B. Barak

Most-cited papers

Deep double descent: where bigger models and more data hurt
Preetum Nakkiran, Gal Kaplun, Yamini Bansal, Tristan Yang +2 more
2019International Conference on Learning Representations1,223 citations Open access
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Systematic comparison of single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing methods
Jiarui Ding, X. Adiconis, Sean K. Simmons, Monika S. Kowalczyk +18 more
2020Nature Biotechnology762 citations Open access
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Scaling Data-Constrained Language Models
B. Barak, Teven Le Scao, Niklas Muennighoff, Aleksandra Piktus +5 more
2023Neural Information Processing Systems491 citations Open access
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SGD on Neural Networks Learns Functions of Increasing Complexity
Preetum Nakkiran, Gal Kaplun, Dimitris Kalimeris, Tristan Yang +3 more
2019Neural Information Processing Systems313 citations
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Mice with Shank3 Mutations Associated with ASD and Schizophrenia Display Both Shared and Distinct Defects
Yang Zhou, Tobias Kaiser, P. Monteiro, Xiangyu Zhang +16 more
2015Neuron296 citations Open access
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A Nearly Tight Sum-of-Squares Lower Bound for the Planted Clique Problem
B. Barak, Samuel B. Hopkins, Jonathan A. Kelner, Pravesh Kothari +2 more
2016IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science284 citations Open access
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Revisiting Model Stitching to Compare Neural Representations
Yamini Bansal, Preetum Nakkiran, B. Barak
2021Neural Information Processing Systems262 citations
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Protecting Obfuscation against Algebraic Attacks
B. Barak, Sanjam Garg, Y. Kalai, Omer Paneth +1 more
2014International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptographic Techniques235 citations Open access
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Hidden Progress in Deep Learning: SGD Learns Parities Near the Computational Limit
B. Barak, Benjamin L. Edelman, Surbhi Goel, S. Kakade +2 more
2022Neural Information Processing Systems223 citations Open access
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Neurobiology of social behavior abnormalities in autism and Williams syndrome
B. Barak, G. Feng
2016Nature Neuroscience198 citations Open access
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Williams syndrome
B. Kozel, B. Barak, C. Kim, C. Mervis +3 more
2021Nature Reviews Disease Primers163 citations Open access
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On Provable Copyright Protection for Generative Models
Nikhil Vyas, S. Kakade, B. Barak
2023International Conference on Machine Learning131 citations
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Noisy tensor completion via the sum-of-squares hierarchy
B. Barak, Ankur Moitra
2015Mathematical programming117 citations Open access
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An ultra-sensitive step-function opsin for minimally invasive optogenetic stimulation in mice and macaques
Xin Gong, D. Mendoza-Halliday, Jonathan T. Ting, Tobias Kaiser +18 more
2020Neuron112 citations Open access
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Neuronal deletion of Gtf2i, associated with Williams syndrome, causes behavioral and myelin alterations rescuable by a remyelinating drug
B. Barak, Zi-Cong Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Ariel Nir +10 more
2019Nature Neuroscience109 citations
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Direct modulation of GFAP-expressing glia in the arcuate nucleus bi-directionally regulates feeding
Nai-Yan Chen, H. Sugihara, Jinah Kim, Z. Fu +4 more
2016eLife107 citations Open access
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Systematic comparative analysis of single cell RNA-sequencing methods
Jiarui Ding, X. Adiconis, Sean K. Simmons, Monika S. Kowalczyk +18 more
2019bioRxiv106 citations Open access
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ER Stress-Induced eIF2-alpha Phosphorylation Underlies Sensitivity of Striatal Neurons to Pathogenic Huntingtin
Julia Leitman, B. Barak, Ron Benyair, M. Shenkman +3 more
2014PLoS ONE103 citations Open access
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Limitations of Linear Cross-Entropy as a Measure for Quantum Advantage
Xun Gao, M. Kalinowski, Chi-Ning Chou, M. Lukin +2 more
2021PRX Quantum92 citations Open access
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Shank3 mutation in a mouse model of autism leads to changes in the S-nitroso-proteome and affects key proteins involved in vesicle release and synaptic function
Haitham Amal, B. Barak, Vadiraja B. Bhat, G. Gong +5 more
2018Molecular Psychiatry91 citations Open access
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Microglia roles in synaptic plasticity and myelination in homeostatic conditions and neurodevelopmental disorders
Ela Bar, B. Barak
2019Glia89 citations
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MyelTracer: A Semi-Automated Software for Myelin g-Ratio Quantification
Tobias Kaiser, H. Allen, O. Kwon, B. Barak +4 more
2021eNeuro87 citations Open access
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(Nearly) Efficient Algorithms for the Graph Matching Problem on Correlated Random Graphs
B. Barak, Chi-Ning Chou, Zhixian Lei, T. Schramm +1 more
2018Neural Information Processing Systems76 citations
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Beating the random assignment on constraint satisfaction problems of bounded degree
B. Barak, Ankur Moitra, R. O'Donnell, P. Raghavendra +6 more
2015Electron. Colloquium Comput. Complex.72 citations
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Spoofing Linear Cross-Entropy Benchmarking in Shallow Quantum Circuits
