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S. Ghimire, M. Dhamala, C. Epstein, "A stable EEG epilepsy network spans from infraslow to ripple and from interictal to ictus", J. Clin. Neurophy., in press (2022) .
C. Colomer, M. Dhamala, G. Ganesh, J. Lagarde, "Interacting humans use forces in specific frequencies to exchange information by touch", Scientific Reports 12, 15752 (2022).
T. Jordan, M. Dhamala, "Enhanced dorsal attention network to salience network interaction in video gamers during sensorimotor decision-making tasks", Brain Connectivity, in press (2022).
T. Jordan, M. Dhamala, "Video game players have improved decision-making abilities and enhanced brain activities", Neuroimage: Reports 2, 100112 (2022). (GSU's news+PlumX) + .
Y. Liu, S. S. McAfee, M. E. Van Der Heijden, M. Dhamala, R. V. Sillitoe, D. H. Heck, "Causal evidence for a role of cerebellar lobulus simplex in prefrontal-hippocampal interaction in spatial working memory decision-making", The Cerebellum, 1-14 (2022).
V. M. Vergara, M. Norgaard, R. Miller, R. E. Beaty, K. Dhakal, M. Dhamala, V. D. Calhoun, "Functional network connectivity during Jazz improvisation", Scientific Reports 11, 1-12 (2021)(Top 100 in Neuroscience) .
J. A. Henderson, M. Dhamala, P. A. Robinson, "Brain dynamics and structure-function relationships via spectral factorization and the transfer function", NeuroImage 235, 117989 (2021) .
K. Dhakal, M. Norgaard, M. Dhamala, "Enhanced White Matter Fiber Tracts in Advanced Jazz Improvisers", Brain Sciences 11, 506 (2021) .
K. Dhakal, M. Norgaard, B. Adhikari, K. Yun, M. Dhamala, "Higher node activity with less functional connectivity during musical improvisation", Brain Connectivity 9, 296 -309 (2019) .
S. McAfee, Y. Liu, M. Dhamala, D. Heck, "Thalamocortical communication in the awake mouse visual system involves phase synchronization and rhythmic spike synchrony at high gamma frequencies", Frontiers in Neuroscience, doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00837 (2018).
H. Wu, L. Kang, Z. Liu, M. Dhamala, "Exact explosive synchronization transitions in Kuramoto oscillators with time-delayed coupling", Scientific Reports 8, 15521 1-8 (2018). (GSU's News)
H. Wu, M. Dhamala, "Dynamics of Kuramoto oscillators with time-delayed positive and negative couplings", Phys. Rev. E. 98, 032221 1-8 (2018). (GSU's News)
M. F. Pagnotta, M. Dhamala, G. Plomp, "Assessing the performance of Granger-Geweke causality:Benchmark dataset and simulation framework", Data in Brief 21, 833 - 851 (2018).
M. F. Pagnotta, M. Dhamala, G. Plomp, "Benchmarking nonparametric Granger causality: robustness against downsampling and influence of spectral decomposition parameters", NeuroImage 183, 478 - 494 (2018).
M. Dhamala, H. Liang, S. L. Bressler, M. Ding, "Granger-Geweke causality: estimation and interpretation", NeuroImage 175, 460 - 463 (2018).
B. Adhikari, C.M. Epstein, M. Dhamala,"Enhanced brain network activity in complex movement rhythms: a simultaneous fMRI-EEG study", Brain Connectivity 8, 68 (2018) .
Z. Wang, C. Tian, M. Dhamala, Z. Liu, "A small change in neuronal network topology can induce explosive synchronization transition and activity propagation in the entire network", Scientific Reports 7, 561 (2017).
G. Chand, M. Dhamala, "Interactions between the anterior cingulate-insula network and the fronto-parietal network during perceptual decision-making ", NeuroImage, 152 381-389 (2017) .
S. Bajaj, S. Housley, D. Wu, M. Dhamala, G. A. James, A. J. Butler, "Dominance of the unffected hemisphere motor network and its role in the behavior of chronic stroke survivors", Frontiers in Human Neurosc. 10, 650 (2016).
B. Adhikari, M. Norgaard, K. Quinn, J. Ampudia, J. Squirek, M. Dhamala, "The brain network underpinning novel melody creation", Brain Connectivity 6, 772 - 785 (2016).
S. Bajaj, B. Adhikari, K. Friston, M. Dhamala, "Bridging the gap: Dynamic causal modeling and Granger causality analysis of resting state fMRI", Brain Connectivity 6, 652 - 661 (2016).
G. Chand, B. Lamichhane, M. Dhamala, "Face or house image perception: beta and gamma bands of oscillations in brain networks carry out the decision", Brain Connectivity 6, 621 - 631 (2016).
B. Lamichhane, B. Adhikari, M. Dhamala, "Salience network activity in perceptual decisions", Brain Connectivity 6, 558 -571 (2016).
B. Lamichhane, B. Adhikari, M. Dhamala, "The activity in the anterior insulae is modulated by perceptual decision-making difficulty", Neuroscience 327, 79 - 94 (2016) .
