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2025
1.
Chou CYC, Droogers WJ, Lalanne T, Fineberg E, Klimenko T, Owens H, &
Sjöström PJ: Postsynaptic spiking determines anti-Hebbian LTD in visual
cortex basket cells. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2025) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2025.1548563. [Full text]
2. Wong HHW, Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ: Laser microsurgery
for presynaptic interrogation. Nature Protocols (2025) doi: 10.1038/s41596-024-01125-5 [Full text]
3. Chou CYC, Wong HHW, Guo C, Boukoulou
KE, Huang C, Jannat J, Klimenko T, Li VY, Liang TA, Wu VC & Sjöström
PJ: Principles of visual cortex excitatory microcircuit organization. The
Innovation (2025) 6(1):100735 [Full text]
2024
4. McFarlan AR, Gomez I, Chou CYC, Alcolado
A, Costa RP, & Sjöström, PJ: The short-term plasticity of VIP
interneurons in motor cortex. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
(2024) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2024.1433977 [Full text]
5. Gruver KM, Jiao JW, Fields E, Song S, Sjöström PJ,
& Watt AJ: Structured connectivity in the output of the cerebellar
cortex. Nature Communications (2024) doi:
10.1038/s41467-024-49339-1. [Full text]
6. Lamsa KP, Kirkwood A, Sjöström PJ: Editorial: Insights
in synaptic neuroscience. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2024) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2024.1432259 [Full text]
7. McFarlan AR, Guo C, Gomez I, Weinerman C, Liang TA,
& Sjöström PJ: The spike-timing-dependent plasticity of VIP interneurons
in motor cortex. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (2024) doi: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1389094 [Full text]
8. Wong HH, Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ: Synapse-specific
burst coding sustained by local axonal translation. Neuron (2024)
112:264-276. [Full text]
2023
9. Sjöström PJ: Editorial: Horizons in synaptic
neuroscience. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2023) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2023.1295640. [Full text]
10. Wong HH, Chou CYC, Watt AJ, & Sjöström PJ: Comparing
mouse and human brains. eLife (2023) Jul
10;12:e90017 [Full text]
11. Watanabe A, Guo C, & Sjöström
PJ. The
developmental profile of visual cortex astrocytes. iScience (2023) doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106828. [PDF]
12. McFarlan AR, Chou CYC, Watanabe A, Cherepacha
N, Haddad M, Owens H, & Sjöström PJ: The plasticitome
of cortical interneurons. Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2023) doi: 10.1038/s41583-022-00663-9 [Full text] [PDF]
2022
13. Nugent FS, Kirkwood A, Lupica CR, & Sjöström PJ: Editorial:
The Synaptic Basis of Neuropathology. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
(2022) doi:
10.3389/fnsyn.2022.1043480. [Full text]
14. Mizusaki BEP, Li SSY, Costa RP, and Sjöström PJ: Pre-
and postsynaptically expressed spike-timing-dependent
plasticity contribute differentially to neuronal learning. PLoS Computational Biology (2022) 18,
e1009409. 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009409. [Full text]
2021
15. Sjöström PJ: Grand Challenge at The Frontiers of
Synaptic Neuroscience. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2021) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.748937 [Full text]
16. Huber KM, Paoletti P, & Sjöström PJ: Editorial:
Latest Advances on Excitatory Synapse Biology. Frontiers in Synaptic
Neuroscience (2021) doi:
10.3389/fnsyn.2021.768651 [Full text].
17. Wong HHW, Camiré O, Sjöström
PJ: The secret life of memory receptors. eLife
(2021) 10:71178 DOI:10.7554/eLife.71178 [Full text]. Commentary on Lituma et al. 2021.
18. Zhou L, Nho K, Haddad M, Cherepacha
N, Tubeleviciute-Aydin A, Tsai AP, Saykin AJ, Sjöström PJ, & LeBlanc AC: Rare CASP6N73T
variant associated with hippocampal volume exhibits altered proteolytic
activity, synaptic transmission defect, and neurodegeneration. Scientific
Reports (2021) 11(1):12695 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91367-0 [Full text]
19. Wong HHW, Rannio S, Jones V,
Thomazeau A, Sjöström PJ: NMDA receptors in axons:
there's no coincidence. The Journal of Physiology (2021)
599.2:367–387, (2020) doi: 10.1113/JP280059 [Full
text] [PDF]
2020
20. Feldmeyer D, Wesseling JF, and Sjöström PJ: Editorial:
Methods for Synaptic Interrogation. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
(2020) 12:1-3 [PDF]
21. Brock JA, Thomazeau A, Watanabe A, Li SSY, & Sjöström PJ: A Practical Guide to Using CV Analysis for Determining the Locus of Synaptic Plasticity. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2020) 12:11 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2020.00011 [PDF]
22. Cela E & Sjöström PJ: A Step-by-Step Protocol for Optogenetic Kindling. Frontiers in Neural Circuits (2020) 14:3 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2020.00003 [PDF]
2019
23. Zhou L, Flores J, Noël A, Beauchet O, Sjöström PJ, & LeBlanc AC: Methylene blue inhibits Caspase-6 activity, and reverses Caspase-6-induced cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation in aged mice. Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2019) 16(1):210 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0856-6 [PDF]
24. Cela E & Sjöström PJ: Novel Optogenetic Approaches in Epilepsy Research. Frontiers in Neuroscience (2019) 13:947 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00947 [PDF]
25. Cela E, McFarlan AR, Chung AJ, Wang T, Chierzi S, Murai KK, & Sjöström PJ: An Optogenetic Kindling Model of Neocortical Epilepsy. Scientific Reports (2019) 9:5236 [Full text] [Press release] [Medical Express] [Editor’s choice]
26. Waddell S & Sjöström PJ: Neurobiology of learning and plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2019) 54:iii-vi [Full text] [PDF]
2018
27. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Farrant M, & Sjöström PJ: Synapse type-dependent expression of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2018) doi: 10.3389/fnsyn.2018.00034 [Abstract]
28. Reynolds S, Abrahamsson T, Sjöström PJ, Schultz SR, & Dragotti PL: CosMIC: A Consistent Metric for Spike Inference from Calcium Imaging. Neural Comput (2018) 30(10):2726-2756 doi: 10.1162/neco_a_01114 [Abstract] [PDF]
29. Noël A, Zhou L, Foveau B, Sjöström PJ, & LeBlanc AC: Differential susceptibility of striatal, hippocampal and cortical neurons to Caspase-6. Cell Death and Differentiation (2018) 25:1319-1335 DOI:10.1038/s41418-017-0043-x [Abstract] [PDF]
30. Bouvier G, Larsen R, Rodríguez-Moreno A, Paulsen O, & Sjöström PJ: Towards Resolving the Presynaptic NMDA Receptor Debate. Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2018) 51:1-7 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2017.12.020 [Abstract] [PDF]
2017
31. Dore K, Stein IS, Brock JA, Castillo PE, Zito K, & Sjöström PJ: Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signaling. The Journal of Neuroscience (2017) 37(45):10800-10807 [PDF]
32. Abrahamsson T, Chou YCC, Li SY, Mancino A, Costa RP, Brock JA, Nuro E, Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Blackman AV, Tudor-Jones A, Oyrer J, Farmer WT, Murai KK, & Sjöström PJ: Differential Regulation of Evoked and Spontaneous Release by Presynaptic NMDA Receptors. Neuron (2017) 96(4):839-855. [Abstract] [Video abstract] [PDF]
33. Reynolds S, Abrahamsson T, Schuck R, Sjöström PJ, Schultz SR, Dragotti PL: ABLE: an Activity-Based Level Set Segmentation Algorithm for Two-Photon Calcium Imaging Data. eNeuro (2017) 4(5) ENEURO.0012-17.2017 [Full text]
34. Costa RP, Mizusaki BEP, Sjöström PJ, & van Rossum MCW: Functional consequences of pre- and postsynaptic expression of synaptic plasticity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2017) 372(1715) [Full text] bioRxiv (2016) DOI: 10.1101/075317 [Preprint]
2016
35. Abrahamsson T, Lalanne T, Watt AJ, & Sjöström PJ: In-Vitro Investigation of Synaptic Plasticity. Cold Spring Harb Protoc (2016) 10.1101/pdb.top087262 [Intro] [Cover] [PMC Canada]
36. Abrahamsson T, Lalanne T, Watt AJ, & Sjöström PJ: Long-Term Potentiation by Theta-Burst Stimulation Using Extracellular Field Potential Recordings in Acute Hippocampal Slices. Cold Spring Harb Protoc (2016) 10.1101/pdb.prot091298 [Abstract] [PMC Canada]
37. Lalanne T, Abrahamsson T, & Sjöström PJ: Using Multiple Whole-Cell Recordings to Study Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Acute Neocortical Slices. Cold Spring Harb Protoc (2016) 10.1101/pdb.prot091306 [Abstract] [PMC Canada]
38. Mizusaki BEP, Stepanyants A, Chklovskii DB, & Sjöström PJ: Neocortex: a lean mean memory storage machine. Nature Neuroscience (2016) 19(5):643-644 [PDF]. Commentary on Brunel Nature Neuroscience 2016.
