Recent publications by ZNZ members

Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich.

Immunotherapy for glioblastoma: concepts and challenges.
Curr Opin Neurol. 2015 Dec;28(6):639-46
Authors: Weiss T, Weller M, Roth P

New frontiers in neurooncology.
Curr Opin Neurol. 2015 Dec;28(6):626-7
Authors: Preusser M, Roth P

Loss of Ezh2 promotes a midbrain-to-forebrain identity switch by direct gene derepression and Wnt-dependent regulation.
BMC Biol. 2015 Nov 30;13:103. doi: 10.1186/s12915-015-0210-9.
Authors: Zemke M, Draganova K, Klug A, Schöler A, Zurkirchen L, Gay MH, Cheng P, Koseki H, Valenta T, Schübeler D, Basler K, Sommer L

Novel splittable N-Tx/2N-Rx transceiver phased array to optimize both signal-to-noise ratio and transmit efficiency at 9.4T.
Magn Reson Med. 2015 Nov 27;
Authors: Avdievich NI, Giapitzakis IA, Henning A

Age-Related Neural Oscillation Patterns During the Processing of Temporally Manipulated Speech.
Brain Topogr. 2015 Nov 27;
Authors: Rufener KS, Oechslin MS, Wöstmann M, Dellwo V, Meyer M

Micro-RNAs in cognition and cognitive disorders: Potential for novel biomarkers and therapeutics.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2015 Nov 25;
Authors: Woldemichael BT, Mansuy IM

Cortical thinning in the anterior cingulate cortex predicts multiple sclerosis patients’ fluency performance in a lateralised manner.
Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Nov 14;10:89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.11.008. eCollection 2016.
Authors: Geisseler O, Pflugshaupt T, Bezzola L, Reuter K, Weller D, Schuknecht B, Brugger P, Linnebank M

Reduced β-amyloid pathology in an APP transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease lacking functional B and T cells.
Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2015 Nov 11;3:71
Authors: Späni C, Suter T, Derungs R, Ferretti MT, Welt T, Wirth F, Gericke C, Nitsch RM, Kulic L

CNTNAP2 gene in high functioning autism: no association according to family and meta-analysis approaches.
J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2015 Nov 11;
Authors: Werling AM, Bobrowski E, Taurines R, Gundelfinger R, Romanos M, Grünblatt E, Walitza S

Increased frontal sleep slow wave activity in adolescents with major depression.
Neuroimage Clin. 2015 Nov 10;10:250-6
Authors: Tesler N, Gerstenberg M, Franscini M, Jenni OG, Walitza S, Huber R

Epilepsy and Adult Neurogenesis.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2015 Nov 9;7(12). pii: a020677. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a020677. Review.
Authors: Jessberger S, Parent JM

Design and performance of an ultra-flexible two-photon microscope for in vivo research.
Biomed Opt Express. 2015 Nov 1;6(11):4228-37
Authors: Mayrhofer JM, Haiss F, Haenni D, Weber S, Zuend M, Barrett MJ, Ferrari KD, Maechler P, Saab AS, Stobart JL, Wyss MT, Johannssen H, Osswald H, Palmer LM, Revol V, Schuh CD, Urban C, Hall A, Larkum ME, Rutz-Innerhofer E, Zeilhofer HU, Ziegler U, Weber B

Tracking sensory system atrophy and outcome prediction in spinal cord injury.
Ann Neurol. 2015 Nov;78(5):751-61
Authors: Grabher P, Callaghan MF, Ashburner J, Weiskopf N, Thompson AJ, Curt A, Freund P

In vivo evidence for a lactate gradient from astrocytes to neurons.
Cell Metabolism 23, 1–9. November 19, 2015. Doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.010
Authors: Mächler P, Wyss MT, Elsayed M, Stobart J, Gutierrez R, von Faber-Castell A, Kaelin V, Zuend A, San Martín M, Romero-Gómez I, Baeza-Lehnert F, Lengacher S, Schneider BL, Aebischer P, Magistretti PJ, Barros LF, Weber B

