Read here about recent papers published by members of the Neuroscience Center Zurich.
A reevaluation of the electrophysiological correlates of absolute pitch and relative pitch: No evidence for an absolute pitch-specific negativity.
Int J Psychophysiol. 2019 Mar;137:21-31
Authors: Leipold S, Oderbolz C, Greber M, Jäncke F
Further corroboration of distinct functional features in SCN2A variants causing intellectual disability or epileptic phenotypes.
Mol Med. 2019 Feb 27;25(1):6
Authors: Begemann A, Acuña MA, Zweier M, Vincent M, Steindl K, Bachmann-Gagescu R, Hackenberg A, Abela L, Plecko B, Kroell-Seger J, Baumer A, Yamakawa K, Inoue Y, Asadollahi R, Sticht H, Zeilhofer HU, Rauch A
Uncertainty in contextual and kinematic cues jointly modulates motor resonance in primary motor cortex.
J Neurophysiol. 2019 Feb 27
Authors: Cretu AL, Ruddy KL, Germann M, Wenderoth N
Effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate on neurophysiological correlates of performance and conflict monitoring.
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2019 Feb 26
Authors: Dornbierer DA, Kometer M, Von Rotz R, Studerus E, Gertsch J, Gachet MS, Vollenweider FX, Seifritz E, Bosch OG, Quednow BB
Cardiovascular responses to leg muscle loading during head-down tilt at rest and after dynamic exercises.
Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 26;9(1):2804
Authors: Alessandro C, Sarabadani Tafreshi A, Riener R
The Cancer Stem Cell Inhibitor Napabucasin (BBI608) Shows General Cytotoxicity in Biliary Tract Cancer Cells and Reduces Cancer Stem Cell Characteristics.
Cancers (Basel). 2019 Feb 26;11(3):
Authors: Beyreis M, Gaisberger M, Jakab M, Neureiter D, Helm K, Ritter M, Kiesslich T, Mayr C
Dentin hypersensitivity monitored by cold air quantitative sensory testing.
J Oral Rehabil. 2019 Feb 25
Authors: Brönnimann BVE, Hou MY, Zembic A, Parkinson CX, Meier ML, Ettlin DA
Ossified blood vessels in primary familial brain calcification elicit a neurotoxic astrocyte response.
Brain. 2019 Feb 25
Authors: Zarb Y, Weber-Stadlbauer U, Kirschenbaum D, Kindler DR, Richetto J, Keller D, Rademakers R, Dickson DW, Pasch A, Byzova T, Nahar K, Voigt FF, Helmchen F, Boss A, Aguzzi A, Klohs J, Keller A
Inhibiting mGluR5 activity by AFQ056/Mavoglurant rescues circuit-specific functional connectivity in Fmr1 knockout mice.
Neuroimage. 2019 Feb 23
Authors: Zerbi V, Markicevic M, Gasparini F, Schroeter A, Rudin M, Wenderoth N
Concise Review: Modelling Neurodegenerative Diseases with Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Microglia.
Stem Cells. 2019 Feb 22
Authors: Haenseler W, Rajendran L
Buzzing Sympathetic Nerves: A New Test to Enhance Anisocoria in Horner’s Syndrome.
Front Neurol. 2019 Feb 21;10:107
Authors: Omary R, Bockisch CJ, Landau K, Kardon RH, Weber KP
Haptic Error Modulation Outperforms Visual Error Amplification When Learning a Modified Gait Pattern.
Front Neurosci. 2019 Feb 19;13:61
Authors: Marchal-Crespo L, Tsangaridis P, Obwegeser D, Maggioni S, Riener R
Comorbidity of reading disabilities and ADHD: Structural and functional brain characteristics.
Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Feb 19
Authors: Langer N, Benjamin C, Becker BLC, Gaab N
The nuclear matrix protein Matr3 regulates processing of the synaptic microRNA-138-5p.
Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2019 Feb 18;159:36-45
Authors: Weiss K, Treiber T, Meister G, Schratt G
Experimentally induced limb-disownership in mixed reality.
Neuropsychologia. 2019 Feb 18;124:161-170
Authors: Kannape OA, Smith EJT, Moseley P, Roy MP, Lenggenhager B
Implicit Vocabulary Learning during Sleep Is Bound to Slow-Wave Peaks.