G. Chand, M. Dhamala, "The salience network dynamics in perceptual decision-making", NeuroImage 134, 85 -93 (2016) . (ScienceDaily News)
G. Chand, M. Dhamala, "Interactions among the brain default-mode, salience and central-executive networks during perceptual decision-making of moving dots", Brain Connectivity 6, 249 (2016) .
B. Lamichhane, M. Dhamala, "Perceptual decision-making difficulty modulates feedforward effective connectivity to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex", Front. Hum. Neurosci 9, 948, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00498 (2015) .
S. Bajaj, A. J. Butler, D. Drake, M. Dhamala, "Brain effective connectivity during motor-imagery and execution following stroke and rehabilitation", NeuroImage: Clinical 8, 572 - 582(2015).
S. Bajaj, A. J. Butler, D. Drake, M. Dhamala, "Functional organization and restoration of the brain motor-execution network after stroke and rehabilitation", Frontiers in Human Neurosc. 9, 1 (2015) . (ScienceDaily News)
B. Lamichhane, M. Dhamala, "The salience network and its functional architecture in a perceptual decision: an effective connectivity study", Brain Connectivity 5, 362-70 (2015).
D. Sabatinelli, L. M. McTeague, M. Dhamala, D. W. Frank, T. J. Wanger, B. M. Adhikari, "Reduced medial prefrontal-subcortical connectivity in dysphoria: Granger causality analyses of rapid functional MRI", Brain Connectivity 5, 1 - 9 (2015) .
C. Epstein, B. Adhikari, R. Gross, J. Willie, M. Dhamala, "Application of high-frequency Granger causality to analysis of epileptic seizures and surgical decision-making, Epilepsia 55, 2038 - 2047 (2014).(ScienceDaily News)
B. Lamichhane, B. Adhikari, S. Brosnan, M. Dhamala, "The neural basis of perceived unfairness in economic exchanges", Brain Connectivity, DOI: 10.1089 (2014) .(ScienceDaily News)
D. Sabatinelli, D. W. Frank, T. J. Wanger, M. Dhamala, B. M. Adhikari, X. Li, "The timing and directional connectivity of human frontoparietal and ventral visual attention networks in emotional scene perception", Neuroscience 277, 229 - 238 (2014) .
B. Adhikari, K. Sathian, C. Epstein, B. Lamichhane, M. Dhamala, "Oscillatory activity in neocortical networks during tactile discrimination near the limit of spatial acuity", NeuroImage 19, 300 - 310 (2014).
S. Bajaj, D. Drake, A. J. Butler, M. Dhamala, "Oscillatory motor network activity during rest and movement: an fNIR study", Frontiers in Systems Neurosc. 8, 1 (2014).
G. Chand and M. Dhamala, "Spectral factorization-based current source density analysis of ongoing neural oscillations", J. Neuro. Methods 224, 58-65 (2014).
B. Adhikari, C. Epstein, M. Dhamala, "Localizing epileptic seizure onsets with Granger causality", Physical Review E 88, 030701 (Rapid) (2013) + (supplementary information). (GSU's News)
B. Adhikari, K. Quinn, M. Dhamala, "Is brain's inertia for motor movements different for acceleration and deceleration?", PLOS ONE 8, e78055 (2013).
B. Adhikari, E. Goshorn, B. Lamichhane, M. Dhamala, "Temporal order judgments of audiovisual events involve network activity between parietal and prefrontal cortices", Brain Connectivity 3, 536-545 (2013).
S. Bajaj, B. Lamichhane, B. Adhikari, M. Dhamala, "Amygdala-mediated connectivity in perceptual decision-making of emotional facial expressions", Brain Connectivity 3, 386-397 (2013).
K. Xu, W. Huang, B. Li, M. Dhamala, and Z. Liu, ``Controlling self-sustained spiking activity by adding or removing network link,'' Europhysics Letters 102, 50002 1-6 (2013).
S. Bajaj, B. Adhikari, M. Dhamala, "Higher frequency network activity flow predicts lower frequency node activity in intrinsic low-frequency BOLD fluctuations", PLOS ONE 8(5), e64466 (2013).
Y. Shiogai, M. Dhamala, K. Oshima, M. Hasler, "Cortico-cardio-respiratory network interactions during anesthesia", PLOS ONE 7(9), e44634 (2012) . (GSU's coverage)
Y. Cao, S. Meran, M. Dhamala, D. Jaeger, D. Heck, "Behavior-related pauses in simple spike activity of mouse Purkinje cells are linked to spike rate modulation", J. Neuroscience 32, 8678 (2012) .
B. Adhikari, A. Prasad, and M. Dhamala, " Time-delay-induced phase-transition to synchrony in coupled bursting neurons ,'' Chaos 21, 023116 (2011) . (Journal Research Highlight) .
A. Prasad, M. Dhamala, B. Adhikari, and R. Ramaswamy, ``Targeted Control of Amplitude Dynamics in Coupled Nonlinear Oscillators ,'' Physical Review E 82, 027201(2010) .