The end of gating? An introduction to automated analysis of high dimensional cytometry data.
Eur J Immunol. 2015 Nov 9;
Authors: Mair F, Hartmann FJ, Mrdjen D, Tosevski V, Krieg C, Becher B

α2A -Adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and mRNA expression levels are associated with delay discounting in cocaine users.
Addict Biol. 2015 Nov 8;
Authors: Havranek MM, Hulka LM, Tasiudi E, Eisenegger C, Vonmoos M, Preller KH, Mössner R, Baumgartner MR, Seifritz E, Grünblatt E, Quednow BB

A recurrent germline mutation in the PIGA gene causes Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome type 2.
Am J Med Genet A. 2015 Nov 6;
Authors: Fauth C, Steindl K, Toutain A, Farrell S, Witsch-Baumgartner M, Karall D, Joset P, Böhm S, Baumer A, Maier O, Zschocke J, Weksberg R, Marshall CR, Rauch A

Large scale phenotyping links adult hippocampal neurogenesis to the reaction to novelty.
Hippocampus. 2015 Nov 5;
Authors: van Dijk RM, Lazic SE, Slomianka L, Wolfer DP, Amrein I

The “silent” imprint of musical training.
Hum Brain Mapp. 2015 Nov 5;
Authors: Klein C, Liem F, Hänggi J, Elmer S, Jäncke L

Resting State EEG in Children With Learning Disabilities: An Independent Component Analysis Approach.
Clin EEG Neurosci. 2015 Nov 5;
Authors: Jäncke L, Alahmadi N

Molecular mechanism of endothelial and vascular aging: implications for cardiovascular disease.
Eur Heart J. 2015 Nov 4;
Authors: Camici GG, Savarese G, Akhmedov A, Lüscher TF

Sleep Pharmacogenetics: Personalized Sleep-Wake Therapy.
Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015 Nov 2;
Authors: Holst SC, Valomon A, Landolt HP

Sialylation of IgG Fc domain impairs complement-dependent cytotoxicity.
J Clin Invest. 2015 Nov 2;125(11):4160-70
Authors: Quast I, Keller CW, Maurer MA, Giddens JP, Tackenberg B, Wang LX, Münz C, Nimmerjahn F, Dalakas MC, Lünemann JD

Is the acute psychobiological stress response in healthy pregnant women associated with amniotic fluid corticotropin-releasing hormone? Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:12
La Marca-Ghaemmaghami P, Dainese SM, La Marca R, Zimmermann R, Ehlert U

Regretting fatherhood? Role conflict on a biological basis.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:25
Authors: Waldvogel P, Ulrike E, CENOF

Effects of an early intervention program on chronic biological stress – A longitudinal RCT with psychosocially disadvantaged children.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:35
Authors: Hubmann P, Burkhardt SC, Neuhauser A, Schaub S, Lanfranchi A, Ehlert U

Low birth weight and left-mixed handedness is associated with enhanced age-related steroid-decline in men 40.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:36
Authors: Walther A, Ehlert U

Is salivary estriol detectable in very early pregnancy?
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:53-4
Authors: Wingeier M, La Marca-Ghaemmaghami P, Zimmermann R, Ehlert U

Slowing down age-related DHEA-decline in men 40.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:67
Authors: Walther A, Ehlert U

Does stress influence pro-environmental donation behavior?
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Nov;61:71
Authors: Sollberger S, Bernauer T, Ehlert U

Molecular insights into transgenerational non-genetic inheritance of acquired behaviours.
Nat Rev Genet. 2015 Nov;16(11):641-52
Authors: Bohacek J, Mansuy IM

Ultrasound and Clinical Predictors of Recurrent Ischemia in Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion.
Stroke. 2015 Nov;46(11):3274-6
Authors: Schneider J, Sick B, Luft AR, Wegener S

Dedication: Andrew T. Parsa.
Neuro Oncol. 2015 Nov;17
Authors: Reardon DA, Weller M.