Curr Biol. 2019 Feb 18;29(4):541-553.e7
Authors: Züst MA, Ruch S, Wiest R, Henke
In vivo evidence of remote neural degeneration in the lumbar enlargement after cervical injury.
Neurology. 2019 Feb 15
Authors: David G, Seif M, Huber E, Hupp M, Rosner J, Dietz V, Weiskopf N, Mohammadi S, Freund P
A Versatile Protein and Cell Patterning Method Suitable for Long-Term Neural Cultures.
Langmuir. 2019 Feb 15
Authors: Weydert S, Girardin S, Cui X, Zürcher S, Peter T, Wirz R, Sterner O, Stauffer F, Aebersold MJ, Tanner S, Thompson-Steckel G, Forró C, Tosatti S, Vörös J
Effective connectivity changes in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness in humans.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Feb 12;116(7):2743-2748
Authors: Preller KH, Razi A, Zeidman P, Stämpfli P, Friston KJ, Vollenweider FX
High frequency oscillations as markers of epileptogenic tissue – End of the party?
Clin Neurophysiol. 2019 Feb 12;130(5):624-626
Authors: Fedele T, Ramantani G, Sarnthein J
Assessment of perimenopausal depression: A review.
J Affect Disord. 2019 Feb 11;249:216-222
Authors: Willi J, Ehlert U
Serendipity and spontaneity – Critical components in 40 years of academia.
Physiol Behav. 2019 Feb 10;204:76-85
Authors: Langhans W
An observational study on trajectories and outcomes of chronic low back pain patients referred from a spine surgery division for chiropractic treatment.
Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Feb 5;27:6
Authors: Wirth B, Riner F, Peterson C, Humphreys BK, Farshad M, Becker S, Schweinhardt P
Early tone categorization in absolute pitch musicians is subserved by the right-sided perisylvian brain.
Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 05;9(1):1419
Authors: Burkhard A, Elmer S, Jäncke L
Argininosuccinic aciduria: Recent pathophysiological insights and therapeutic prospects.
J Inherit Metab Dis. 2019 Feb 05
Authors: Baruteau J, Diez-Fernandez C, Lerner S, Ranucci G, Gissen P, Dionisi-Vici C, Nagamani S, Erez A, Häberle J
Amygdala-Hippocampal Connectivity Is Associated With Endogenous Levels of Oxytocin and Can Be Altered by Exogenously Administered Oxytocin in Adults With Autism.
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2019 Feb 04
Authors: Alaerts K, Bernaerts S, Vanaudenaerde B, Daniels N, Wenderoth N
Comprehensive characterization of ureagenesis in the spfash mouse, a model of human OTC deficiency, reveals age-dependency of ammonia detoxification.
J Inherit Metab Dis. 2019 Feb 03
Authors: Allegri G, Deplazes S, Rimann N, Causton B, Scherer T, Leff JW, Diez-Fernandez C, Klimovskaia A, Fingerhut R, Krijt J, Kožich V, Nuoffer JM, Grisch-Chan HM, Thöny B, Häberle J
The end of omics? High dimensional single cell analysis in precision medicine.
Eur J Immunol. 2019 Feb;49(2):212-220
Authors: Galli E, Friebel E, Ingelfinger F, Unger S, Núñez NG, Becher B
Non-medical prescription opioid users exhibit dysfunctional physiological stress responses to social rejection.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Feb;100:264-275
Authors: Kroll SL, Williams DP, Thoma M, Staib M, Binz TM, Baumgartner MR, Kirschbaum C, Thayer JF, Quednow BB
A penalized time-frequency band feature selection and classification procedure for improved motor intention decoding in multichannel EEG.
J Neural Eng. 2019 Feb;16(1):016019
Authors: Peterson V, Wyser D, Lambercy O, Spies R, Gassert R
AP-1 (Activated Protein-1) Transcription Factor JunD Regulates Ischemia/Reperfusion Brain Damage via IL-1β (Interleukin-1β).
