forebrainSong, Shin, Seo, Soltani, Steinmetz, Lee, Jung, PaikPNAS
2024Interactive data exploration websites for large-scale electrophysiologyBirman, Chapuis, Faulkner, Rossant, the International Brain Laboratory, ..., Steinmetz, Urai, Wells, West, WinterbioRxiv
2024Simultaneous mesoscopic measurement and manipulation of mouse cortical activityMatveev*, Li*, Ye, Bowen, Opitz-Araya, Ting, SteinmetzbioRxiv
2024The spiking output of the mouse olfactory bulb encodes large-scale temporal features of natural odor environmentsLewis, Suarez, Rigolli, Franks, Steinmetz, GirebioRxiv

2023

2023A stable, distributed code for cue value in mouse cortex during reward learningOttenheimer*, Hjort*, Bowen*, Steinmetz^, Stuber^eLife
2023Data architecture for a large-scale neuroscience collaborationThe International Brain Laboratory, ..., Steinmetz, et al.Nat Methods
2023Intrinsic timescales in the visual cortex change with selective attention and reflect spatial connectivityZeraati, Shi, Steinmetz, Gieselmann, Thiele, Moore, Levina, EngelNat Commun
2023Pinpoint: trajectory planning for multi-probe electrophysiology and injections in an interactive web-based 3D environmentBirman, Yang, West, Karsh, Browning, The International Brain Laboratory, Siegle, SteinmetzeLife

2022

2022A scale-dependent measure of system dimensionalityRecanatesi, Bradde, Balasubramaniam^, Steinmetz^, Shea-Brown^Patterns
2022Cortical state dynamics and selective attention define the spatial pattern of correlated variability in neocortexShi, Steinmetz, Moore, Boahen, EngelNat Commun
2022Neuromatch Academy: a 3-week, online summer school in computational neuroscience't Hart', ..., Steinmetz, et al.J. of Open Science Education
2022The importance of accounting for movement when relating neuronal activity to sensory and cognitive processesZagha, Ehrlich, Lee, Lur, O'Connor, Steinmetz, Stringer, YangJ Neurosci

2021

2021CellExplorer: A framework for visualizing and characterizing single neuronsPetersen, Siegle, Steinmetz, Mahallati, BuzsákiNeuron
2021Go with the FLOW: Visualizing spatiotemporal dynamics in optical widefield calcium imagingLinden, Tabuena, Steinmetz, Moody, Brunton S, Brunton BJ. of the Royal Society Interface
2021Neurogrid simulates cortical cell-types, active dendrites, and top-down attentionBenjamin, Steinmetz, Oza, Aguayo, BoahenNeuromorphic Comp. and Eng.
2021Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordingsSteinmetz*, Aydin*, Lebedeva*, Okun*, Pachitariu*, et al.SciencePDF
2021Sensory coding and the causal impact of mouse cortex in a visual decisionZatka-Haas*, Steinmetz*, Carandini, HarriseLifePDF
2021Striatal activity topographically reflects cortical activityPeters, Fabre, Steinmetz, Harris, CarandiniNaturePDF
2021Top-down coordination of local cortical state during selective attentionVan Kempen, Gieselmann, Boyd, Steinmetz, Moore, Engel, ThieleNeuron

2020

2020Arousal modulates retinal outputSchroeder, Steinmetz, Krumin, Pachitariu, Rizzi, Lagnado, Harris, CarandiniNeuronPDF
2020Cortical state fluctuations during sensory decision makingJacobs, Steinmetz, Peters, Carandini, HarrisCurr Biol
2020Why not record from every electrode with a CMOS scanning probe?Dimitriadis, Neto, ..., Steinmetz, et al.bioRxiv

2019

2019Distinct structure of cortical population activity on fast and infraslow timescalesOkun, Steinmetz, Lak, Dervinis, HarrisCerebral CortexPDF
2019Distributed coding of choice, action, and engagement across the mouse brainSteinmetz, Zatka-Haas, Carandini, HarrisNaturePDF
2019High-dimensional geometry of population responses in visual cortexStringer*, Pachitariu*, Steinmetz, Carandini, HarrisNaturePDF
2019Laminar Segregation of Sensory Coding and Behavioral Readout in Macaque V4Pettine, Steinmetz, MoorePNASPDF
2019New perspectives on dimensionality and variability from large-scale cortical dynamicsEngel, SteinmetzCurrent Opinion in NeurobiologyPDF
2019Spontaneous behaviors drive multidimensional, brain-wide population activityStringer*, Pachitariu*, Steinmetz, Reddy, Carandini, HarrisSciencePDF
2019The impact of bilateral ongoing activity on evoked responses in mouse cortexShimaoka, Steinmetz, Harris, CarandinieLifePDF