Neurology-the next 10 years.
Nat Rev Neurol. 2015 Nov;11
Authors: Baron R, Ferriero DM, Frisoni GB, Bettegowda C, Gokaslan ZL, Kessler JA, Vezzani A, Waxman SG, Jarius S, Wildemann B, Weller M.

Clinical Neuropathology mini-review 6-2015: PD-L1: emerging biomarker in glioblastoma?
Clin Neuropathol. 2015 Nov;34(6):313-21.
Authors: Preusser M1, Berghoff AS, Wick W, Weller M

Management of diffusely infiltrating glioma in the elderly.
Curr Opin Oncol. 2015 Nov;27(6):502-9
Authors: Wirsching HG1, Happold C, Roth P, Weller M

Brain catecholamine depletion and motor impairment in a Th knock-in mouse with type B tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency.
Brain. 2015 Oct;138(Pt 10):2948-63
Authors: Korner G, Noain D, Ying M, Hole M, Flydal MI, Scherer T, Allegri G, Rassi A, Fingerhut R, Becu-Villalobos D, Pillai S, Wueest S, Konrad D, Lauber-Biason A, Baumann CR, Bindoff LA, Martinez A, Thöny B

Systemic, noncerebral, arterial embolism in 21,105 patients with atrial fibrillation randomized to edoxaban or warfarin: results from the Effective Anticoagulation With Factor Xa Next Generation in Atrial Fibrillation-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study 48 trial.
Am Heart J. 2015 Oct;170(4):669-74
Authors: Geller BJ, Giugliano RP, Braunwald E, Murphy SA, Hanyok JJ, Jin J, Mercuri M, Antman EM, Ruff CT

Elevated serum creatine kinase after neurosurgeries in lateral position with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is associated with OP duration, BMI and age.
Clin Neurophysiol. 2015 Oct;126(10):2026-32
Authors: Neidert MC, Losa M, Regli L, Sarnthein J

The association of neurocognitive impairment with diminished expression and apathy in schizophrenia.
Schizophr Res. 2015 Oct 30;
Authors: Hartmann-Riemer MN, Hager OM, Kirschner M, Bischof M, Kluge A, Seifritz E, Kaiser S

Age-dependent and independent changes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during spatial working memory performance.
World J Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Oct 29;:1-28
Authors: Bollmann S, Ghisleni C, Poil SS, Martin E, Ball J, Eich-Höchli D, Klaver P, O’Gorman R, Michels L, Brandeis D

Do We Need Surveillance Urethro-Cystoscopy in Patients with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction?
PLoS One. 2015 Oct 29;10(10):e0140970
Authors: Sammer U, Walter M, Knüpfer SC, Mehnert U, Bode-Lesniewska B, Kessler TM

Transcranial Stimulation over Frontopolar Cortex Elucidates the Choice Attributes and Neural Mechanisms Used to Resolve Exploration-Exploitation Trade-Offs.
J Neurosci. 2015 Oct 28;35(43):14544-56
Authors: Raja Beharelle A, Polanía R, Hare TA, Ruff CC

Reply to: Technical Comment on “Saccadic eye movement performance as an indicator of driving ability in elderly drivers”.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2015 Oct 27;145:w14195
Authors: Schmitt KU, Seeger R, Fischer H, Lanz C, Muser M, Walz F, Schwarz U

Mental health professionals’ attitudes toward patients with PTSD and depression.
Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2015 Oct 26;6:28693
Authors: Maier T, Moergeli H, Kohler M, Carraro GE, Schnyder U

A Neuromorphic Event-Based Neural Recording System for Smart Brain-Machine-Interfaces.
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2015 Oct 26;
Authors: Corradi F, Indiveri G

Stress influences environmental donation behavior in men.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Oct 26;63:311-319
Sollberger S, Bernauer T, Ehlert U

Rhythmic Inhibition Allows Neural Networks to Search for Maximally Consistent States.
Neural Comput. 2015 Oct 23;:1-38
Authors: Mostafa H, Müller LK, Indiveri G