Stroke. 2019 Feb;50(2):469-477
Authors: Diaz-Cañestro C, Reiner MF, Bonetti NR, Liberale L, Merlini M, Wüst P, Amstalden H, Briand-Schumacher S, Semerano A, Giacalone G, Sessa M, Beer JH, Akhmedov A, Lüscher TF, Camici G
Expansion Light Sheet Microscopy Resolves Subcellular Structures in Large Portions of the Songbird Brain.
Front Neuroanat. 2019 Jan 31;13:2
Authors: Düring DN, Rocha MD, Dittrich F, Gahr M, Hahnloser RHR
Differential modulation of cognitive control networks by monetary reward and punishment.
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2019 Jan 28
Authors: Cubillo A, Makwana AB, Hare TA
Distorted sound perception and subjective benefit after stapedotomy – a prospective single-centre study.
Int J Audiol. 2019 Jan 27:1-6
Authors: Bächinger D, Röösli C, Kesterke R, Dalbert A, Péus D, Veraguth D, Pfiffner F, Huber A
Preclinical Evaluation of Benzazepine-Based PET Radioligands (R)- and (S)-11C-Me-NB1 Reveals Distinct Enantiomeric Binding Patterns and Tightrope Walk between GluN2B- and Sigma1 Receptor-Targeted PET Imaging.
J Nucl Med. 2019 Jan 25
Authors: Haider A, Müller Herder A, Krämer SD, Varisco J, Keller C, Frauenknecht K, Auberson YP, Temme L, Robaa D, Sippl W, Schibli R, Wünsch B, Mu L, Ametamey SM
Conventional DCs sample and present myelin antigens in the healthy CNS and allow parenchymal T cell entry to initiate neuroinflammation.
Sci Immunol. 2019 Jan 25;4(31):
Authors: Mundt S, Mrdjen D, Utz SG, Greter M, Schreiner B, Becher B
When right becomes less right: Neural dedifferentiation during suprasegmental speech processing in the aging brain.
Neuroimage. 2019 Jan 24
Authors: Keller M, Neuschwander P, Meyer M
The role of the practice order: A systematic review about contextual interference in children.
PLoS One. 2019 Jan 22;14(1):e0209979. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209979. eCollection 2019.
Authors: Graser JV, Bastiaenen CHG, van Hedel HJA
Emerging neural specialization of the ventral occipitotemporal cortex to characters through phonological association learning in preschool children.
Neuroimage. 2019 Jan 22;189:813-831
Authors: Pleisch G, Karipidis II, Brauchli C, Röthlisberger M, Hofstetter C, Stämpfli P, Walitza S, Brem S
Generalizing age effects on brain structure and cognition: A two-study comparison approach.
Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Jan 22
Authors: Jockwitz C, Mérillat S, Liem F, Oschwald J, Amunts K, Caspers S, Jäncke L
Spatially clustering de novo variants in CYFIP2, encoding the cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 2, cause intellectual disability and seizures.
Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Jan 21
Authors: Zweier M, Begemann A, McWalter K, Cho MT, Abela L, Banka S, Behring B, Berger A, Brown CW, Carneiro M, Chen J, Cooper GM, Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) Study, Finnila CR, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Henderson A, Hüffmeier U, Joset P, Kerr B, Lesca G, Leszinski GS, McDermott JH, Meltzer MR, Monaghan KG, Mostafavi R, Õunap K, Plecko B, Powis Z, Purcarin G, Reimand T, Riedhammer KM, Schreiber JM, Sirsi D, Wierenga KJ, Wojcik MH, Papuc SM, Steindl K, Sticht H, Rauch A
Desmopressin for treating nocturia in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review: A report from the Neuro-Urology Promotion Committee of the International Continence Society (ICS).
Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 Jan 17
Authors: Phé V, Schneider MP, Peyronnet B, Abo Youssef N, Mordasini L, Chartier-Kastler E, Bachmann LM, Kessler TM
Dorsal Horn Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Expressing Neurons Transmit Spinal Itch But Not Pain Signals.
J Neurosci. 2019 Jan 17
Authors: Albisetti GW, Pagani M, Platonova E, Hösli L, Johannssen HC, Fritschy JM, Wildner H, Zeilhofer HU
Schwann cells, but not Oligodendrocytes, Depend Strictly on Dynamin 2 Function.