B. Barak, Chi-Ning Chou, Xun Gao
2020Information Technology Convergence and Services57 citations
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Sum of Squares Lower Bounds from Pairwise Independence
B. Barak, Siu-On Chan, Pravesh Kothari
2015Symposium on the Theory of Computing57 citations
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Molecular and Therapeutic Aspects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Neurological Conditions
Inbar Fischer, B. Barak
2020Biomolecules52 citations Open access
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Small-Set Expansion in Shortcode Graph and the 2-to-2 Conjecture
B. Barak, Pravesh Kothari, David Steurer
2018Electron. Colloquium Comput. Complex.50 citations
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Classical algorithms and quantum limitations for maximum cut on high-girth graphs
B. Barak, Kunal Marwaha
2021Information Technology Convergence and Services48 citations Open access
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SH3- and actin-binding domains connect ADNP and SHANK3, revealing a fundamental shared mechanism underlying autism
Yanina Ivashko-Pachima, Maram Ganaiem, Inbar Ben-Horin-Hazak, Alexandra Lobyntseva +9 more
2022Molecular Psychiatry45 citations
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Limits on Low-Degree Pseudorandom Generators (Or: Sum-of-Squares Meets Program Obfuscation)
B. Barak, Zvika Brakerski, Ilan Komargodski, Pravesh Kothari
2018Electron. Colloquium Comput. Complex.43 citations
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Quantum entanglement, sum of squares, and the log rank conjecture
B. Barak, Pravesh Kothari, David Steurer
2017Electron. Colloquium Comput. Complex.41 citations Open access
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Tensor Prediction, Rademacher Complexity and Random 3-XOR
B. Barak, Ankur Moitra
2015arXiv.org41 citations
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An Ultra-Sensitive Step-Function Opsin for Minimally Invasive Optogenetic Stimulation in Mice and Macaques
Xin Gong, D. Mendoza-Halliday, Jonathan T. Ting, Tobias Kaiser +18 more
2020Neuron40 citations Open access
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Hopes, fears, and software obfuscation
B. Barak
2016IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive39 citations
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Dichotomous parvalbumin interneuron populations in dorsolateral and dorsomedial striatum
P. Monteiro, B. Barak, Yang Zhou, R. McRae +3 more
2018Journal of Physiology38 citations Open access
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Playing unique games on certified small-set expanders
Mitali Bafna, B. Barak, Pravesh Kothari, T. Schramm +1 more
2020Symposium on the Theory of Computing28 citations Open access
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The Complexity of Public-Key Cryptography
B. Barak
2017Tutorials on the Foundations of Cryptography28 citations
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Deconstructing Distributions: A Pointwise Framework of Learning
Gal Kaplun, Nikhil Ghosh, S. Garg, B. Barak +1 more
2022International Conference on Learning Representations24 citations
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Differential excitatory vs inhibitory SCN expression at single cell level regulates brain sodium channel function in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Juanjiangmeng Du, Sean K. Simmons, A. Brunklaus, X. Adiconis +14 more
2019European journal of paediatric neurology24 citations
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Sum-of-Squares Meets Program Obfuscation, Revisited
B. Barak, Samuel B. Hopkins, Aayush Jain, Pravesh Kothari +1 more
2019IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive24 citations
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For self-supervised learning, Rationality implies generalization, provably
Yamini Bansal, Gal Kaplun, B. Barak
2020International Conference on Learning Representations23 citations
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Valuing instream and riparian aspects of stream restoration – A willingness to tax approach
B. Barak, D. Katz
201523 citations
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White matter alterations in Williams syndrome related to behavioral and motor impairments
Ariel Nir, B. Barak
2020Glia22 citations
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Sum of Squares Upper Bounds, Lower Bounds, and Open Questions
B. Barak
201420 citations
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Named Tensor Notation
David Chiang, Alexander M. Rush, B. Barak
2021Trans. Mach. Learn. Res.19 citations
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Behavioral aspects and neurobiological properties underlying medical cannabis treatment in Shank3 mouse model of autism spectrum disorder
Shani Poleg, Emad Kourieh, A. Ruban, G. Shapira +3 more
2021Translational Psychiatry18 citations Open access
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Cardiovascular Fitness and Cognitive Spatial Learning in Rodents and in Humans
B. Barak, Noa Feldman, E. Okun
2014The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences17 citations Open access
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Alleviates Social Behavior Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Inbar Fischer, Sophie Shohat, Gilad Levy, Ela Bar +3 more
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences16 citations Open access
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Author Correction: Systematic comparison of single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing methods
Jiarui Ding, X. Adiconis, Sean K. Simmons, Monika S. Kowalczyk +18 more
2020Nature Biotechnology16 citations
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