Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - LARKUM LAB

My project focuses on dendritic computation during the sensory perception in a behaving animal.

Techniques:

- In vivo patch-clamp recording

- 2-photon calcium imaging

Key publications:

Takahashi, N., Oertner, G. T., Hegemann, P. & Larkum, E. M. Active cortical dendrites modulate perception. Science 335, 1587-1590 (2016)

Takahashi, N., Kobayashi, C., Ishikawa, T. & Ikegaya, Y. Subcellular imbalances in synaptic activity. Cell Reports 14: 1348−1354 (2016)

Takahashi, N., Kitamura, K., Matsuo, N., Mayford, M., Kano, M., Matsuki, N. & Ikegaya, Y. Locally Synchronized Synaptic Inputs. Science 335, 353-356 (2012)

Takahashi, N., Sasaki, T., Matsumoto, W., Matsuki, N. & Ikegaya, Y. Circuit topology for synchronizing neurons in spontaneously active networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107, 10244-9 (2010)

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