39. Farmer WT, Abrahamsson T, Chierzi S, Lui C, Zaelzer C, Jones EV, Ponroy Bally B, Chen GG, Théroux JF, Peng J, Bourque CW, Charron F, Ernst C, Sjöström PJ, & Murai KK: Neurons Diversify Astrocytes in the Adult Brain Through Sonic Hedgehog Signaling. Science (2016) 351(6275):849-854 DOI: 10.1126/science.aab3103 [Abstract] [Perspective by Stevens and Muthukumar]
40. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Mancino A, Gregor E, Chung A, Huynh L, Burwell S, Maheux J, Farrant M, & Sjöström PJ: Synapse-specific expression of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in neocortical layer 5. The Journal of Physiology (2016) 594(4):837-861. (Editor's Choice) [Abstract] [PDF]
2015
41. Larsen RS & Sjöström: Synapse-type-specific plasticity in local circuits. Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2015) 35:127-135. [Abstract] [PMC Canada] [PDF]
42. Costa RP, Froemke RC, Sjöström PJ, & van Rossum MCW: Unified pre- and postsynaptic long-term plasticity enables reliable and flexible learning. eLife (2015) DOI:10.7554/eLife.09457. [Abstract] [ModelDB]
2014
43. Ferreira TA, Blackman AV, Oyrer J, Jayabal S, Chung AJ, Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ, & van Meyel DJ: Neuronal morphometry directly from bitmap images. Nature Methods (2014) 11(10):982-984, DOI:10.1038/nmeth.3125. [Abstract] [PMC Canada]
44. Blackman AV, Grabuschnig S, Legenstein R, & Sjöström PJ: A comparison of manual neuronal reconstruction from biocytin histology or 2-photon imaging: morphometry and computer modeling. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy (2014) 8:65, DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2014.00065. [Abstract]
2013
45. Blackman AV, Abrahamsson T, Costa RP, Lalanne T, & Sjöström PJ: Target-cell-specific short-term plasticity in local circuits. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2013) 5:11, DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2013.00011. [Abstract]
46. Costa RP, Sjöström PJ, & van Rossum MCW: Probabilistic inference of short-term synaptic plasticity in neocortical microcircuits. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience (2013) 7:75, DOI:10.3389/fncom.2013.00075. [Abstract] [ModelDB]
47. Costa RP, Watt AJ, & Sjöström PJ: How to train a neuron. eLife (2013) 2:e00491, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00491. Commentary on Pawlak et al, eLife 2013.
2012
48. Buchanan KA, Blackman AV, Moreau AW, Elgar D, Costa RP, Lalanne T, Tudor Jones AA, Oyrer J, & Sjöström PJ: Target-Specific Expression of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical Microcircuits. Neuron (2012) 75:451-466. [Full] [PDF]
49. Markram H, Gerstner W, & Sjöström PJ: Spike-timing-dependent plasticity: a comprehensive overview. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2012) 4(2):1-3. [Full]
2011
50. Costa RP, & Sjöström PJ: One cell to rule them all, and in the dendrites bind them. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2011) 3(5):1-2. [Full]
51. Markram H, Gerstner MW & Sjöström PJ: A history of spike-timing-dependent plasticity. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience (2011) 3(4):1-24. [Abstract]
52. Ko H, Hofer SB, Pichler B, Buchanan KA, Sjöström PJ, & Mrsic-Flogel T: Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks. Nature (2011) 473:87-91. [Abstract]
2010
53. Sjöström PJ & Gerstner W: Spike-timing dependent plasticity. Scholarpedia (2010) 5(2):1362.
54. Buchanan KA & Sjöström PJ: A piece of the neocortical puzzle: the pyramid-Martinotti cell reciprocating principle. The Journal of Physiology (2009) 587.22:5301-5302. Perspective on Berger et al.
55. Watt AJ, Cuntz H, Mori M, Nusser Z, Sjöström PJ, & Häusser M: Traveling waves in developing cerebellar cortex mediated by asymmetrical Purkinje cell connectivity. Nature Neuroscience (2009) 12:463-473. [Abstract] [Faculty of 1000]
56. Sjöström PJ, Rancz EA, Roth A, & Häusser M: Dendritic Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity. Physiological Reviews (2008) 88:769-840. Abstract
57. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, & Nelson SB: Multiple forms of long-term plasticity at unitary neocortical layer 5 synapses. Neuropharmacology (2007) 52:176-184. Abstract PDF
58. Varshney LR, Sjöström PJ, Chklovskii DB: Optimal Information Storage in Noisy Synapses under Resource Constraints. Neuron (2006) 52:409-423. Abstract
59. Sjöström PJ & Häusser M: A cooperative switch determines the sign of synaptic plasticity in distal dendrites of neocortical pyramidal neurons. Neuron (2006) 20:227-238. Abstract Commentary PDF
60. Duguid I & Sjöström PJ: Novel presynaptic mechanisms for coincidence detection in synaptic plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2006) 16:312-22. Abstract
61. Song S, Sjöström PJ, Reigl M, Nelson S, Chklovskii DB: Highly Nonrandom Features of Synaptic Connectivity in Local Cortical Circuits. PLoS Biology (2005) 3:507-519. Full-text article Synopsis
62. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Endocannabinoid-dependent neocortical layer-5 LTD in the absence of postsynaptic spiking. Journal of Neurophysiology (2004) 923:3338-3343. Abstract
63. Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ, Häusser M, Nelson SB, Turrigiano GG: A proportional but slower NMDA potentiation follows AMPA potentiation in LTP. Nature Neuroscience (2004) 7:518-524. Abstract
64. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Neocortical LTD via coincident activation of presynaptic NMDA and cannabinoid receptors. Neuron (2003) 39:641-654. Abstract Commentary
65. Nelson SB, Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG: Rate and timing in cortical synaptic plasticity. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B (2002) 357:1851-1857. Abstract
66. Sjöström PJ, Nelson SB: Spike timing, calcium signals and synaptic plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2002) 12:305-314. Abstract
67. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Rate, Timing, and Cooperativity Jointly Determine Cortical Synaptic Plasticity. Neuron (2001) 32:1149-1164. Abstract Commentary PDF
68. Sjöström, Jesper: Lysenko och Kreationismen.
[HTML] Folkvett, 3-4:6-20 (1999). (Journal of the
Swedish skeptic society Föreningen för Vetenskap & Folkbildning.)
