Employment
| 2009- | 1 yr. | Research Associate | Case Western Reserve |
| 1999-2000 | 1 yr. | Computer Programmer | New York University |
Education
| 2000-2009 | Ph.D. | Computational Neuroscience | Johns Hopkins University |
| 1994-1998 | B.A. | Mathematics & Psychology | Cornell University |
Journal Publications
DiMattina, C. & Zhang, K. (2010). "How to modify a neural network gradually without changing
its input-output functionality". Neural Computation 22(1):1-47. (pdf)
DiMattina, C. & Zhang, K. (2008). "How optimal stimuli for sensory neurons are constrained by
network architecture". Neural Computation 20(3):668-708. (pdf)
DiMattina, C. & Wang, X. (2006). "Virtual vocalization stimuli for investigating neural representations
of species-specific vocalizations". Journal of Neurophysiology 95:1244-1262. (pdf)
Kotak, V.C., DiMattina, C. & Sanes, D.H. (2001). "GABA(B) and Trk receptor signaling mediates long-lasting
inhibitory synaptic depression". Journal of Neurophysiology 89:536-540. (pdf)
PhD Thesis
DiMattina, C. (2009). "Neural network analysis of sensory processing and active data collection". Unpublished PhD Thesis, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (pdf)
Recent Conference Presentations
DiMattina, C. & Zhang, K. (2010). "Identifiability of nonlinear receptive field models from sensory neurophysiology data".
Computational and Systems Neuroscience Meeting, Abstract #24. (pdf)
DiMattina, C. & Zhang, K. (2009). "Active data collection for efficient estimation and comparison of sensory processing models".
Society for Neuroscience Abstract #290.13. (pdf)
Manuscripts in Preparation
DiMattina, C. & Zhang, K. (2010). "Active data collection for efficient estimation and comparison of competing
sensory processing models". In preparation . (preprint)
DiMattina, C., & Zhang, K. (2010). "Optimal and invariant stimuli for sensory neurons: A quadratic analysis".
In preparation . (preprint)