Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich:
Language in the brain at rest: new insights from resting state data and graph theoretical analysis.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2014, April 28;8:228
Authors: Muller AM, Meyer M
Psilocybin-induced decrease in amygdala reactivity correlates with enhanced positive mood in healthy volunteers.
Biol Psychiatry. 2014 Apr 26;
Authors: Kraehenmann R, Preller KH, Scheidegger M, Pokorny T, Bosch OG, Seifritz E, Vollenweider FX
Playing a part in research? University students’ attitudes to direct-to-consumer genomics.
Public Health Genomics. 2014 Apr 25;
Authors: Vayena E, Ineichen C, Stoupka E, Hafen E
Daclizumab (anti-CD25) in multiple sclerosis.
Exp Neurol. 2014 Apr 24;
Authors: Pfender N, Martin R
Fc glycan-modulated immunoglobulin G effector functions.
J Clin Immunol. 2014 Apr 24;
Authors: Quast I, Lünemann JD
HDAC1 and HDAC2 control the specification of neural crest cells into peripheral glia.
J Neurosci. 2014 Apr 23;34(17):6112-22
Authors: Jacob C, Lötscher P, Engler S, Baggiolini A, Varum Tavares S, Brügger V, John N, Büchmann-Møller S, Snider PL, Conway SJ, Yamaguchi T, Matthias P, Sommer L, Mantei N, Suter U
T cell contamination in flow cytometry gating approaches for analysis of innate lymphoid cells.
PLoS One. 2014, April 23;9(4):e94196
Authors: Burkhard SH, Mair F, Nussbaum K, Hasler S, Becher B
Evidence for a causal inverse model in an avian cortico-basal ganglia circuit.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Apr 22;111(16):6063-8
Authors: Giret N, Kornfeld J, Ganguli S, Hahnloser RH
The physiologist Ewald Hering (1834-1918): curriculum vitae.
Strabismus. 2014 Apr 22;
Authors: Baumann C
Pyridoxine responsiveness in novel mutations of the PNPO gene.
Neurology. 2014 Apr 22;82(16):1425-33
Authors: Plecko B, Paul K, Mills P, Clayton P, Paschke E, Maier O, Hasselmann O, Schmiedel G, Kanz S, Connolly M, Wolf N, Struys E, Stockler S, Abela L, Hofer D
Gene expression levels of matrix metalloproteinases in human atherosclerotic plaques and evaluation of radiolabeled inhibitors as imaging agents for plaque vulnerability.
Nucl Med Biol. 2014 Apr 21;
Authors: Müller A, Krämer SD, Meletta R, Beck K, Selivanova SV, Rancic Z, Kaufmann PA, Vos B, Meding J, Stellfeld T, Heinrich TK, Bauser M, Hütter J, Dinkelborg LM, Schibli R, Ametamey SM
An aggressive hypoxia related subpopulation of melanoma cells is TRP-2 negative.
Transl Oncol. 2014 Apr 17;
Authors: Lenggenhager D, Curioni-Fontecedro A, Storz M, Shakhova O, Sommer L, Widmer DS, Seifert B, Moch H, Dummer R, Mihic-Probst D
Clinical management and outcome of histologically verified adult brainstem gliomas in Switzerland: a retrospective analysis of 21 patients.
J Neurooncol. 2014 Apr 16;
Authors: Hundsberger T, Tonder M, Hottinger A, Brügge D, Roelcke U, Putora PM, Stupp R, Weller M
Chasing central nervous system plasticity: the brainstem’s contribution to locomotor recovery in rats with spinal cord injury.
Brain. 2014 Apr 15;
Authors: Zörner B, Bachmann LC, Filli L, Kapitza S, Gullo M, Bolliger M, Starkey ML, Röthlisberger M, Gonzenbach RR, Schwab ME
Intensive virtual reality-based training for upper limb motor function in chronic stroke: a feasibility study using a single case experimental design and fMRI.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2014 Apr 14;
Authors: Schuster-Amft C, Henneke A, Hartog-Keisker B, Holper L, Siekierka E, Chevrier E, Pyk P, Kollias S, Kiper D, Eng K
A reliability study on brain activation during active and passive arm movements supported by an MRI-compatible robot.
Brain Topogr. 2014 Apr 10;
Authors: Estévez N, Yu N, Brügger M, Villiger M, Hepp-Reymond MC, Riener R, Kollias S
Human intracranial high frequency oscillations (HFOs) detected by automatic time-frequency analysis.