69. Sjöström PJ, Frydel BR, Wahlberg LU: Artificial Neural Network-Aided Image Analysis System for Cell Counting. Cytometry, 36:18-26 (1999). Abstract
Technical Reports
1. Wilms C, Abrahamsson T, & Sjöström PJ: Simultaneously recording from four neurons using PatchStar and MicroStar manipulators. Scientifica SciNote 2016 [PDF][Quadruple patch clamp movie]
Book Chapters
1. Abrahamsson T, Lalanne T, Watt AJ, & Sjöström PJ: In-vitro investigation of synaptic plasticity. In Ion Channels: A Laboratory Manual, 1st edition (2017) Eds. Duguid I, Kammermeier P, Brenowitz S, CSH Press. [At Amazon]
2. Maheux J, Froemke RC, & Sjöström PJ: Functional plasticity at dendritic synapses. In Dendrites, 3rd ed (April 2016) Eds. Greg Stuart, Nelson Spruston, Michael Häusser, Oxford University Press. [At Google Books]
3. Blackman AV, Grabuschnig S, Legenstein R, & Sjöström PJ: A comparison of manual neuronal reconstruction from biocytin histology or 2-photon imaging: morphometry and computer modeling. In Quantitative Analysis of Neuroanatomy. (2016) Eds. Budd JML, Cuntz H, Gelen SJ, & Krieger P, Frontiers Media SA, ISBN: 978-2-88919-796-5. [PDF]
4. Sjöström PJ: Lysenko och kreationisterna.
In Fakta eller fantasier. Föreställningar i vetenskapens gränstrakter,
Ed. J. Jerkert, Leopard förlag, 2007.
Books
1. Huber KM, Paoletti P, Sjöström PJ: Latest Advances on
Excitatory Synapse Biology. Frontiers
Research Topic eBook (2021) 332 pages, ISBN 978-2-88971-681-4, Frontiers
Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland. [Link]
2. Sjöström P (Ed): Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
- Editor's Pick 2021. Frontiers
Research Topic eBook (2021) 168 pages, ISBN 978-2-88971-065-2, Frontiers
Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland. [Link]
3. Feldmeyer D, Wesseling JF, & Sjöström P (Eds): Methods
for Synaptic Interrogation. Frontiers Research Topic eBook (2020)
276 pages, ISBN: 978-2-88963-864-2, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland. [Link]
4. Markram H, Gerstner W, & Sjöström PJ (Eds): Spike-timing-dependent plasticity: a comprehensive overview. Frontiers Research Topic eBook (2012) 575 pages, ISBN: 978-2-88919-043-0, Frontiers Media SA. [Link]
Editorial Work
1. Sjöström PJ, Park H, Dudek SM, Bramham CR, Chou CYC: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, The diversity of the plasticitome, 6 articles, Dec 2024 – present.
2. Sjöström PJ, Nugent F, Lupica C, Kirkwood A: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, The Synaptic Basis of Neuropathology, 14 articles, Sept 2021 – 2022.
3. Sjöström PJ: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, Editor’s Pick 2021, Apr 2021
4. Huber KM, Paoletti P, Sjöström PJ: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience on Latest Advances on Excitatory Synapse Biology, 13 articles, July 2019 – August 2021.
5. Waddell S, Sjöström PJ: Guest Section Editor for Special Issue 54 on The Neurobiology of Learning and Plasticity Feb 2019 in Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 26 articles.
6. Feldmeyer D, Wesseling JF, Sjöström PJ: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience on Methods for Synaptic Interrogation, 20 articles, Jan 2018 – June 2020.
7. Sjöström PJ and other Specialty Chief Editors: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience on 10 Years of Impactful, Open Neuroscience, 2017-2019.
8. Markram H, Gerstner W, Sjöström PJ: Research Topic in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience on Spike-timing dependent plasticity, 32 articles, 2010-2011.
9. Markram H, Gerstner W, Sjöström PJ: Research Topic in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience on Theory and models of spike-timing dependent plasticity, 13 articles, 2010-2011.
Abstracts
2024
1. Wong HH*, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. Local protein synthesis in
axons sustains synapse-specific neurotransmission. Postdoctoral talk at the nanosymposium
38 “mRNA Regulation and Translation in Plasticity”, SFN
2024, Chicago IL USA, 5-9 Oct 2024
2. Watanabe A*, Guo C*, &
Sjöström PJ. The
involvement of neocortical astrocytes in timing-dependent long-term depression. SFN 2024, Chicago IL USA, 5-9 Oct 2024
3. Wong HH*, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. A role for axonal protein
synthesis in information coding in the brain. Brain Star Award talk, CAN 2024, Vancouver BC
Canada, 19-22 May 2024
4. Watanabe A*, Guo C*, &
Sjöström PJ. Astrocyte
signalling in long-term depression. CAN 2024, Vancouver BC Canada, 19-22 May 2024
5. Renault HN*, Alageswaran S*,
Chou CYC*, Suvrathan A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparative
2-photon optogenetic mapping of layer-2/3 visual and motor cortex
microcircuits. CAN 2024, Vancouver BC Canada, 19-22 May 2024
6. Alageswaran S*, Renault HN*, Chou CYC*, Suvrathan
A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparative 2-photon optogenetic mapping of layer-5
visual and motor cortex microcircuits. CAN 2024, Vancouver BC
Canada, 19-22 May 2024
7. Rannio S*, Li V*, Thomazeau A*, Luján R, & Sjöström PJ. NMDA Receptors in the
Neocortex: A Tale of Two Compartments. CAN 2024, Vancouver BC
Canada, 19-22 May 2024
8. Guo C*, Watanabe A*, & Sjöström PJ. The role of astrocytes in visual cortex synaptic
plasticity. RI-MUHC
Research Day 2024, Montreal QC Canada, 19 Mar 2024.
9. Renault HN*, Alageswaran S*,
Chou CYC*, Suvrathan A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparing
motor and visual cortex layer-2/3 microcircuits using 2-photon optogenetics.
RI-MUHC Research Day 2024, Montreal QC Canada, 19 Mar 2024.
10. Alageswaran S*, Renault HN*, Chou CYC*, Suvrathan
A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparing motor and visual cortex layer-5
microcircuits using 2-photon optogenetics. RI-MUHC Research Day
2024, Montreal QC Canada, 19 Mar 2024.
11. Rannio S*, Li V*, Thomazeau A*, Luján R, & Sjöström PJ. Determining the roles of
distinct NMDAR pools in neocortical plasticity and synaptic release. RI-MUHC
Research Day 2024, Montreal QC Canada, 19 Mar 2024.
2023
12. Guo C*, Watanabe A*, & Sjöström PJ. Deciphering astrocyte signaling in neocortical
timing-dependent long-term depression. SFN 2023, Washington DC USA, 11-15 Nov 2023.
13. Alageswaran S*, Renault HN*, Chou CYC*, Suvrathan A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparing motor and
visual cortex layer-5 microcircuits using 2-photon optogenetics. SFN
2023, Washington DC USA, 11-15 Nov 2023.
14. Renault HN*, Alageswaran S*,
Chou CYC*, Suvrathan A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparing
motor and visual cortex layer-2/3 microcircuits using 2-photon optogenetics.
SFN 2023, Washington DC USA, 11-15 Nov 2023.
15. Rannio S*, Li V*, Brock J*, Thomazeau
A*, Luján R, & Sjöström PJ. Unconventional
NMDAR signalling in neocortical synaptic plasticity. SFN 2023,
Washington DC USA, 11-15 Nov 2023.
16. Watanabe A*, Guo C*, &
Sjöström PJ. Developmental
desynchronization of calcium activity in visual cortex astrocytes. CAN 2023,
Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
17. Thomazeau A*, Rannio S*, Brock J*,
& Sjöström PJ. Presynaptic NMDA receptors signal non-ionotropically
in neocortical STDP. CAN 2023, Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
18. Chou CYC*, Wong HH*, Boukoulou K*, Guo C*,
Huang C*, Jannat J*, Li VY*, Liang T*, Wu VC*, & Sjöström PJ. 2-photon
optogenetic mapping of visual cortex microcircuits. CAN 2023, Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
19. Wong HH*, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. Local protein
synthesis in axons sustains synapse-specific neurotransmission. (talk at the parallel symposium “Protein
Synthesis in Brain Health and Disease”) CAN 2023, Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
20. Rannio S*, Li V*, Thomazeau A*, Luján R, & Sjöström PJ. Distinct roles of pre- and
postsynaptic NMDARs in synaptic release and plasticity. CAN 2023, Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
21. Alageswaran S*, Renault HN*, Chou CYC*, Suvrathan
A, & Sjöström PJ. Comparing M1 and V1 microcircuit connectivity with
two-photon optogenetics. CAN 2023, Montreal QC Canada, 28-31 May 2023.