Elife. 2019 Jan 16;8:
Authors: Gerber D, Ghidinelli M, Tinelli E, Somandin C, Gerber J, Pereira JA, Ommer A, Figlia G, Miehe M, Nägeli LG, Suter V, Tadini V, Sidiropoulos PN, Wessig C, Toyka KV, Suter U
Univariate and multivariate analyses of functional networks in absolute pitch.
Neuroimage. 2019 Jan 11;189:241-247
Authors: Brauchli C, Leipold S, Jäncke L
Unaltered prion disease in mice lacking developmental endothelial locus-1.
Neurobiol Aging. 2019 Jan 11;76:208-213. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.01.003.
Authors: Zhu C, Li Z, Li B, Pfammatter M, Hornemann S, Aguzzi A
High-Altitude Cognitive Impairment Is Prevented by Enriched Environment Including Exercise via VEGF Signaling.
Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 Jan 10;12:532. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00532. eCollection 2018.
Koester-Hegmann C, Bengoetxea H, Kosenkov D, Thiersch M, Haider T, Gassmann M, Schneider Gasser EM
Increased cerebral blood volume in small arterial vessels is a correlate of amyloid-β-related cognitive decline.
Neurobiol Aging. 2019 Jan 10;76:181-193
Authors: Hua J, Lee S, Blair NIS, Wyss M, van Bergen JMG, Schreiner SJ, Kagerer SM, Leh SE, Gietl AF, Treyer V, Buck A, Nitsch RM, Pruessmann KP, Lu H, Van Zijl PCM, Albert M, Hock C, Unschuld PG
Can We Standardize Clinical Functional Neuroimaging Procedures?
Front Neurol. 2019 Jan 8;9:1153. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.01153. eCollection 2018.
Authors: Beisteiner R, Pernet C, Stippich C
Longitudinal changes in cocaine intake and cognition are linked to cortical thickness adaptations in cocaine users.
Neuroimage Clin. 2019 Jan 04;:101652
Authors: Hirsiger S, Hänggi J, Germann J, Vonmoos M, Preller KH, Engeli EJE, Kirschner M, Reinhard C, Hulka LM, Baumgartner MR, Chakravarty MM, Seifritz E, Herdener M, Quednow BB
Differential expression of PKCα and -β in the zebrafish retina.
Histochem Cell Biol. 2019 Jan 02
Authors: Haug MF, Berger M, Gesemann M, Neuhauss SCF
P3b amplitude as a signature of cognitive decline in the older population: An EEG study enhanced by Functional Source Separation.
Neuroimage. 2019 01 01;184:535-546
Authors: Porcaro C, Balsters JH, Mantini D, Robertson IH, Wenderoth N
[Pharmacotherapy of Sleep-Wake Disorders].
Praxis (Bern 1994). 2019 Jan;108(2):131-138
Authors: Holst SC, Werth E, Landolt HP
Efficient coding of subjective value.
Nat Neurosci. 2019 Jan;22(1):134-142
Authors: Polanía R, Woodford M, Ruff CC
TDP-43 extracted from frontotemporal lobar degeneration subject brains displays distinct aggregate assemblies and neurotoxic effects reflecting disease progression rates.
Nat Neurosci. 2019 Jan;22(1):65-77
Authors: Laferrière F, Maniecka Z, Pérez-Berlanga M, Hruska-Plochan M, Gilhespy L, Hock EM, Wagner U, Afroz T, Boersema PJ, Barmettler G, Foti SC, Asi YT, Isaacs AM, Al-Amoudi A, Lewis A, Stahlberg H, Ravits J, De Giorgi F, Ichas F, Bezard E, Picotti P, Lashley T, Polymenidou M
Modular microstructure design to build neuronal networks of defined functional connectivity.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2018 Dec 30;122:75-87
Authors: Forró C, Thompson-Steckel G, Weaver S, Weydert S, Ihle S, Dermutz H, Aebersold MJ, Pilz R, Demkó L, Vörös J
Regulatory T Cells Restrain Pathogenic T Helper Cells during Skin Inflammation.