Altered Monoaminergic Systems and Depressive-like Behavior in Congenic Prion Protein Knock-out Mice.
J Biol Chem. 2015 Oct 23;290(43):26350
Authors: Nuvolone M, Aguzzi A

Perspectives on cytokine-directed therapies in multiple sclerosis.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2015 Oct 23;145:w14199
Authors: Schreiner B, Becher B

A novel common large genomic deletion and two new missense mutations identified in the Romanian phenylketonuria population.
Gene. 2015 Oct 21
Authors: Gemperle-Britschgi C, Iorgulescu D, Mager MA, Anton-Paduraru D, Vulturar R, Thöny B

How to use and interpret hormone ratios.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2015 Oct 19;
Authors: Sollberger S, Ehlert U

Caffeine Consuming Children and Adolescents Show Altered Sleep Behavior and Deep Sleep.
Brain Sci. 2015 Oct 15;5(4):441-55
Authors: Aepli A, Kurth S, Tesler N, Jenni OG, Huber R

High intensity interval training evokes larger serum BDNF levels compared to intense continuous exercise.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Oct 15;:jap.00126.2015
Authors: Saucedo Marquez CM, Vanaudenaerde B, Troosters T, Wenderoth N

The Lin28/let-7 axis is critical for myelination in the peripheral nervous system.
Nat Commun. 2015 Oct 14;6:8584
Authors: Gökbuget D, Pereira JA, Bachofner S, Marchais A, Ciaudo C, Stoffel M, Schulte JH, Suter U

How astrocyte networks may contribute to cerebral metabolite clearance.
Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 14;5:15024
Authors: Asgari M, de Zélicourt D, Kurtcuoglu V

Reconstruction of audio waveforms from spike trains of artificial cochlea models.
Front Neurosci. 2015 Oct 13;9:347
Authors: Zai AT, Bhargava S, Mesgarani N, Liu SC

A case report on 1-year follow-up of bilateral thalamic glioma.
Neuroradiol J. 2015 Oct 13;
Authors: Ganewatte E, Al-Zahrani Y, Purohit B, Kollias S

Design and Evaluation of a Cable-Driven fMRI-Compatible Haptic Interface to Investigate Precision Grip Control.
IEEE Trans Haptics. 2015 Oct 1;
Authors: Vigaru B, Sulzer J, Gassert R

Influence of Spinal Cord Integrity on Gait Control in Human Spinal Cord Injury.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2015 Oct 1;
Authors: Awai L, Bolliger M, Ferguson AR, Courtine G, Curt A

GM-CSF in Neuroinflammation: Licensing Myeloid Cells for Tissue Damage.
Trends Immunol. 2015 Oct;36(10):651-62
Authors: Croxford AL, Spath S, Becher B

Hepatocyte Transfection in Small Pigs After Weaning by Hydrodynamic Intraportal Injection of Naked DNA/Minicircle Vectors.
Hum Gene Ther Methods. 2015 Oct;26(5):181-92
Authors: Stoller F, Schlegel A, Viecelli HM, Rüfenacht V, Cesarovic N, Viecelli C, Deplazes S, Bettschart R, Hurter K, Schmierer P, Sidler X, Kron P, Dutkowski P, Graf R, Thöny B, Häberle J

Subcortical processing in auditory communication.
Hear Res. 2015 Oct;328:67-77
Authors: Pannese A, Grandjean D, Frühholz S

Early detection of cervical spondylotic myelopathy using diffusion tensor imaging: Experiences in 1.5-tesla magnetic resonance imaging.
Neuroradiol J. 2015 Oct;28(5):508-14
Authors: Ahmadli U, Ulrich NH, Yuqiang Y, Nanz D, Sarnthein J, Kollias SS

Deregulated Fcγ receptor expression in patients with CIDP.
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2015 Oct;2(5):e148
Authors: Quast I, Cueni F, Nimmerjahn F, Tackenberg B, Lünemann JD