2022
22. Watanabe A, Guo C, & Sjöström
PJ. Calcium events in visual cortex astrocytes
desynchronize with development. SFN
2022, San Diego CA USA, 12-16 Nov 2022.
23. Chou CYC, Boukoulou K, Liang
T, Guo C, & Sjöström PJ. 2-photon optogenetic mapping of visual cortex
microcircuits. SFN
2022, San Diego CA USA, 12-16 Nov 2022.
24. Wong HH, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. Local translation in
axons governs synapse-type-specific neurotransmission. SFN 2022, San
Diego CA USA, 12-16 Nov 2022.
25. Rannio S, Thomazeau A, Brock J, Ko
C, Moffat G, & Sjöström PJ. NMDA Receptors in Synaptic Plasticity: More
Than Coincidence. SFN
2022, San Diego CA USA, 12-16 Nov 2022.
26. Wong HH, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. Local translation in
axons governs synapse-specific neurotransmission. EMBO 2022 workshop “RNA localization and
local tr anslation”, 17 – 21 July, Sant
Feliu De Guíxols, Spain.
27. Rannio S, Thomazeau A, Moffat G,
Ko C, &
Sjöström PJ. Exploring the location
dependence of NMDA receptors in synaptic plasticity. CAN 2022, 12-15
May, Toronto ON, Canada.
28. Wong HH, Watt AJ, &
Sjöström PJ. Axonal Protein Synthesis
Regulates Synaptic Release. CAN 2022, 12-15 May, Toronto ON,
Canada.
29. Chou CYC, Boukoulou K, Liang
T, Guo C, & Sjöström PJ. Principles of Local Visual Cortex Connectivity. CAN 2022,
12-15 May, Toronto ON, Canada.
30. Thomazeau A, Brock J & Sjöström PJ. Presynaptic NMDA
receptors signal metabotropically in neocortical STDP. CAN 2022,
12-15 May, Toronto ON, Canada.
31. McFarlan A, Guo C, Weinerman C, Greedy W, Costa RP, & Sjöström PJ. Short-Term Plasticity at Neocortical Vip Interneuron
Inputs and Outputs. CAN 2022, 12-15 May, Toronto ON,
Canada.
32. Watanabe A, Guo C, & Sjöström
PJ. Maturation of mouse visual cortex
astrocytes. CAN 2022, 12-15 May, Toronto ON,
Canada
2021
33. Wong HH & Sjöström PJ. Axonal Translation Governs Synaptic Release. McGill-NIPS Joint Symposium, with National
Institute for Physiological Sciences (Okazaki, Japan), McGill
University, Montreal QC, 11-12 Jan 2022.
34. Rannio S, Thomazeau A, Moffat G,
Ko C, &
Sjöström PJ: Exploring the location dependence of NMDA receptors in synaptic
plasticity. CAN 2021, 23-24
Aug, virtual meeting, Vancouver BC, Canada
35. Chou CYC, Guo C, & Sjöström PJ: Rapid
microcircuit mapping with 2-photon optogenetics. CAN 2021, 23-24 Aug,
virtual meeting, Vancouver BC, Canada
36. McFarlan A, Weinerman C, Guo C, & Sjöström PJ: Spike-Timing-Dependent
Plasticity at Neocortical Vip Interneuron Outputs. CAN 2021, 23-24 Aug,
virtual meeting, Vancouver BC, Canada
37. Watanabe A, Guo C, Cherepacha
N, &
Sjöström PJ: Developmental Profile of Visual Cortex Astrocytes. CAN 2021, 23-24 Aug,
virtual meeting, Vancouver BC, Canada
2019
38. Wong HH & Sjöström PJ: Differential Role of Presynaptic Translation in Evoked and Spontaneous Release. SFN 2019, Chicago IL USA 19-24 Oct 2019.
39. Thomazeau A, Brock J, & Sjöström PJ: A key role for metabotropic presynaptic NMDA receptor signaling in neocortical STDP. SFN 2019, Chicago IL USA 19-24 Oct 2019.
40. Wong HH & Sjöström PJ: Differential Role of Presynaptic Protein Synthesis in Neurotransmission. ISN Satellite Conference "Neurotransmitter-Gated Ion-Channels in Health and Disease", Poster #7, Montreal QC Canada, 1-2 Aug 2019.
41. Droogers W, Chou CYC, Lalanne T, Fineberg E, & Sjöström
PJ: Calcium dynamics and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in basket cell
dendrites. iGluR Retreat 2019, Montreal QC
Canada, 30 July 2019
42. Brock JA, Abrahamsson T, Chou CYC, Li SSY, Mancino A,
Farmer WT, Murai KK, & Sjöström PJ: Divergent signalling paths of
presynaptic NMDA receptors in neocortical circuits. iGluR Retreat 2019, Montreal QC Canada, 30 July 2019
43. Brock JA & Sjöström PJ: Neocortical tLTD requires presynaptic NMDAR- mediated JNK signalling.
At the Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar "Excitatory Synapses and Brain Function" in
Manchester NH USA, 8-14 June 2019
44. McFarlan A, Weinerman C, Haddad M, & Sjöström PJ: Characterization
of Vip Interneuron Plasticity in the Motor Cortex. At the Gordon Research
Conference and Gordon Research Seminar "Excitatory Synapses and Brain Function" in
Manchester NH USA, 8-14 June 2019.
45. McFarlan A, Weinerman C, Haddad M, & Sjöström PJ: Characterization
of Vip Interneuron Plasticity in the Motor Cortex. CAN 2019, 22-25 May,
Toronto ON Canada.
46. Brock JA & Sjöström PJ: tLTD
requires presynaptic NMDAR-mediated JNK signaling. CAN 2019, 22-25 May,
Toronto ON Canada.
47. Chou CYC, Yan W, & Sjöström PJ: Optogenetic
interrogation of cortical microcircuits with single-cell, millisecond
resolution. HBHL Research Day 2019, 3 May 2019, Montreal QC Canada.
48. McFarlan A, Weinerman C, Haddad M, & Sjöström PJ: Characterization
of Vip Interneuron Plasticity in the Motor Cortex. HBHL Research Day 2019,
3 May 2019, Montreal QC Canada.
49. Wong HH & Sjöström PJ: Differential Role of
Presynaptic Protein Synthesis in Neurotransmission. HBHL Research Day 2019,
3 May 2019, Montreal QC Canada.
50. Zhou L, Sjöström PJ, and LeBlanc AC: Methylene blue
inhibits Caspase-6 activity, and reverses Caspase-6-induced cognitive
impairment and neuroinflammation in aged mice. ADPD 2019, 26-31 March,
Lisbon, Portugal.
2018
51. Mizusaki BEP, Li SSY, Costa RP, & Sjöström PJ: Differential
learning from pre- vs. postsynaptically expressed
STDP. SFN 2018, 3-7 November, San Diego CA USA.
52. Zhou L, Sjöström PJ, and LeBlanc AC: Methylene blue
reverses caspase-6-mediated cognitive deficits in mice. SFN 2018, 3-7
November, San Diego CA USA.
53. Amanda McFarlan, Amrit Sampalli, Elvis Cela, &
Sjöström PJ: Rapid optogenetic kindling
in neocortex. CAN
2018 1-G-144, 13-16 May, Vancouver BC Canada.
2017
54. Chou CYC, Brock JA, Abrahamsson T, Li SSY, Mancino A,
Nuro E, Farmer WT, Costa RC, Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Blackman A, Tudor-Jones A,
Murai K, & Sjöström PJ: A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA
receptor signalling in neocortex. CAN 2017 3-B-45, 28-31 May, Montreal QC
Canada.
55. Cela E, McFarlan A, Sampalli
A, & Sjöström PJ: Optogenetic kindling of neocortex elicits seizures.