Xiaoming Liang, M. Dhamala, Liang Zhao, and Zonghua Liu, ``Phase-disorder-induced double resonance of neuronal activity,'' Physical Review E 82, 01902 (Rapid) (2010) .
A. Prasad, M. Dhamala, B. Adhikari, and R. Ramaswamy, ``Amplitude Death in Nonlinear Oscillators with Nonlinear Coupling,'' Physical Review E 81, 027201 (2010) .
X. Liang, M. Tang, M. Dhamala, and Z. Liu, ``Phase Synchronization of Inhibitory Bursting Neurons Induced by Distributed Time Delays in Chemical Coupling,'' Physical Review E 80, 066202 (2009).
M. Dhamala, G. Rangarajan, and M. Ding, ``Analyzing Information Flow in Brain Networks with Nonparametric Granger Causality,'' NeuroImage 41 , 354-362 (2008).
M. Dhamala, G. Rangarajan, and M. Ding, ``Estimating Granger Causality from Fourier and Wavelet Transforms of Time Series Data,'' Physical Review Letters 100 , 018701 1-4 (2008)+ (supplementary information). (GSU's News)
M. Dhamala, C. G. Assisi, V. K. Jirsa, F. L. Steinberg, and J. A. S. Kelso, ``Multisensory integration for timing engages different brain networks,'' NeuroImage 34, 764 - 773 (2007).
M. Dhamala, V. K. Jirsa, and M. Ding, ``Enhancement of neural synchrony by time delay,'' Physical Review Letters 92, 074104 1-4 (2004).
M. Dhamala, V. K. Jirsa, and M. Ding, ``Transitions to synchrony in coupled bursting neurons,'' Physical Review Letters 92 , 028101 1-4 (2004) .
M. Dhamala, G. Pagnoni, K. Wiesenfeld, C. F. Zink, M. Martin, and G. S. Berns ``Neural correlates of the complexity of rhythmic finger-tapping,'', NeuroImage 20, 918 - 926 ( 2003).
C. F. Zink, G. Pagnoni, M. Martin, M. Dhamala, and G. S. Berns, ``Human striatal response to salient non-rewarding stimuli," J. Neuroscience 23 , 8092 - 8097 ( 2003). . (Featured in the Editorial) .
M. Dhamala and Y.-C. Lai, ``The natural measure of nonattracting chaotic sets and its representation by unstable periodic orbits," Int. J. Bifurcat. Chaos 12, 2991-3006 ( 2002). .
P. R. Montague, G. S. Berns, S. M. McClure, G. Pagnoni, M. Dhamala, et. al., "Hyperscan: simultaneous fMRI of human interaction," NeuroImage 16, 1159 - 1164 ( 2002). . (Nature News on Hyperscanning )
M. Dhamala, G. Pagnoni, K. Wiesenfeld, and G. S. Berns, ``Measurements of brain activity complexity for varying mental loads,'' Physical Review E 65, 041917 1 - 7 ( 2002). .
M. Dhamala and K. Wiesenfeld, ``Generalized stability law for Josephson series arrays,'' Physics Letters A 292, 269-274 ( 2002). .
M. Dhamala, Y.-C. Lai, and E. J. Kostelich, ``Analyses of transient chaotic time series,'' Physical Review E 64, 056207 1-9 ( 2001). .
M. Dhamala, Y.-C. Lai, and R. Holt, ``How often are chaotic transients in spatially extended ecological systems ?, '' Physics Letters A 280, 297 - 302 ( 2001). .
M. Dhamala, Y.-C. Lai, and E. J. Kostelich, ``Detecting unstable periodic orbits from transient chaotic time series, '' Physical Review E 61, 6485-6489 ( 2000). .
R. Davidchack, Y.-C. Lai, E. Bollt, and M. Dhamala, ``Estimating generating partitions of chaotic systems by unstable periodic orbits,'' Physical Review E 61, 1353-1356 ( 2000). .
M. Dhamala and Y.-C. Lai, ``Unstable periodic orbits and the natural measure of nonhyperbolic chaotic saddles,'' Physical Review E 60, 6176-6179 ( 1999). .
M. Dhamala and Y.-C. Lai, ``Controlling transient chaos in deterministic flows with applications to electrical power systems and ecology,'' Physical Review E 59, 1646-1655 ( 1999). .

Comment, Encyclopedia Entry, Book Chapter

M. Dhamala, "What is the nature of causality in the brain? - Inherently probabilistic: Comment on "Foundational perspectives on causality in large-scale brain networks" by M. Mannino and S. L. Bressler", Physics of Life Reviews 15, 139-140 (2015).

M. Dhamala, "Spectral Interdependency Methods", Encylopedia of Computational Neuroscience, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_420-2 .

Y. Chen, M. Dhamala, A. Bollimunta, C. E. Schroeder, and M. Ding,"Current Source Density Analysis of Ongoing Neural Activity: Theory and Application" (In: Electrophysiological Recording Methods, Eds: R. P. Vertes and R. W. Stackman) (Human Press, Totowa, New Jersey) (2011).