publications

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preprints

2025

  1. Preprint
    Critical spatial separation at the scale of V1 receptive fields determines motion segmentation
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Rohit Bakayat, Abhi Padala, Steven Wiesner, and Xin Huang
    bioRxiv, 2025
  2. Preprint
    Mechanisms of Neural Representation and Segregation of Multiple Spatially Separated Visual Stimuli
    Steven Wiesner, Bikalpa Ghimire, and Xin Huang
    bioRxiv, 2025


published articles

2024

  1. eLife
    Neural encoding of multiple motion speeds in visual cortical area MT
    Xin Huang, Bikalpa Ghimire, Anjani Chakrala, and Steven Wiesner
    eLife, 2024

2023

  1. Neuropsychopharm
    Robust Aversive Effects of Trace Amine-associated Receptor 1 Activation in Mice
    Shkelzen Shabani, Sydney Houlton, Bikalpa Ghimire, Derek Tonello, Cheryl Reed, Harue Baba, Sara Aldrich, and Tamara J Phillips
    Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023

2019

  1. GBB
    Depression like symptoms of withdrawal in a genetic mouse model of binge methamphetamine intake
    Shkelzen Shabani, Bryan Schmidt, Bikalpa Ghimire, Sydney K Houlton, Laura Hellmuth, Erika Mojica, and Tamara J Phillips
    Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2019


talks

  1. SfN
    The primary visual cortex plays a crucial role in motion transparency
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference, San Diego, CA, 2025
  2. NeuroBlitz
    Role of the primary visual cortex (V1) in motion transparency
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    NeuroBlitz Series, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, CA, 2025
  3. NTP
    Approaches in systems neuroscience. Examples from research in perceptual organization
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Neuroscience Training Program, Chalk Talk, UW-Madison, 2025
  4. Seminar
    Neural mechanisms underlying motion-based segmentation: Insights from visual cortical areas V1 and MT
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Brains and Bagels Seminar Series, Waisman Center, UW-Madison, 2024
  5. NTP
    Spatial scale of motion integration and segmentation
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Neuroscience Training Program, Chalk Talk, UW-Madison, 2024
  6. NeuroBlitz
    Neural representations of locally paired- and unpaired-dot stimuli moving in different directions in cortical area MT and V1
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    NeuroBlitz Series, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, 2024
  7. NeuroBlitz
    Investigating perceptual organization of motion integration and segmentation
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    NeuroBlitz Series, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, 2023
  8. VSS
    Neural correlates of perceptual motion integration and segmentation of locally paired and unpaired random-dot stimuli
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Vision Science Society (VSS) Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, Florida, 2023
  9. Seminar
    Neural Correlates of Perceptual Motion Integration and Segmentation in Macaques
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Neuroscience Seminar Series, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, 2023
  10. NTP
    Motion Integration and Segmentation in Macaques
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Neuroscience Training Program, Chalk Talk, UW-Madison, 2023
  11. Seminar
    Neural Mechanisms underlying Spatial Integration & Motion Segmentation
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Hearing and Donuts Seminar Series, UW-Madison, 2022
  12. Talk
    First and second order trace formula for pair of self adjoint matrices
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Department of Math & Computer Science Talks, Minot State University, 2019
  13. NDAS
    Sensitizing acute myeloid leukemia cells to differentiate with ATRA
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    111th North Dakota Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, University of North Dakota, 2019
  14. NDAS
    TAAR1 mediates the aversive effects of methamphetamine
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    110th North Dakota Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, University of North Dakota, 2018
  15. Talk
    A mouse model of differential genetic risk for MA intake and TAAR1 gene regulation
    Bikalpa Ghimire
    Department of Math & Computer Science Talks, Minot State University, 2017


posters

  1. NTP
    Neural Correlates of perceptual motion integration and segmentation of locally paired and unpaired stimuli
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Steven Wiesner, and Xin Huang
    Neuroscience Training Program Symposium, UW-Madison, 2024
  2. SfN
    Neural representations of locally paired- and unpaired-dot stimuli moving in different directions in cortical area MT correlate with the perception of integrated motion and motion transparency
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Steven Wiesner, and Xin Huang
    SfN, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, 2024
  3. Big-10
    Neural Correlates of perceptual motion integration and segmentation of locally paired and unpaired stimuli in middle temporal (MT) and primary visual cortex (V1)
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Steven Wiesner, and Xin Huang
    Big-10 Neuroscience Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2024
  4. VSS
    Neural correlates of perceptual motion integration and segmentation of locally paired and unpaired random-dot stimuli
    Bikalpa Ghimire and Xin Huang
    23rd Annual Vision Sciences Society Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL, 2023
  5. McPherson
    Impact of balanced and imbalanced local signals on neural representation of motion integration and segmentation
    Bikalpa Ghimire and Xin Huang
    14th Annual McPherson Eye Research Institute Vision Science Poster Session, UW-Madison, 2022
  6. NTP
    The impact of balanced and imbalanced local motion signals on neuronal responses in cortical area MT and the perception of motion transparency
    Bikalpa Ghimire and Xin Huang
    ReConnectome Seminar- Neuroscience Training Program, UW-Madison, 2022
    Best Poster Award
  7. AACR
    Epigenetic manipulation can sensitize AML cells to differentiate with ATRA
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Kjersti Heimdal, and Holly Super
    AACR American Association for Cancer Research, Atlanta, GA, 2019
  8. Poster
    First and second order trace formula for pair of self adjoint matrices
    Bikalpa Ghimire and B Sedai
    Minot State University Annual Research Poster Session, 2019
  9. NDAS
    Sensitizing acute myeloid leukemia cells to differentiate with ATRA
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Kjersti Heimdal, E Hernandez, and Holly Super
    111th North Dakota Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, 2019
  10. Poster
    New approaches to treating cancer: epigenetic modifiers can help leukemia cells to respond to therapy
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Kjersti Heimdal, and Holly Super
    Minot State University Annual Research Poster Session, 2019
  11. IBANGS
    TAAR1 mediates the aversive effects of methamphetamine in a genetic mouse model of low methamphetamine intake
    Shkelzen Shabani, Sydney Houlton, Bikalpa Ghimire, C Casiquin, and Tamara J Phillips
    IBANGS International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2018
  12. IDeA
    TAAR1 mediates the aversive effects of methamphetamine in a genetic mouse model of low methamphetamine intake
    Bikalpa Ghimire, Sydney Houlton, C Casiquin, and Shkelzen Shabani
    IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Conference, 2018
  13. SfN
    Depression-like symptoms associated with acute prolonged methamphetamine withdrawal in mouse model for binge methamphetamine intake
    Shkelzen Shabani, Sydney Houlton, Bikalpa Ghimire, C Casiquin, and Tamara J Phillips
    SfN Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2017