CAN 2017 3-B-57, 28-31 May, Montreal QC Canada.
2016
56. Mizusaki BEP, Li SSY, Costa RP, & Sjöström PJ: Pre-
and postsynaptically expressed spike-timing-dependent
plasticity contribute differentially to neural learning. SFN 2016 685.03/G26,
12-16 November, San Diego CA USA.
57. Cela E, Chung AJ, Wang T, & Sjöström PJ: Optogenetic
kindling of neocortex elicits seizures. SFN 2016 592.05/DP03,
12-16 November, San Diego CA USA.
58. Chou YCC, Abrahamsson T, Li SSY, Mancino A, Nuro E,
Costa RP, Buchanan K, Elgar D, Blackman A, Tudor-Jones A, Murai K, &
Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA receptors rely on RIM1αβ to control
the readily-releasable pool at synapses onto layer-5
pyramidal neurons. SFN 2016 396.18/E13,
12-16 November, San Diego CA USA.
59. Abrahamsson T, Li SSY, Chou YCC, Mancino A, Nuro E,
Farmer WT, Costa RP, Buchanan K, Elgar D, Blackman A, Oyrer
J, Tudor-Jones A, Murai K, & Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA receptors act
via RIM1αβ to control the readily-releasable
pool in layer-5 pyramidal neurons. FENS 2016, 2-6 July, Copenhagen, Denmark.
60. Abrahamsson T, Li SSY, Chou YCC, Mancino A, Nuro E,
Farmer WT, Costa RP, Buchanan K, Elgar D, Blackman A, Oyrer
J, Tudor-Jones A, van Rossum M, Murai K, & Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA
receptors act via RIM1αβ to control the readily-releasable
pool in layer-5 pyramidal neurons. CAN 2016, May 29 - June 1, Toronto ON Canada.
61. Cela E, Chung AJ, Wang T, & Sjöström PJ: An optogenetic
kindling model of neocortical epilepsy. CAN 2016, May 29 - June
1, Toronto ON Canada.
2015
62. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Gregor
E, Mancino A, Burwell S, Farrant M, & Sjöström PJ: Synapse-specific
expression of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in neocortical layer-5 sharpens
basket cell-mediated inhibition. SFN 2015 382.09/A72, Chicago
IL USA.
63. Abrahamsson T, Costa RP, Buchanan K, Elgar D, Blackman
A, Oyrer J, Tudor-Jones A, van Rossum M, &
Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA receptors act via RIM1αβ to control
the readily-releasable pool in layer-5 pyramidal
neurons. SFN 2015 36.02/B41,
Chicago IL USA.
64. Cela E, Chung AJ, Wang T, & Sjöström PJ: An
optogenetic kindling model of neocortical epilepsy. SFN 2015 495.02/G16, Chicago
IL USA.
65. Farmer WT, Abrahamsson T, Chierzi
S, Lui C, Jones E, Ponroy B, Peng J, Charron F,
Sjöström PJ, and Murai K: Neurons diversify astrocytes in the adult brain
through Sonic Hedgehog signaling. SFN 2015 296.30/B85, Chicago
IL USA.
66. Cela E, Chung AJ, Wang T, & Sjöström PJ: A
model of epilepsy based on optogenetic kindling. CAN 2015, May 24-27,
Vancouver BC Canada.
67. Cela E, Chung AJ, Wang T, & Sjöström PJ: A
model of epilepsy based on optogenetic kindling. At the "Neurobiology
of Epilepsy: From Genes to Networks" meeting, May 4-5, 2015 Université de Montréal, Canada.
68. Costa RP, Froemke RC, Sjöström PJ, van Rossum MCW: Reliable
and flexible receptive field development through unified pre- and postsynaptic
STDP. Integrated Systems Neuroscience Workshop 2015, 23-24 March
2015, Manchester UK.
69. Costa RP, Froemke RC, Sjöström PJ, van Rossum MCW: Memory
savings through unified pre- and postsynaptic STDP. COSYNE
2015, 5-8 March 2015, Salt Lake City UT USA.
2014
70. Abrahamsson T, Costa RP, Buchanan KA, Elgar D,
Blackman AV, Oyrer J, Tudor-Jones AA, van Rossum MCW,
Sjöström PJ: Control of vesicle release by cortical presynaptic NMDA
receptors. SFN 2014 246.14/GG28, Washington DC USA.
71. Cela E, Chung AJ, & Sjöström PJ: A model of
epilepsy based on optogenetic kindling. SFN 2014 520.17/Z15, Washington DC USA.
72. Costa RP, Sjöström PJ, and van Rossum MCW: A
unified model of pre and postsynaptic STDP. T 129, Bernstein Conference,
University of Göttingen, Germany, 2-5 Sept 2014. DOI: 10.12751/nncn.bc2014.0283
73. Cela E & Sjöström PJ: Optogenetic kindling of
cortical circuits elicits epilepsy. P2.97, ISDN, 19-24
July 2014, Montreal QC Canada, indexed on PubMed as
Int J Dev Neurosci. 2015 Dec;47(Pt A):122. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.04.326.
74. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Costa
RP, Chung AJ, Farrant M, Sjöström PJ: Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors and
synapse-specific plasticity in the neocortical layer-5 microcircuit.
Physiology 2014, 30 June-2 July, London, UK.
75. Cela E, Chung A, Wang T, Chen LY, Sjöström PJ: A
novel optogenetic kindling model of epilepsy. Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
2014, May 25-28, Montreal QC Canada.
76. Abrahamsson T, Costa RP, Buchanan KA, Elgar D,
Blackman AV, Oyrer J, Tudor-Jones AA, van Rossum MCW,
Sjöström PJ: Control of vesicle release by cortical presynaptic NMDA
receptors. Canadian Neuroscience Meeting 2014, May 25-28, Montreal QC
Canada.
77. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Costa
RP, Chung AJ, Chou CYC, Farrant M, Sjöström PJ: Synapse-specific plasticity
in the neocortical layer-5 microcircuit. Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
2014, May 25-28, Montreal QC Canada.
2013
78. Oyrer J, Lalanne T, Chung AJ, Sjöström PJ, Farrant M: Calcium-permeable
AMPARs in local circuits of mouse visual cortex. SFN 2013 801.21/E3, San Diego CA USA.
79. Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Chung A,
Farrant M, Sjöström PJ: Synapse-specific expression of Cp-AMPARs in
neocortical inhibitory neurons. McGill University IPN Retreat 2013.
80. Sjöström PJ, Moreau AW, Buchanan KA, Blackman AV,
Elgar D, Costa RP, Lalanne T, Tudor Jones AA, Oyrer
J: Target-specific expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in neocortical microcircuits.FENS
Featured Regional Meeting, Sept 11-14, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
81. Costa RP, Sjöström PJ, van Rossum MCW: Probabilistic
Inference of Synaptic Dynamics in Neocortical Microcircuits. CNS*2013,
Paris, France, July 13-18, 2013. [Abstract]
82. Moreau AW, Buchanan KA, Blackman AV, Elgar D, Costa
RP, Lalanne T, Tudor Jones AA, Oyrer J, Sjöström PJ: Target-specific
expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in neocortical microcircuits. 11e
Colloque de la Société des Neurosciences 2013, May 21 - 24, 2013, Lyon, France.
83. Costa RP, Sjöström PJ, van Rossum MCW: Probabilistic
Inference Reveals Synapse-specific Synaptic Dynamics in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Computational and Systems Neuroscience Meeting (CoSyNe), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2013.
2012
84. Blackman AV, Buchanan KA, Moreau AW, Elgar D, Costa
RP, Lalanne T, Tudor Jones AA, Oyrer J, Sjöström PJ: Target-specific
expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in neocortical microcircuits. SFN
2012, 144.02/D15.
85. Costa RP, Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Blackman AV, Oyrer J, van Rossum MCW, Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA
receptors differentially regulate release probability at neocortical excitatory
synapses. SFN 2012, 144.22/D35.