PLoS One. 2014 April 10;9(4):e94381
Authors: Burnos S, Hilfiker P, Sürücü O, Scholkmann F, Krayenbühl N, Grunwald T, Sarnthein J
Dissecting integrin-dependent regulation of neural stem cell proliferation in the adult brain.
J Neurosci. 2014 Apr 9;34(15):5222-32
Authors: Porcheri C, Suter U, Jessberger S
Constrained image-based B0 shimming accounting for “local minimum traps” in the optimization and field inhomogeneities outside the region of interest.
Magn Reson Med. 2014 Apr 8;
Authors: Fillmer A, Kirchner T, Cameron D, Henning A
Curing a 96-year-old patient afflicted with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo on a motorized turntable.
Clin Interv Aging. 2014, April 8;9:589-91
Authors: Bockisch CJ, Straumann D, Weber KP
Impact of acetazolamide and CPAP on cortical activity in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
PLoS One. 2014, April 7;9(4):e93931
Authors: Stadelmann K, Latshang TD, Nussbaumer-Ochsner Y, Tarokh L, Ulrich S, Kohler M, Bloch KE, Achermann P
Infantile epileptic encephalopathy, transient choreoathetotic movements, and hypersomnia due to a De Novo Missense mutation in the SCN2A gene.
Neuropediatrics. 2014 Apr 7;
Authors: Hackenberg A, Baumer A, Sticht H, Schmitt B, Kroell-Seger J, Wille D, Joset P, Papuc S, Rauch A, Plecko B
Music and language expertise influence the categorization of speech and musical sounds: behavioral and electrophysiological measurements.
J Cogn Neurosci. 2014 Apr 4;
Authors: Elmer S, Klein C, Kühnis J, Liem F, Meyer M, Jäncke L
Longitudinal reliability of tract-based spatial statistics in diffusion tensor imaging.
Hum Brain Mapp. 2014 Apr 3;
Authors: Madhyastha T, Mérillat S, Hirsiger S, Bezzola L, Liem F, Grabowski T, Jäncke L
Frontal midline theta reflects individual task performance in a working memory task.
Brain Topogr. 2014 Apr 1;
Authors: Maurer U, Brem S, Liechti M, Maurizio S, Michels L, Brandeis D
Disentangling neural representations of value and salience in the human brain.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Apr 1;111(13):5000-5
Authors: Kahnt T, Park SQ, Haynes JD, Tobler PN
Evaluation of a textile-based near infrared spectroscopy system in calf muscle oxygenation measurements.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014, April;812:355-60
Authors: Nasseri N, Zysset C, Büthe L, Kleiser S, Tröster G, Wolf M
Trpml3.
Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2014, April;222:659-74
Authors: Grimm C, Barthmes M, Wahl-Schott C
Peter-Emil-Becker-Price 2013.
Neuropediatrics. 2014 Apr;45(2):69
Author: Plecko B
Measuring tissue hemodynamics and oxygenation by continuous-wave functional near-infrared spectroscopy-how robust are the different calculation methods against movement artifacts?
Physiol Meas. 2014 Apr;35(4):717-34
Authors: Scholkmann F, Metz AJ, Wolf M
Positive or negative feedback of optokinetic signals: degree of the misrouted optic flow determines system dynamics of human ocular motor behavior.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr;55(4):2297-306
Authors: Chen CC, Bockisch CJ, Olasagasti I, Weber KP, Straumann D, Huang MY
Verbal learning in the context of background music: no influence of vocals and instrumentals on verbal learning.
Behav Brain Funct. 2014 Mar 26;10(1):10
Authors: Jäncke L, Brügger E, Brummer M, Scherrer S, Alahmadi N
Ischemia-like oxygen and glucose deprivation mediates fown-regulation of cell surface γ-aminobutyric acidB receptors via the ER stress-induced transcription factor CHOP.
J Biol Chem. 2014 Mar 25
Authors: Maier PJ, Zemoura K, Acuña MA, Yévenes GE, Zeilhofer HU, Benke D
Cognitive impairment in cocaine users is drug-induced but partially reversible: evidence from a longitudinal study.
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Mar 21
Authors: Vonmoos M, Hulka LM, Preller KH, Minder F, Baumgartner MR, Quednow BB
Automated delineation of stroke lesions using brain CT images.
Neuroimage Clin. 2014;4:540-8, March 21
Authors: Gillebert CR, Humphreys GW, Mantini D
Spike wave location and density disturb sleep slow waves in patients with CSWS (continuous spike waves during sleep).
Epilepsia. 2014 Mar 20
Authors: Bölsterli Heinzle BK, Fattinger S, Kurth S, Lebourgeois MK, Ringli M, Bast T, Critelli H, Schmitt B, Huber R
Brain electrical source imaging in manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorder.