2018

2018A tool for analyzing electrode tracks from slice histologyShamash, Carandini, Harris, SteinmetzbioRxiv
2018Challenges and opportunities for large-scale electrophysiology with Neuropixels probesSteinmetz, Koch, Harris, CarandiniCurrent Opinion in NeurobiologyPDF

2017

2017Aberrant Cortical Activity in Multiple GCaMP6-Expressing Transgenic Mouse LinesSteinmetz, Buetfering, Lecoq, Lee, et al.eNeuroPDF
2017Does the Superior Colliculus Control Perceptual Sensitivity or Choice Bias during Attention? Evidence from a Multialternative Decision FrameworkSridharan, Steinmetz, Moore, KnudsenJ NeurosciPDF
2017Fully Integrated Silicon Probes for High-Density Recording of Neural ActivityJun*, Steinmetz*, Siegle*, Denman*, Bauza*, Barbarits*, Lee*, ..., HarrisNaturePDF
2017High-Yield Methods for Accurate Two-Alternative Visual Psychophysics in Head-Fixed MiceBurgess*, Lak*, Steinmetz*, Zatka-Haas*, et al.Cell RepPDF

2016

2016Fast and accurate spike sorting of high-channel count probes with KiloSortPachitariu, Steinmetz, Kadir, Carandini, HarrisNeurIPSPDF
2016Inhibitory control of correlated intrinsic variability in cortical networksStringer, Pachitariu, Steinmetz, Okun, Bartho, Harris, Sahani, LesicaeLifePDF
2016Selective modulation of cortical state during spatial attentionEngel*, Steinmetz*, Gieselmann, Thiele, Moore, BoahenSciencePDF

2015

2015Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortexOkun, Steinmetz, ..., Carandini, HarrisNaturePDF

2014

2014Circuits underlying visual attention in primate neocortexSteinmetzPh.D. Thesis, Stanford UniversityPDF
2014Distinguishing bias from sensitivity effects in multialternative detection tasksSridharan, Steinmetz, Moore, KnudsenJournal of VisionPDF
2014Eye Movement Preparation Modulates Neuronal Responses in Area V4 When Dissociated from Attentional DemandsSteinmetz, MooreNeuronPDF
2014Visual space is compressed in prefrontal cortex before eye movementsZirnsak, Steinmetz, Noudoost, Xu, MooreNaturePDF

2012

2012Frontal eye fieldSquire*, Steinmetz*, MooreScholarpedia
2012Lumping and splitting the neural circuitry of visual attentionSteinmetz, MooreNeuronPDF

2010

2010Changes in the Response Rate and Response Variability of Area V4 Neurons During the Preparation of Saccadic Eye MovementsSteinmetz, MooreJ NeurophysiolPDF
2010Top-down control of visual attentionNoudoost, Chang, Steinmetz, MooreCurrent Opinion in NeurobiologyPDF

2009

2009Mechanisms of Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Cortical PlasticityAton, Seibt, Dumoulin, Jha, Steinmetz, Coleman, Naidoo, FrankNeuronPDF

2008

2008Mid-fusiform activation during object discrimination reflects the process of differentiating structural descriptionsLiu, Steinmetz, Farley, Smith, JosephJournal of Cognitive NeurosciencePDF

2006

2006fMRI correlates of cortical specialization and generalization for letter processingJoseph, Cerullo, Farley, Steinmetz, MierNeuroimagePDF
2006fMRI in alert, behaving monkeys: an adaptation of the human infant familiarization novelty preference procedureJoseph, Powell, Andersen, ..., Steinmetz, ZhangJournal of Neuroscience MethodsPDF

2005

2005Sleep-Dependent Plasticity Requires Cortical ActivityJha, Jones, Coleman, Steinmetz, ..., FrankJ NeurosciPDF