2011
86. Costa RP, Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Oyrer
J, Blackman AV, Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA Receptors Differentially
Regulate Release Probability at Neocortical Excitatory Synapses. UCL
Neuroscience Symposium 2011:32.
87. Blackman AV, Buchanan KA, Moreau AW, Elgar D, Costa
RP, Oyrer J, Tudor Jones AA, Sjöström PJ: Target-Specific
Expression of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Local Neocortical Circuits. UCL
Neuroscience Symposium 2011:39.
2010
88. Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Blackman AV, Tudor Jones AA,
Sjöström PJ: Differential expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in
neocortex. FENS Abstr., vol.5, 014.2, 2010. [Abstract]
89. Buchanan KA, Blackman AV, Elgar D, Tudor Jones AA,
Sjöström PJ: Differential Expression of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in
Layer-5 Neurons of the Visual Cortex.. UCL
Neuroscience Symposium 2010.
90. Costa RP, Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Oyrer
J, Blackman AV, Sjöström PJ: Presynaptic NMDA Receptors Differentially
Increase Basal Release Probability in Neocortex. Edinburgh Neuroinformatics
Centre, Doctoral Training Centre Day 2010.
91. Buchanan KA, Elgar D, Tudor Jones AA, Blackman AV,
Rutledge M, Sjöström PJ: Control of Neurotransmitter Release by Presynaptic
NMDA Receptors. Acta Physiologica, 198(677):99
(2010), talk at the Joint
Meeting of the Scandinavian and German Physiological Societies. [Abstract]
92. Buchanan KA, Tudor Jones AA, Elgar D, Rutledge M,
Sjöström PJ: Differential expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in
layer-5 neurons of the mouse visual cortex. Soc Neurosci
Abstr, 822.8 (2009). [Abstract]
93. Watt A, Sjöström PJ, Häusser
M: Fluorescence-assisted targeting of elusive synaptic connections. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 104.1
(2009). [Abstract]
94. Watt A, Cuntz H, Mori M,
Sjöström PJ, Häusser M: Traveling waves in
juvenile cerebellar cortex mediated by directed synaptic connections between purkinje cells. Days of Molecular Medicine, April 17-19 2008, The Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Abstract
115.
95. Cuntz H, Watt A, Sjöström PJ, Häusser
M: Activity waves in a network model of Purkinje cells mediated by
asymmetric axonal connectivity. COSYNE08,
Session II - poster 76, Abstract #99.
96. Sjöström PJ, Häusser M: A
co-operative switch determines the sign of synaptic plasticity in distal
dendrites of neocortical pyramidal neurons. The Physiological Society 2006
Main Meeting, C63. [Abstract]
97. Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ, Mori M, Ramakrishnan L & Häusser M: Functional synaptic connections between mouse
cerebellar Purkinje cells. The Physiological Society 2006 Main Meeting,
C108.
98. Varshney LR, Sjöström PJ, Chklovskii DB: Optimal information storage
in noisy synapses. 2006 CSHL Meeting on Channels, Receptors &
Synapses. [Abstract]
99. Sjöström PJ, Häusser M: A
dendritic switch between Hebbian and anti-Hebbian plasticity at distal
neocortical synapses. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 161.11 (2005). [Abstract]
100. Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ, Häusser
M: Monosynaptic inhibitory connections between pairs of Purkinje cells in
mouse cerebellar cortex. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 179.13 (2005).
101. Sjöström PJ, Kitamura K, Häusser
M: Synaptic plasticity depends on dendritic location and input origin in
layer 5 neurons. Soc Neurosci Abstr,
56.6 (2004). [Abstract]
102. Reigl M, Song S, Sjöström PJ, Nelson SB, Chklovskii DB: Statistics of connectivity among layer 5
pyramidal neurons. Monte Veritā STDP Meeting,
Ascona, Switzerland (2004).
103. Watt AJ, Sjöström PJ, Häusser
M, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Proportional but temporally distinct
potentiation of AMPA and NMDA currents at neocortical synapses. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 375.2
(2003).
104. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Two forms of
LTP at visual cortical layer-5 synapses. Soc Neurosci
Abstr, 257.2 (2003). [Abstract] [Poster as JPEG (1.4 MB)]
105. Reigl M, Song S, Sjöström PJ, Nelson SB, Chklovskii DB: Statistics of connectivity among layer 5
pyramidal neurons. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 257.3 (2003). Abstract
106. Taneja P, Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Presynaptic
N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors regulate neurotransmission at excitatory
synapses in rat visual cortex. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 902.9 (2003). Abstract
107. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: A
Presynaptic Coincidence Detection Mechanism for LTD in Visual Cortical Layer-5
Neurons. Soc Neurosci Abstr,
647.6 (2002). Abstract
108. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Cooperativity
and Frequency Dependence of Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Visual
Cortical Layer-5 Pairs. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 923.11 (2001). Abstract
109. Sjöström PJ, Turrigiano GG, Nelson SB: Spike-Timing
Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Rat Visual Cortex. Soc Neurosci Abstr, 419.7
(2000).
110. Sjöström PJ, Wahlberg LU: Automated Cell
Recognition and Counting Based on a Combination of Artificial Neural Networks
and Standard Image Analysis Methods. 3rd ICCNS, International Conference
for Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston, MA, May 1999. Abstract
Talks and Symposia
1. Non-Canonical
NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical Plasticity. Talk at the iGluR 2023 Ion Channel Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA,
9 July 2023.
2. Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central
Synapses. First in-person seminar for
the Neuroscience Colloquium Series at Carleton University, Ottawa ON, 16
Sep 2022.
3.
Presynaptic NMDARs signal metabotropically
in neocortical spike-timing-dependent plasticity. Talk at the at the International
Society for Neurochemistry’s Biennial 2022 meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii,
USA, 31 Aug 2022.
4.
The Plasticity
of Neocortical Vip Interneurons. Talk at “GABAergic inhibitory circuits in
health and disease” Satellite Symposium, CAN 2022, Toronto ON, 12 May 2022.
5.
Mapping Visual
Cortex Connectivity with 2-Photon Optogenetics. McGill-NIPS Joint
Symposium, with National Institute for Physiological Sciences (Okazaki, Japan),
McGill University, Montreal QC,
11-12 Jan 2022.
6.
Unconventional
NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical Plasticity. Virtual talk for NeuroWire, Université
Laval, Quebec QC, 4 Nov 2021.
7.
Unconventional
NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central Synapses. Virtual talk for
Neuroscience Colloquium at McMaster University, Hamilton ON, 31 Oct
2021.
8.
Presynaptic NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical
Layer 5.
Virtual talk at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
meeting “Flux-independent
signaling by ionotropic receptors: Unforeseen roles and complexities”,
New York, USA, 21 June 2021.
9.
Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signalling at Neocortical
Synapses.
Virtual talk at the Cold Spring Harbor Ion Channels Course, New York, USA, 15
June 2021.
10. Rapid
Plasticity Mapping (RPM) for high-throughput analysis of circuit plasticity. AI/Neuro Workshop, McGill University, Montreal QC, 16 Nov 2020.
11. Unconventional
NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical Plasticity. Quantitative Life Science program, McGill University, Montreal QC, 28 Jan
2020.
12. Using 2-Photon Optogenetics to Study
Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity.
Virtual talk at the Cold
Spring Harbor Ion Channels Course, New York, USA, 5 June 2020.
13. Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signalling at Neocortical
Synapses. Invited talk at European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience, Paris,
France, 14-15 Jan 2020
14. Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central
Synapses. Invited talk at "Hebb
70: Synapses, Plasticity and Disease" at University of Toronto, 23-26
June 2019
15. Unorthodox NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical
Plasticity. Gordon Research
Conference "Excitatory Synapses and Brain Function" in
Manchester NH USA, 9-14 June 2019
16. Unorthodox NMDA Receptor Signalling in Neocortical
Plasticity. At the "Atypical roles for
NMDA receptors in physiology and disease" parallel symposium with Dr
Roger Thompson (U Calgary), Dr Kim Dore (UCSD), and Dr Robert Bonin (U
Toronto), CAN 2019, Toronto ON Canada, 22 - 25 May 2019.
