Vervaeke Lab
Reverse engineering cortical circuits
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Nora Lenkey, Anna Christina Garvert, Mate Neubrandt and Koen Vervaeke.
Brain region-specific gain modulation of place cells by VIP neurons.
Research Square preprint, 2024.
Anna Christina Garvert*, Malte Bieler*, Aree Witoelar and Koen Vervaeke.
Area-specific encoding of temporal information in the neocortex.
Cell Press Sneak Peak, preprint, 2024.
Ana Maria Ichim, Harald Barzan, Vasile Vlad Moca, Adriana Nagy-Dabacan, Andrei Ciuparu, Adela Hapca
Koen Vervaeke & Raul Cristian Muresan.
The gamma rhythm as a guardian of brain health.
Matthijs Dorst & Koen Vervaeke.
A low-cost perfusion heating system for slice electrophysiology.
Andreas Lande, Anna Christina Garvert, Nora Ebbesen, Sondre Jordbræk and
Koen Vervaeke.
Representations of tactile object location in the retrosplenial cortex.
Current Biology, 2023.
Previewed by Andrew Alexander. Spatial navigation: A touch in the dark
(Current Biology, 2023).
Michele Gianatti, Ann Christin Garvert, Nora Lenkey, Nora Ebbesen,
Eivind Hennestad and Koen Vervaeke.
Diverse long-range projections convey position information to the retrosplenial cortex.
Cell Reports, 2023.
Anna Chambers, Christoffer Berge and Koen Vervaeke.
Cell-type-specific silence in thalamocortical circuits precedes hippocampal
sharp-wave ripples.
Cell Reports, 2022.
Birgit Kriener, Hua Hu and Koen Vervaeke.
Parvalbumin interneuron dendrites enhance gamma oscillations.
Cell Reports, 2022.
Eivind Hennestad, Aree Witoelar, Anna Chambers and Koen Vervaeke.
Mapping vestibular and visual contributions to angular head velocity tuning
in the cortex.
Cell Reports, 2021.
Bjørnstad DM, Åbjørsbråten KS, Hennestad E, Cunen C, Hermansen,
GH, Bojarskaite L, Pettersen KH, Vervaeke K, Enger R.
Begonia - A two-photon Imaging Analysis Pipeline for Astrocytic Ca2+ signals.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021.
Bojarskaite L, Bjørnstad D, Pettersen KH, Cunen C, Hermansen, GH, Åbjørsbråten KS,
Chambers A, Sprengel R, Vervaeke K, Tang W, Enger R, Nagelhus EA. Ca2+ signaling in
astrocytes is reduced during sleep and is involved in the regulation of slow wave sleep.
Nature Communications, 2020.
Hu H, Vervaeke K. Synaptic integration in cortical inhibitory neuron dendrites.
Neuroscience, 2018 (Invited review for special issue on Barrel Cortex)
Morland C, Andersson K, Haugen O, Hadzic H, Kleppa L., Gille A, Rinholm JE,
Palibrk V, Diget E, Kennedy L, Stolen T, Hennestad E, Moldestad O, Cai Y, Puchades M,
Offermans S, Vervaeke K, Bjoras M, Wisloff U, Storm-Mathisen J, Bergersen L.
Exercise induces cerebral VEGF and angiogenesis via the lactate receptor HCAR1.
Nature Communications, 2017
Enger R., Dukefoss D., Tang W., Pettersen K., Bjørnstad D., Helm PJ, Jensen V.,
Sprengel R., Vervaeke K., Ottersen OP, Nagelhus EA. (2017). Deletion of Aquaporin-4
Curtails Extracellular Glutamate Elevation in Cortical Spreading Depression in
Awake Mice.
Cerebral Cortex, 2017
Szoboslay, M.*, Lorincz A.*, Lanore F.*, Vervaeke K., Silver A., Nusser Z. (2016).
Functional properties of dendritic gap junctions in cerebellar Golgi cells.
Neuron, 2016 , Jun 1;90(5):1043-56.
Previewed by Pereda AE. The variable strength of electrical synapses.
Neuron, 2016
Rinholm JE, Vervaeke K, Tadross M, Tkachuk AN, Brown TA, Bergersen LH
and Clayton DA. Movement and structure of mitochondria in oligodendrocytes
and their myelin sheaths.
Glia, 2016, May;64(5):810-25
Vervaeke, K, Lorincz, A, Nusser, Z, Silver, RA. Gap junctions compensate for sublinear
dendritic integration in an inhibitory network.
Science, 2012, Mar 30;335(6076)
Vervaeke, K, Lorincz, A., Gleeson, P., Farinella, M., Nusser, Z., and Silver, R.A..
Rapid desynchronization of an electrically coupled interneuron network with sparse
synaptic input.
Neuron, 2010, 67, 435-451.
Previewed by: Connors BW, Zolnik TA and Lee SC.
Enhanced functions of Electrical Junctions
Neuron, 2010, 67 (3) 354-356
Hu, H.*, Vervaeke, K.*, Graham, L.J., and Storm, J.F.. Complementary theta resonance filtering by two spatially segregated mechanisms in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons.
Journal of Neuroscience, 2009, 29, 14472-14483.
Gu, N., Hu, H., Vervaeke, K., and Storm, J.F.. SK (KCa2) channels do not control somatic excitability in CA1 pyramidal neurons but can be activated by dendritic excitatory synapses and regulate their impact.
Journal of Neurophysiology, 2008, 100, 2589-2604.
Hu, H., Vervaeke, K., and Storm, J.F.. M-channels (Kv7/KCNQ channels) that regulate synaptic integration, excitability, and spike pattern of CA1 pyramidal cells are located in the perisomatic region.
Journal of Neuroscience, 2007, 27, 1853-1867.
Gu, N., Vervaeke, K., and Storm, J.F.. BK potassium channels facilitate high-frequency firing and cause early spike frequency adaptation in rat CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells.
Journal of Physiology, 2007, 580, 859-882.
Vervaeke, K.*, Hu, H.*, Graham, L.J., and Storm, J.F.. Contrasting effects of the persistent Na+ current on neuronal excitability and spike timing.
Neuron, 2006, 49, 257-270.
Vervaeke, K., Gu, N., Agdestein, C., Hu, H., and Storm, J.F.. Kv7/KCNQ/M-channels in rat glutamatergic hippocampal axons and their role in regulation of excitability and transmitter release.
Journal of Physiology, 2006, 576, 235-256.
Gu, N., Vervaeke, K., Hu, H., and Storm, J.F.. Kv7/KCNQ/M and HCN/h, but not KCa2/SK channels, contribute to the somatic medium after-hyperpolarization and excitability control in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells.
Journal of Physiology, 2005, 566, 689-715.
Hu, H., Vervaeke, K., and Storm, J.F.. Two forms of electrical resonance at theta frequencies, generated by M-current, h-current and persistent Na+ current in rat hippocampal pyramidal cells.
Journal of Physiology, 2002, 545, 783-805.
Bookchapters:
Storm JF, Vervaeke K, Hu H, Graham LJ. (2008). Functions of the persistent Na+ current in cortical neurons revealed by dynamic clamp. “Dynamic clamp: from principles to applications”, Springer Verlag, Alain Destexhe and Thierry Bal.