Cell Rep. 2018 Dec 26;25(13):3564-3572.e4
Authors: Hartwig T, Zwicky P, Schreiner B, Yawalkar N, Cheng P, Navarini A, Dummer R, Flatz L, Conrad C, Schlapbach C, Becher B
Not Hot, but Sharp: Dissociation of Pinprick and Heat Perception in Snake Eye Appearance Myelopathy.
Front Neurol. 2018 Dec 21;9:1144
Authors: Rosner J, Hubli M, Hostettler P, Jutzeler CR, Kramer JLK, Curt A
Maternal Overnutrition Induces Long-Term Cognitive Deficits across Several Generations.
Nutrients. 2018 Dec 20;11(1):
Authors: Sarker G, Peleg-Raibstein D
Visual capture of gait during redirected walking.
Sci Rep. 2018 Dec 19;8(1):17974
Authors: Rothacher Y, Nguyen A, Lenggenhager B, Kunz A, Brugger P
A placental mammal-specific microRNA cluster acts as a natural brake for sociability in mice.
EMBO Rep. 2018 Dec 14
Authors: Lackinger M, Sungur AÖ, Daswani R, Soutschek M, Bicker S, Stemmler L, Wüst T, Fiore R, Dieterich C, Schwarting RK, Wöhr M, Schratt G
The role of recessive inheritance in early-onset epileptic encephalopathies: a combined whole-exome sequencing and copy number study.
Eur J Hum Genet. 2018 Dec 14
Authors: Papuc SM, Abela L, Steindl K, Begemann A, Simmons TL, Schmitt B, Zweier M, Oneda B, Socher E, Crowther LM, Wohlrab G, Gogoll L, Poms M, Seiler M, Papik M, Baldinger R, Baumer A, Asadollahi R, Kroell-Seger J, Schmid R, Iff T, Schmitt-Mechelke T, Otten K, Hackenberg A, Addor MC, Klein A, Azzarello-Burri S, Sticht H, Joset P, Plecko B, Rauch A
Profound, durable and MGMT-independent sensitivity of glioblastoma cells to cyclin-dependent kinase inhibition.
Int J Cancer. 2018 Dec 14
Authors: Le Rhun E, von Achenbach C, Lohmann B, Silginer M, Schneider H, Meetze K, Szabo E, Weller M
ZuCo, a simultaneous EEG and eye-tracking resource for natural sentence reading.
Sci Data. 2018 Dec 11;5:180291
Authors: Hollenstein N, Rotsztejn J, Troendle M, Pedroni A, Zhang C, Langer N
Neurostructural correlate of math anxiety in the brain of children.
Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Dec 10;8(1):273
Authors: Kucian K, McCaskey U, O’Gorman Tuura R, von Aster M
Hyperammonaemia in classic organic acidaemias: a review of the literature and two case histories.
Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2018 Dec 06;13(1):219
Authors: Häberle J, Chakrapani A, Ah Mew N, Longo N
Joint EANM/EANO/RANO practice guidelines/SNMMI procedure standards for imaging of gliomas using PET with radiolabelled amino acids and [18F]FDG: version 1.0.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2018 Dec 05
Authors: Law I, Albert NL, Arbizu J, Boellaard R, Drzezga A, Galldiks N, la Fougère C, Langen KJ, Lopci E, Lowe V, McConathy J, Quick HH, Sattler B, Schuster DM, Tonn JC, Weller M
Intracortical Causal Information Flow of Oscillatory Activity (Effective Connectivity) at the Sleep Onset Transition.
Front Neurosci. 2018 Dec 4;12:912
Authors: Fernandez Guerrero A, Achermann P
MGMT Promoter Methylation Cutoff with Safety Margin for Selecting Glioblastoma Patients into Trials Omitting Temozolomide. A Pooled Analysis of Four Clinical Trials.
Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Dec 04
Authors: Hegi ME, Genbrugge E, Gorlia T, Stupp R, Gilbert MR, Chinot OL, Nabors LB, Jones G, van Criekinge W, Straub J, Weller M
Editorial: Adult Neurogenesis: Beyond Rats and Mice.
Front Neurosci. 2018 Dec 4;12:904
Authors: Bonfanti L, Amrein I
Bilingual Children Adapt to the Needs of Their Communication Partners, Monolinguals Do Not.
Child Dev. 2018 Dec 04
Authors: Gampe A, Wermelinger S, Daum MM