17. Atypical NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central Synapses. Keynote at HBHL
Trainees Get-Together, McGill University, Montreal QC, 12 March 2019.
18. Atypical NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central Synapses. Groupe de recherche CogNAC,
Université du Québec ā Trois-Rivičres, Quebec QC, 20 Feb 2019.
19. Atypical NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central Synapses. CHU Laval, Université Laval, Quebec QC, 21 Jan 2019.
20. An Optogenetic Kindling Model of Epilepsy. At the Novel Models of Epilepsy Breakout
Session with Dr Morris Scantlebury (University of Calgary), Dr Hongyu Sun
(Carleton University), Dr Liang Zhang (University of Toronto), and Dr Aylin
Reid (University of Toronto), CLAE 2018, St John's NL Canada, 22 Sep 2018.
21. Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signalling at Central
Synapses. Seminar at Brain Research Institute,
University of Zürich, Switzerland, 16 March 2018.
22. Differential Regulation of Evoked and Spontaneous
Release by Presynaptic NMDA Receptors.
Seminar at Department of
Physiology, University of Bern, Switzerland, 15 March 2018.
23. A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA receptor
signalling in neocortex. At the
University of Queensland's Moreton
Bay Research Station (MBRS), Stradbroke Island, Brisbane, Australia, 17 Apr
2018.
24. A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA receptor
signalling in neocortex. Network for
Networks seminar at Department
of Neuroscience, the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 8 Dec 2017.
25. A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA receptor
signalling in neocortex. At the Unconventional
NMDA Receptor Signalling SFN 2017 Symposium with Drs Karen Zito (UC
Davies), Pablo Castillo (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), and Kim Dore
(UCSD), Washington DC, USA, 10-15 Nov 2017.
26. A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA receptor
signalling in neocortex. Friday
seminar at Department
of Neuroscience, the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 20 Oct 2017.
27. A double dissociation of presynaptic NMDA receptor
signalling in neocortex. Talk at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural
Circuits and Behaviour, London, UK, 29 June 2017.
28. Presynaptic NMDA receptors act via RIM1αβ to
control the readily releasable pool at synapses onto neocortical layer-5
pyramidal neurons. Ionotropic
Glutamate Receptors, SFN 2016 Satellite Meeting, Paradise Point, San Diego,
CA USA, 10-11 Nov 2016.
29. Optogenetic kindling as a model of epilepsy. At the Novel Experimental Models of Epilepsy parallel symposium
with Dr Peter Carlen (Toronto Western Hospital), Dr Aylin Reid (Toronto Western
Hospital), and Dr Igor Timofeev (Université Laval), CAN 2016, Toronto ON
Canada, 29 May - 1 June 2016.
30. Synaptic plasticity in neocortical microcircuits. Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto ON,
14 Apr 2016.
31. Synaptic Plasticity in Neocortical Circuits. Center
for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Concordia University, Montréal QC,
4 Mar 2016.
32. Synaptic plasticity in neocortical microcircuits. Neuroscience for Mental Health Seminar Series, Douglas Mental Health
University Institute, McGill University, Montreal QC, 23 Nov 2015.
33. Synapse-specific expression of ionotropic glutamate
receptors in neocortical microcircuits.
Workshop on Synaptic Plasticity, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale
Supérieure, Paris, France, 8 Sept 2015.
34. Neocortical optogenetic kindling: Emergent seizures
after repeated hyperactivity. CNS 2015, at the
satellite workshop on Synaptic Plasticity and Homeostasis, Prague, Czech
Republic, 23 July 2015.
35. Synapse-specific plasticity in neocortical
microcircuits. Bernstein Conference,
at the satellite workshop on Supervised synaptic learning rules for spiking
neural networks, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2-5 Sept 2014.
36. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Dept of
Bioengineering, Imperial
College, London UK, 6 May 2014.
37. Target-specific expression of presynaptic NMDA
receptors in neocortical microcircuits.
Part of symposium on "Presynaptic NMDA receptors and plasticity" at
the FENS Featured
Regional Meeting 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic, 11-14 September 2013. [Abstract]
38. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. NIH, Bethesda MD USA, 14 May 2013.
39. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. CRIUSMQ, Université
Laval, Quebec QC, 22 Mar 2013.
40. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Stockholm Brain Institute,
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 11 Mar 2013.
41. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Einstein College of Medicine,
NY, NY, USA, 30 Nov 2012.
42. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity. Keynote lecture at the "Spiking Neural Networks - Dynamics, Structure and
Plasticity" conference of the Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Germany,
4-5 Oct 2012. [group photo]
43. Synaptic Plasticity in Neocortical Circuits. Center
for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology, Concordia University, Montréal,
Canada, 21 Sept 2012.
44. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. International Conference for
Neurons and Brain Disease, McGill University, Montréal, Canada, 26-28 June
2012.
45. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada,
3 Feb 2012.
46. Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical
Microcircuits. Department of
Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 27 Jan 2012.
47. Synaptic Plasticity in Cortical Circuits. Talk at the Workshop
on Learning and Plasticity at the Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques,
Marseille, France, Nov 7-11, 2011.
48. Synaptic Plasticity in Neoortical
Circuits. Talk at the symposium Synaptic
Integration and Plasticity in Developing and Mature Neural Circuitry at the
Canadian Neuroscience Meeting,
Quebec City, June 1, 2011.
49. Synaptic Plasticity in Cortical Circuits. Seminar at Bristol University, UK, Dec 3, 2010.
50. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Neocortical
Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Seminar at
Linköping University,
Sweden, Apr 8, 2010.
51. Control of Neurotransmitter Release by Presynaptic
NMDA Receptors. Talk at the Joint Meeting of the Scandinavian
and German Physiological Societies, Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar 29, 2010. [Abstract]
52. Synaptic Plasticity in Cortical Circuits. Talk at the Centre for Research in Neuroscience at McGill University, Canada, Mar
18, 2010.
53. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Neocortical
Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Seminar at
Cardiff University, UK,
Mar 12, 2010.
54. STDP in Neocortical Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Talk at the 7th Paris Area Computational Neurosciences Day,
"Synaptic Plasticity: From receptors to networks", Laboratory of Neurophysics and Physiology, Université René Descartes
Paris 5, France, Dec 14, 2009.
55. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Neocortical
Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Seminar at
the Institute of Psychiatry,
Kings College, UK, Nov 12,
2009.
56. Presynaptic Coincidence Detection in Cortical
Synapses. Inaugural speaker at the
"Cortex Club", Dept
of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK, May 19, 2009.
57. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Neocortical
Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Seminar at
the Laboratory of Computational
Neuroscience, Brain Mind
Institute, EPFL,
Switzerland, Nov 12, 2008.
58. Pre and Postsynaptic LTP and LTD in Neocortex. Talk at the Integrative
Approaches to Brain Complexity meeting at Wellcome
Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire UK,
October 1 - 5, 2008. [Abstract]
59. Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Neocortical
Layer-5 Pyramidal Neurons. Seminar at
the Gatsby Computational
Neuroscience Unit at UCL, London, UK, April 23, 2008. [Abstract]
60. A dendritic switch for synaptic plasticity. Plenary talk at the Global
Center of Excellence International
Workshop , Tokyo, Japan, Mar 7, 2008, plus concluding remarks at the GCOE
Retreat at the Tomiura Royal Hotel, Minamiboso,
Chiba, Japan, March 8-9, 2008. [Abstract]
61. Kauer J, Sjöström PJ, Fox K: Presynaptic
Potentiation and Depression in the Cortex. Session at the Winter Conference on Neural
Plasticity, St. Lucia, Caribbean, Feb 9-16, 2008. [Abstract]
62. Rules governing the induction and expression of
neocortical STDP. Talk at the
Neuroinformatics Doctoral Training Centre day, Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation,
University of Edinburgh, September 13, 2007.
63. A dendritic switch for synaptic plasticity. Seminar at the Laboratory of Neurophysics and Physiology, Université René Descartes
Paris 5, May 21, 2007.
