Research

Publications

Journal Articles

• KD Harris, Bartho P, Chadderton P, Curto C, de la Rocha J, Hollender L, Itskov V, Luczak A, Marguet SL, Renart A, Sakata S. How do neurons work together? Lessons from the auditory cortex. Hear. Res. (2010) Epub ahead of print.
  
• A. Renart*^& , J. de la Rocha* , P. Bartho, L. Hollender, N. Parga, A. Reyes and K. D. Harris. The asynchronous state in cortical circuits. Science, 327, 587 (2010). ∗ Equal contribution. & Corresponding author. pdf ; Supplementary Information.
  
• R. Moreno, A. Renart and N. Parga. Theory of Input Spike Auto- and Cross-Correlations and Their Effect on the Response of Spiking Neurons. N. Comp., 20, 1651 (2008).pdf
• A. Renart, R. Moreno-Bote, X-J. Wang and N. Parga. Mean-Driven and Fluctuation-Driven Persistent Activity in Recurrent Networks. N. Comp., 19, 1 (2007). pdf
• A. Renart, P. Song and X-J. Wang. Robust spatial working memory through homeostatic synaptic scaling in heterogeneous cortical networks. Neuron, 38, 473 (2003).pdf
• R. Moreno, J. de la Rocha, A. Renart and N. Parga. Response of spiking neurons to correlated inputs. Phys. Rev. Lett., 89, 288101 (2002).pdf
• M. C. Ellife, E. T. Rolls, N. Parga and A. Renart. A recurrent model of transformation invariance by association. Neural Networks, 13, 225 (2000).pdf
• A. Renart and N. Parga. Associative memory properties of multiple cortical modules. Network, 10, 237 (1999).pdf
• A. Renart and N. Parga. Backward projections in the cerebral cortex: implications for memory storage. N. Comp., 11, 1349 (1999). pdf
  

Peer -reviewed Conference Proceedings

• Renart A, Parga N, Rolls ET (1999) A recurrent model of the interaction between prefrontal and inferotemporal cortex in delay tasks. Proceedings of 12 NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS ’99). Eds. Solla SA, Leen TK, Muller K-R. pp 171.pdf
  

Book Chapters

• Renart A, Brunel N, Wang X-J (2003) Mean-field theory of irregularly spiking neuronal populations and working memory in recurrent cortical networks. In Computational Neuroscience: A comprehensive Approach. Ed. Feng J. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pdf
  

Coming out soon...

•  L. Hollender, A. Renart and K. D. Harris. State-dependence of rapid auditory processing in auditory cortical populations. Submitted.
• A. Renart and X-J. Wang. Scalar Timing in models of linear ramping activity. Submitted.
• A. Renart and M. C. W. van Rossum. Transmission of population coded information. Submitted.
• A. Renart and X-J. Wang. Robust linear ramping activity through derivative feedback control. In preparation.
• A. Renart and K.D. Harris. Temporal structure of population activity in the rat prefrontal cortex during timing behavior. In preparation.
  

Brief Bio

• Undergraduate degree in Theoretical Physics by the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 1996.
• PhD in Computational Neuroscience titled Models of Multi-areal cortical processing directed by Prof. Nestor Parga in the Theoretical Physics Dept. of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 2000.
• Post-doctoral position in the lab of Prof. Xiao-Jing Wang at Brandeis University, 2000-2003.
• Ramon y Cajal independent research position in the Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, 2004-2005.
• Post-doctoral position in the lab of Prof. Kenneth D. Harris at Rutgers University, 2005-2010.
• 2011 Group Leader at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Program. Lisbon, Portugal.
  

Collaborators

• Kenneth D. Harris (Imperial College London). url.
• Jaime de la Rocha (IDIBAPS, Barcelona). url.
  
• Peter Bartho (Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest).
  
• Mark van Rossum (University of Edimburgh). url.
• Xiao-Jing Wang (Yale University, New Haven). url.
• Ruben Moreno (University of Rochester).
  
• Nestor Parga (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid). url.