Bipolar Disord. 2014 Mar 17
Authors: Painold A, Faber PL, Milz P, Reininghaus EZ, Holl AK, Letmaier M, Pascual-Marqui RD, Reininghaus B, Kapfhammer HP, Lehmann D
Disentangling neural representations of value and salience in the human brain.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 17
Authors: Kahnt T, Park SQ, Haynes JD, Tobler PN
Dark chocolate intake buffers stress reactivity in humans.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Mar 17
Authors: Wirtz PH, von Känel R, Meister R, Arpagaus A, Treichler S, Kuebler U, Huber S, Ehlert U
GABAA receptors and plasticity of inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system.
Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Mar 15
Authors: Fritschy JM, Panzanelli P
SynCAMs extend their functions beyond the synapse.
Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Mar 15
Authors: Frei JA, Stoeckli ET
Proteasomal degradation of γ-aminobutyric acidB receptors is mediated by the interaction of the GABAB2 C terminus with the proteasomal ATPase Rtp6 and regulated by neuronal activity.
J Biol Chem. 2014 Mar 14;289(11):7738-46
Authors: Zemoura K, Benke D
Genetic polymorphisms of DAT1 and COMT differentially associate with actigraphy-derived sleep-wake cycles in young adults.
Chronobiol Int. 2014 Mar 13
Authors: Valomon A, Holst SC, Bachmann V, Viola AU, Schmidt C, Zürcher J, Berger W, Cajochen C, Landolt HP
Nogo limits neural plasticity and recovery from injury.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2014 Mar 11;27C:53-60
Authors: Schwab ME, Strittmatter SM
Etoposide/carboplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic myxomatous cerebral aneurysms.
J Neurol. 2014 Mar 7
Authors: Branscheidt M, Frontzek K, Bozinov O, Valavanis A, Rushing EJ, Weller M, Wegener S
Circulating glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) inhibits eating in male rats by acting in the hindbrain and without inducing avoidance.
Endocrinology. 2014 Mar 6;:en20131447
Authors: Punjabi M, Arnold M, Rüttimann E, Graber M, Geary N, Pacheco-López G, Langhans W
Polysomnography reveals nystagmus from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Sleep Med. 2014 Mar 6;
Authors: Valko Y, Werth E, Bockisch CJ, Valko PO, Weber KP
Positive or negative feedback of optokinetic signals: degree of the misrouted optic flow determines system dynamics of human ocular motor behavior.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Mar 4
Authors: Chen CC, Bockisch CJ, Olasagasti I, Weber KP, Straumann D, Huang MY
Predictors for improvement of problem-solving during cognitive remediation for patients with schizophrenia.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014 Mar 3
Authors: Rodewald K, Holt DV, Rentrop M, Roesch-Ely D, Liebrenz M, Funke J, Weisbrod M, Kaiser S
Restoration of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury.
Brain. 2014 Mar;137(Pt 3):654-67
Authors: Dietz V, Fouad K
Rewiring of the corticospinal tract in the adult rat after unilateral stroke and anti-Nogo-A therapy.
Brain. 2014 Mar;137(Pt 3):739-56
Authors: Lindau NT, Bänninger BJ, Gullo M, Good NA, Bachmann LC, Starkey ML, Schwab ME
Dynamic alignment models for neural coding.
PLoS Comput Biol. 2014 Mar;10(3):e1003508
Authors: Kollmorgen S, Hahnloser RH
Circadian behavior is light-reprogrammed by plastic DNA methylation.
Nat Neurosci. 2014 Mar;17(3):377-82
Authors: Azzi A, Dallmann R, Casserly A, Rehrauer H, Patrignani A, Maier B, Kramer A, Brown SA
Gephyrin: a master regulator of neuronal function?
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2014 Mar;15(3):141-56
Authors: Tyagarajan SK, Fritschy JM
Sleep, synaptic connectivity, and hippocampal memory during early development.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2014 Mar;18(3):141-52
Authors: Huber R, Born J
The Gdap1 knockout mouse mechanistically links redox control to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Brain. 2014 Mar;137(Pt 3):668-82
Authors: Niemann A, Huber N, Wagner KM, Somandin C, Horn M, Lebrun-Julien F, Angst B, Pereira JA, Halfter H, Welzl H, Feltri ML, Wrabetz L, Young P, Wessig C, Toyka KV, Suter U
Intralimb coordination as a sensitive indicator of motor-control impairment after spinal cord injury.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2014;8:148
Authors: Awai L, Curt A
Heritable and inducible gene knockdown in astrocytes or neurons in vivo by a combined lentiviral and RNAi approach.
