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Neurons’ sugar coating is essential for long-term memories

How the brain is able to store memories over long periods of time has been a persistent mystery to neuroscientists. In a new study, researchers from the Centre for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) at the University of Oslo show that long-lived extracellular matrix molecules called perineuronal nets are essential for distant memories.

The new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that removal of the nets disrupts distant but not recent memories. 

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/12/21/1713530115

Congratulations to Mina Martine Frey for successfully defending her Master's thesis on October 31, 2017.

PhD student Solveig Næss and coauthors provide novel information on the nature of EEG signals with forward modelling.

This paper presents a model fitting approach, where the model parameters (ion-channel conductances) are fitted in a stepwise manner and aims to reproduce  membrane potential dynamics in the soma and along the dendrites. The method could prove useful for fitting to data from voltage-sensitive dye (VSD) imaging techniques.

CINPLA's Kristian Lensjø will defend his thesis "Extracellular matrix molecules in brain plasticity and memory processing" for the degree of PhD.

Minnesletting (erasing memories) - do you have some memories you wish you could erase?

NRK reports on the use of optogenetics is manipulating the brain and visit the Hafting-Fyhn lab to get insight. 

Original article here (Norwegian only).

Application deadline: extended to 21 August, 2017

3-year Postdoctoral fellow position now available at the Center for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) at Department of Biosciences.

Application deadline: extended to 21 August, 2017

3-year PhD Research fellow position now available at the Center for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) at Department of Biosciences.

Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are proposed as a key regulator of plasticity in the adult brain.

In this paper we show that the expression of PNNs differ between visual cortex, hippocampus and the medial entorhinal cortex (mEC). 

ModelDB provides an accessible location for storing and efficiently retrieving computational neuroscience models.

You find the entry for Neuronify here.

"Skal gjere biologar betre rusta til arbeidslivet...."

Marte Julie Sætra, PhD student at CINPLA, explains the need for both in an engaging article she wrote in Aftenposten.

"Nå kan du simulere hjernen på mobilen" skrevet av Elina Melteig (27. mars, 2017)

Titan blogs about DigiBrain contributions to the 2017 Digital Life Norway annual conference: Hvis hjernen var en fotballbane...

Marte Julie Sætra (CINPLA) explains her take on "Brain Physics" in an interesting and entertaining popular science talk at the UiO Science Library's series "Physics Tuesdays" (in Norwegian). 

Congratulations to Jan Sigurd Blackstad for successfully defended his Master's thesis on February 10, 2017.

The Best Poster Presentation Award at the 1st Human Brain Projects student conference was given to Solveig Næss of CINPLA.

"Hva har krefter med hjernen vår å gjøre?"

Simen Tennøe tells how we can model the brain on a computer.

The Olav Thon Foundation has awared 1.5 Million NOK over 3 years for "Grand Challenges", an interdisciplinary project engaging students in active research.

Congratulation to our postdoc Mattis with a substantial paper showing that activity in primary auditory cortex is required at critical memory phases and plasticity enables stimulus discrimination.