64. A dendritic switch for synaptic plasticity. Invited talk at the Dendrites: Molecules, Structure & Function Gordon
Conference, March 18-23, 2007, at the Four Points Sheraton, Harbortown,
Ventura, CA. [photo]
65. A dendritic switch between Hebbian and anti-Hebbian
plasticity at distal neocortical synapses. Invited talk at the Biomedical Centre of Uppsala
University, June 17 2005, Uppsala, Sweden.
66. Induction and expression of spike timing-dependent
plasticity in neocortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons. Invited talk at the FENS 4th forum of European Neuroscience, July 10-14
2004, Lisbon, Portugal. Abstract
67. Presynaptic NMDA receptors, cannabinoid release and
LTD induction in layer 5 cells.
Invited talk at the Monte Veritā STDP Meeting, 29 Feb -
5 Mar 2004, Ascona, Switzerland.
68. Presynaptic NMDA receptors, cannabinoid release and
LTD induction in layer 5 cells. At
the "Excitable
Cells: Models and Experiments" meeting, 8 Sep 2003, Oxford University,
in honor of Prof Julian Jack's retirement. Abstract
69. A presynaptic coincidence detection mechanism for
neocortical spike timing-dependent depression. "Brain Lunch" talk at The Brain and Cognitive
Sciences Department of MIT,
Boston, MA, 30 Sep 2002, by invitation of the MIT graduate students.
70. Cooperativity and Frequency Dependence of Spike
Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Visual Cortical Layer-5 Pairs. Meeting of The Sloan-Swartz Center
for Theoretical Neurobiology, Lake Tahoe, 2001.
Awards
1. 2023 To Christina Chou, the Ann and Richard Sievers
Neuroscience Award
2. 2023 To Shawniya Alageswaran, an IBRO scholarship to attend the CHSL Imaging
Course
3. 2023 To Airi Watanabe, the FRQS Bourse de doctorat
4. 2023 To Haley Renault, the Savoy Foundation
Studentship
5. 2023 To Connie Guo, the NSERC USRA
6. 2023 To Haley Renault and Shawniya
Alageswaran, the RI-MUHC Studentship
7. 2022 To Sabine Rannio, the
FRQS bourse de doctorat
8. 2021 To Airi Watanabe, the Faculty of Medicine
Studentship (declined)
9. 2021 To Airi Watanabe and Sabine Rannio, the HBHL
Graduate Student Fellowship
10. 2021 To Hovy Wong, CIHR
Postdoctoral Fellowship
11. 2021 To Tasha Liang, NSERC Undergraduate Student
Research Award
12. 2020 To Hovy Wong, FRQS
Programme de bourse de formation postdoctorale pour
les candidats non domiciliés
au Québec
13. 2020 To Airi Watanabe, the IPN Returning Student Award
14. 2020 To Airi Watanabe, the QBIN PhD Scholarship
15. 2020 To Victoria Jones and Sabine Rannio,
the HBHL Graduate Student Fellowship
16. 2020 To Amanda McFarlan, the FRQS bourse de doctorat
17. 2020 To Nicole Cherepacha,
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
18. 2020 To Victoria Jones, RI-MUHC Studentship
19. 2020 To Dr. Aurore Thomazeau,
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship
20. 2019 To Hovy Wong, the 2019
McGill Regenerative Medicine Photo Contest
21. 2019 To Christina Chou, the Graduate Mobility Award
22. 2019 To Airi Watanabe, the QBIN MSc Scholarship
(declined)
23. 2019 With Dr Aparna Suvrathan,
the Azrieli Center for Autism Research (ACAR) Award
24. 2019 To Airi Watanabe and Amanda McFarlan, the HBHL
Graduate Student Fellowship
25. 2019 To Airi Watanabe and Amanda McFarlan,
the Faculty of Medicine Studentship (both declined)
26. 2019 To Christina Chou, the FRQNT Bourse de doctorat en recherche
27. 2019 To Christina Chou, the NSERC Postgraduate
Scholarship-Doctoral stipend
28. 2019 To Libin Zhou, a scholarship for outstanding
Chinese students abroad.
29. 2019 To Jennifer Brock, the IBRO travel award
30. 2019 To Airi Watanabe, the RI-MUHC Studentship
31. 2018 To Christina Chou and Amanda McFarlan, the Faculty
of Medicine Studentship (declined).
32. 2018 To Christina Chou and Amanda McFarlan, the HBHL
Graduate Student Fellowship.
33. 2018 Fonds de recherche Santé Québec Chercheurs-boursiers Senior 9
34. 2018 To Hovy Wong, the Healthy
Brains for Healthy Lives Postdoctoral Fellowship
35. 2018 To Amanda McFarlan, The IPN GREAT Travel Award as
well as the Canadian Association for Neuroscience Travel Award.
36. 2018 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project
Grant - CIHR PG
37. 2018 To Amanda McFarlan, the RI-MUHC Studentship
38. 2017 The Oxford-Brain@McGill-ZNZ
Partnership funding for a pilot project, with Drs Abhishek Banerjee and Fritjof
Helmchen at University of Zürich, Switzerland.
39. 2017 Healthy Brains Healthy Lives Visiting Fellowship
40. 2017 To Christina Chou, a Faculty of Medicine
Studentship
41. 2017 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada Discovery Grant - NSERC DG
42. 2017 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada Discovery Accelerator Supplement - NSERC DAS
43. 2017 To Amrit Sampalli, NSERC
Undergraduate Student Research Award
44. 2016 To Jennifer Brock, The Max Stern Award
45. 2016 To Amanda McFarlan, McGill IPN Entrance Award
46. 2016 To Sally Siying Li, the
The Brain@McGill
Prize for Neuroscience Undergraduate Research 2016
47. 2016 Canada Summer Jobs Award
48. 2016 To Adamo Mancino, NSERC Undergraduate Student
Research Award
49. 2014 To Txomin Lalanne, MUHC Scholarship
50. 2013 Canadian Institutes of Health Research New
Investigator Award - CIHR NIA
51. 2013 Joint Pilot Project - Imperial College London and
McGill University
52. 2013 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating
Grant - CIHR OG
53. 2012 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada Discovery Grant - NSERC DG
54. 2012 To Carla Kalkhoven, Boehringer
Ingelheim Fonds PhD studentship (turned down).
55. 2012 To Carla Kalkhoven,
McGill University Alma Mater studentship
56. 2012 To Txomin Lalanne, MUHC Scholarship
57. 2011 Savoy Foundation Research Grant
58. 2011 Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders
Opportunity Fund - CFI LOF
59. 2011 Assistant Professor at McGill University,
Montreal, Canada.
60. 2010 To Julia Oyrer, UCL
Impact PhD Studentship Award
61. 2010 To Arne Blackman, BBSRC Industrial CASE PhD
Studentship
62. 2009 EU FP7 FET-Open, collaborative grant
63. 2009 University of London Central Research Fund
64. 2009 To Mic Rutledge, The Physiological Society
Vacation Studentship
65. 2009 To Dale Elgar and Scientifica
UK, The Royal Society Industrial Fellowship
66. 2008 The Royal Society Research Grant
67. 2007 The Medical Research Council Career Development
Award
68. 2007 The Royal Society Travel Grant
69. 2007 The Physiological Society Travel Grant
70. 2005 The Royal Society Travel Grant
71. 2003 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
72. 2003 The Royal Society Travel Grant
73. 2003 The Physiological Society Dale and Rushton Travel
Grant
74. The 2002 Boston Area Neuroscience Group Travel Award
75. 1998-2001 Sloan-Swartz Center for Theoretical
Neurobiology Fellowship, Brandeis University.
76. 1995 Sederholms
Stipendium, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden.
77. 1993 Stipendium
from Sveriges Civilingenjörs Förbund, Sweden.
78. 1993 Rotary, Älvkarleby,
Sweden.
79. 1989 Polhemsskolan, Gävle, Sweden.
80. 1988 Polhemsskolan, Gävle, Sweden.
81. 1987 Polhemsskolan, Gävle,
Sweden.