Front Cell Neurosci. 2014;8:62
Authors: Heitz F, Johansson T, Baumgärtel K, Gecaj R, Pelczar P, Mansuy IM
Learning a locomotor task: with or without errors?
J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2014;11(1):25
Authors: Marchal-Crespo L, Schneider J, Jaeger L, Riener R
Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of a 2-oxoquinoline carboxylic acid derivative for PET imaging the cannabinoid type 2 receptor.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2014;7(3):339-52Authors: Mu L, Slavik R, Müller A, Popaj K, Cermak S, Weber M, Schibli R, Krämer SD, Ametamey SM
Mouse models for cone degeneration.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014;801:567-73
Authors: Samardzija M, Grimm C
Open questions: development of tumor cell heterogeneity and its implications for cancer treatment.
BMC Biol. 2014;12:15
Authors: Sommer L
The erythropoietin receptor is not required for the development, function, and aging of rods and cells in the retinal periphery.
Mol Vis. 2014;20:307-24
Authors: Caprara C, Britschgi C, Samardzija M, Grimm C
Leukemia inhibitory factor signaling in degenerating retinas.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014;801:389-94
Authors: Agca C, Grimm C
Imaging of cerebrovascular pathology in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.
Front Aging Neurosci. 2014;6:32
Authors: Klohs J, Rudin M, Shimshek DR, Beckmann N
Activity in dlPFC and its effective connectivity to vmPFC are associated with temporal discounting.
Front Neurosci. 2014;8:50
Authors: Hare TA, Hakimi S, Rangel A
The orally available, synthetic ether lipid edelfosine inhibits T cell proliferation and induces a type I interferon response.
PLoS One. 2014;9(3):e91970
Authors: Abramowski P, Otto B, Martin R
Flow induced by ependymal cilia dominates near-wall cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the lateral ventricles.
J R Soc Interface. 2014;11(94):20131189
Authors: Siyahhan B, Knobloch V, de Zélicourt D, Asgari M, Schmid Daners M, Poulikakos D, Kurtcuoglu V
Detecting analogies unconsciously.
Front Behav Neurosci. 2014;8:9
Authors: Reber TP, Luechinger R, Boesiger P, Henke K
Overnight changes in the slope of sleep slow waves during infancy.
Sleep. 2014;37(2):245-53
Authors: Fattinger S, Jenni OG, Schmitt B, Achermann P, Huber R
Sunscreen for fish: co-option of UV light protection for camouflage.
PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e87372
Authors: Mueller KP, Neuhauss SC
Early life epigenetic programming and transmission of stress-induced traits in mammals: How and when can environmental factors influence traits and their transgenerational inheritance?
Bioessays. 2014 Feb 28
Authors: Gapp K, von Ziegler L, Tweedie-Cullen RY, Mansuy IM
Treatment of phenylketonuria using minicircle-based naked-DNA gene transfer to murine liver.
Hepatology. 2014 Feb 28
Authors: Viecelli HM, Harbottle RP, Wong SP, Schlegel A, Chuah MK, Vandendriessche T, Harding CO, Thöny B
Editorial: quality of life in multimorbidity.
Gerontology. 2014 Feb 28
Authors: Martin M, Battegay E, Röcke C
Reduction of voxel bleeding in highly accelerated parallel (1) H MRSI by direct control of the spatial response function.
Magn Reson Med. 2014 Feb 28
Authors: Kirchner T, Fillmer A, Tsao J, Pruessmann KP, Henning A
Sprouting of brainstem-spinal tracts in response to unilateral motor cortex stroke in mice.
J Neurosci. 2014 Feb 26;34(9):3378-89
Authors: Bachmann LC, Lindau NT, Felder P, Schwab ME
Prediction and stratification of upper limb function and self-care in acute cervical spinal cord injury with the graded redefined assessment of strength, sensibility, and prehension (GRASSP).
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Feb 24
Authors: Velstra IM, Bolliger M, Tanadini LG, Baumberger M, Abel R, Rietman JS, Curt A
Sensory stimulus-sensitive drop attacks and basal ganglia calcification: new findings in a patient with FOLR1 deficiency.
Epileptic Disord. 2014 Feb 21
Authors: Toelle SP, Wille D, Schmitt B, Scheer I, Thöny B, Plecko B
Gephyrin: a master regulator of neuronal function?
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2014 Feb 20;15(3):141-56
Authors: Tyagarajan SK, Fritschy JM
Adenosine, caffeine, and performance: from cognitive neuroscience of sleep to sleep pharmacogenetics.
Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2014 Feb 19
Authors: Urry E, Landolt HP
Mossy fiber-evoked subthreshold responses induce timing-dependent plasticity at hippocampal CA3 recurrent synapses.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Feb 18
Authors: Brandalise F, Gerber U
Vestibular stimulation does not diminish the desire for amputation.
Cortex. 2014 Feb 18
Authors: Lenggenhager B, Hilti L, Palla A, Macauda G, Brugger P
Clinical Reasoning: A 30-year-old woman with recurrent seizures and a cerebral lesion progressing over 2 decades.
Neurology. 2014 Feb 18;82(7):e56-60
Authors: Tonder M, Rushing EJ, Grotzer M, Sürücü O, Valavanis A, Buck A, Weller M, Roth P
Interferon-β induces loss of spherogenicity and overcomes therapy resistance of glioblastoma stem cells.
Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Feb 13
Authors: Happold C, Roth P, Silginer M, Florea AM, Lamszus K, Frei K, Deenen R, Reifenberger G, Weller M
High-impact, self-motivated training within an enriched environment with single animal tracking dose-dependently promotes motor skill acquisition and functional recovery.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Feb 11
Authors: Starkey ML, Bleul C, Kasper H, Mosberger AC, Zörner B, Giger S, Gullo M, Buschmann F, Schwab ME
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after embolization of cerebral arterioveneous malformations.
J Neurol. 2014 Feb 8
Authors: Valavanis A, Schwarz U, Baumann CR, Weller M, Linnebank M
Specificity of stimulus-evoked fMRI responses in the mouse: the influence of systemic physiological changes associated with innocuous stimulation under four different anesthetics.
Neuroimage 2014 Feb 2
Authors: Schroeter A, Schlegel F, Seuwen A, Grandjean J, Rudin M
An event-based neural network architecture with an asynchronous programmable synaptic memory.
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2014 Feb;8(1):98-107
Authors: Moradi S, Indiveri G
Advances in critical care/emergency medicine 2013.
Stroke. 2014 Feb;45(2):359-60
Authors: Keller E, Becker KJ
Epigenetics of memory and plasticity.
Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 2014;122:305-40
Authors: Woldemichael BT, Bohacek J, Gapp K, Mansuy IM
Ferdinando Rossi (1960-2014).
Eur J Neurosci. 2014 Feb;39(4):704
Authors: Fritschy JM, Sarter M, Joëls M
Microcircuit dynamics of map plasticity in barrel cortex.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2014 Feb;24C:76-81
Authors: Margolis DJ, Lütcke H, Helmchen F
Not all numbers are equal: preferences and biases among children and adults when generating random sequences.
Front Psychol. 2014;5:19
Authors: Towse JN, Loetscher T, Brugger P
Mapping collective behavior – beware of looping.
Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Feb;37(1):80-1
Authors: Christen M, Brugger P
Ezh2 is required for neural crest-derived cartilage and bone formation.
Development 2014 Feb;141(4):867-77
Authors: Schwarz D, Varum S, Zemke M, Schöler A, Baggiolini A, Draganova K, Koseki H, Schübeler D, Sommer L
The good and the bad of neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2014;122:59-87
Authors: Naegele M, Martin R
Proteasomal degradation of γ-aminobutyric acidB receptors is mediated by the interaction of the GABAB2 C terminus with the proteasomal ATPase Rtp6 and regulated by neuronal activity.
J Biol Chem. 2014 Jan 30
Authors: Zemoura K, Benke D
Neuroepigenetics of memory formation and impairment: the role of microRNAs.
Neuropharmacology. 2014 Jan 29
Authors: Saab BJ, Mansuy IM
Identifying homogeneous subgroups in neurological disorders: unbiased recursive partitioning in cervical complete spinal cord injury.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Jan 28
Authors: Tanadini LG, Steeves JD, Hothorn T, Abel R, Maier D, Schubert M, Weidner N, Rupp R, Curt A
Revisiting the impact of REM sleep behavior disorder on motor progression in Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Jan 18
Authors: Sommerauer M, Valko PO, Werth E, Poryazova R, Hauser S, Baumann CR
Dopaminergic role in regulating neurophysiological markers of sleep homeostasis in humans.
J Neurosci. 2014 Jan 8;34(2):566-73
Authors: Holst SC, Bersagliere A, Bachmann V, Berger W, Achermann P, Landolt HP
DSM-5 Kommentar: Zwangsstörungen im DSM-5.
Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2014 Jan;42(2):121-7
Author: Walitza S