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“We position the neuron in the network and formulate hypotheses about how the network functions.” |
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Dr. M.P. (Menno) Witter |
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“Anatomy merges into functional anatomy, from our insights in structure and organization of the brain we try to find out how the network functions. The multidisciplinary environment of CNCR provides opportunities to make use of animals that are well-characterized in a variety of different ways. In particular the fact that animals will be behaviorally characterized, in combination with neurophysiological assessment of relevant neuronal networks made possible through the recently established unit in our department opens promising opportunities for real ‘functional anatomy.”
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Publications: Steffenach H-A, Witter MP, Moser M-B, Moser EI. Spatial memory in the rat requires the dorsolateral band of the entorhinal cortex. Neuron. 2005. 20;45(2):301-13. Fyhn M, Molden S, Witter MP, Moser EI, Moser MB. Spatial representation in the entorhinal cortex. Science. 2004 Aug 27;305(5688):1258-64. Kajiwara R, Takashima I, Mimura Y, Witter MP, Iijima T. Amygdala input promotes spread of excitatory neural activity from perirhinal cortex to the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Apr;89(4):2176-84. Brun VH, Otnass MK, Molden S, Steffenach HA, Witter MP, Moser MB , Moser EI. Place cells and place recognition maintained by direct entorhinal-hippocampal circuitry. Science. 2002 Jun 21;296(5576):2243-6.
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