EDNE Published theses

2024

Diving into the heterogeneity of the visual system

S. A. Garobbio / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Probing and modulating inter-areal coupling in the cortical visual motion processing pathway with non-invasive brain stimulation

M. Bevilacqua / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Multimodal transcriptomic atlases of mouse spinal cord injury

M. P. Gautier / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Variability is the rule: Neurophysiology and contextual visual processing in schizophrenia

D. A. Gordillo Lopez / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Temporal aspects of feature integration in vision

L. Vogelsang / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Impact of Mitofusin 2 in the Nucleus Accumbens on motivated behavior and underlying neurobiological mechanisms

A. Chioino / M. d. C. Sandi Perez; S. Astori (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Neurobiological and metabolic basis of motivation and effort-based decision-making – A human 1H-MRS, fMRI and machine learning study

A. Barakat / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Serial Dependence in Human Visual Perception and Decision-Making

G. Ceylan / M. Herzog; D. Pascucci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Unveiling the complexity of learning and decision-making

W-H. Lin / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Uncovering interactions between Descending Neurons as a functional principle of behavioural control

J. F. Braun / P. P. Ramdya (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Robust machine learning for neuroscientific inference

S. Schneider / M. Mathis; M. Bethge (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Longitudinal evaluation of the mechanisms supporting post-stroke motor recovery using TMS-EEG coupling

A. G. Cadic-Melchior / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Plasticity of sensory representations in the posterior insular cortex during fear learning

D. Osypenko / R. Schneggenburger; O. Kochubey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Axonal projections from mouse whisker-related sensory cortex

Y. Liu / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Molecular reconstruction and simulation of the Neuron-Glia-Vasculature system

P. Shichkova / H. Markram; D. Keller (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Principles of Network Plasticity in Neocortical Microcircuits

A. Ecker / H. Markram; M. Reimann (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Bodily self-consciousness as a framework to link sensory information and self-related components of episodic memory: behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical evidence

N. H. Meyer / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Combination of Neurotechnologies Towards Personalized Neurorehabilitation for Stroke Patients

C. Bigoni / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Digital reconstruction of the mammalian spinal cord: from anatomical reference volume to cell type atlas of the mouse spinal cord

I. Kuras / H. Markram; M-O. Gewaltig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Neuroengineering of hallucinations through fMRI neurofeedback: Understanding and modulating neural dynamics for the control of hallucinations in health and disease

H. Dhanis Pedro De Barros Camacho / O. Blanke; D. N. A. Van De Ville (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Mechanisms underlying reinforcement learning of motor skills

P. T. Vassiliadis / F. C. Hummel; J. Duqué (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Complexity of Tau pathology

G. Limorenko / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Neuronal correlates of goal-directed sensorimotor transformation in sensory, motor and higher-order cortical areas

A. Oryshchuk / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Targeted regeneration of spinal cord neurons across a complete injury restores walking

M. Milano / G. Courtine; M. A. Anderson (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Noninvasive deep brain stimulation to modulate human behavior by means of transcranial temporal interference electrical stimulation

E. Beanato / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

From event-based surprise to lifelong learning. A journey in the timescales of adaptation

M. L. L. R. Barry / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

The role of the NF-kappaB pathway in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathogenesis

E. C. Källstig / B. Schneider; B. D. McCabe (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

A theory of memory consolidation and synaptic pruning in cortical circuits

G. Iatropoulos / H. Markram; W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

An integrative approach to elucidate the mechanisms and dynamics of Huntingtin aggregation and inclusion formation in neuronal models of Huntington’s Disease

N. A. D. Riguet / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Capturing the heterogeneity of alpha-synuclein pathology in synucleinopathies

M. F. Altay / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Uncovering the neural encoding of behavior in the adult Drosophila motor system

C-L. Chen / P. P. Ramdya (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Dopamine Dynamics in Reward-based Learning

J. Huang / M. d. C. Sandi Perez; C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

The aging brain as a model to understand motor skill acquisition in humans and its restoration using non-invasive brain stimulation

P. Maceira Elvira / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Epigenetic plasticity as a signature for memory allocation

G. Santoni / J. Gräff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Epigenetic memory aids: Synaptic and molecular effects of HDAC inhibition that support memory formation

A. M. Burns / J. Gräff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Anatomical and functional characterization of neocortical circuits involved in transforming whisker sensory processing into goal-directed licking

G. Foustoukos / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Determining patterns of post-stroke motor recovery through longitudinal multimodal MRI: A step towards patient stratification

J. Brügger / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Where does the engram come from? Study of prefrontal cortex inputs during memory consolidation

L. P. Dixsaut / J. Gräff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Towards elucidating the structural and cellular determinants of a-synuclein seeding and toxicity

S. Jagannath / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Uncovering the neural substrates of communication between the brain and ventral nerve cord in Drosophila melanogaster (italic)

F. Aymanns / P. P. Ramdya (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Early motor skill acquisition in healthy older adults: functional MRI and connectome correlates

M. C. Durand-Ruel / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Data-driven whole mouse brain modeling for multi-scale simulations

D. B. M. Rodarie / H. Markram; M-O. Gewaltig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Neuromodulation of neocortical microcircuitry: a multi-scale framework to model the effects of cholinergic release

C. Colangelo / H. Markram; S. Ramaswamy (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Does one size fit all? – Towards the optimization and personalization of non-invasive brain stimulation paradigms to enhance motor learning

L. R. Draaisma / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Towards patient-tailored interventions for stroke recovery: graph theoretical approaches and modeling of non-invasive brain stimulation

G. G. Evangelista / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Genetic selection for low glucocorticoid responsiveness recapitulates PTSD-related phenotypes: a behavioral, neuroimaging and sleep-physiology study

S. Monari / M. d. C. Sandi Perez; S. Astori (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

An insular cortex – lateral amygdala network in fear learning

S. Palchaudhuri / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Taming neuronal noise with large networks

V. M. Schmutz / W. Gerstner; E. Löcherbach (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

Target cell-type specificity of a cortico-amygdala long range synaptic connection

A. Khubieh / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Bodily self and human grid cell-like activity: probing spatial representation with immersive virtual reality

H. Moon / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Photovoltaic stimulation of retinal microcircuit for vision restoration

N. A. L. Chenais / D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

The role of medial amygdala inhibitory neurons in regulating social behavior

A. Baleisyte / R. Schneggenburger; O. Kochubey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Crowding and the importance of grouping and segmentation processes in human vision

A. Bornet / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Motor state transitions and Breathing in Brain Machine Interfaces

B. Orset / O. Blanke; J. d. R. Millán-Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Structural architecture of the Neuronal-Glial-Vascular system

E. Zisis / H. Markram; D. Keller (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Thalamic microcircuitry: neurons, synapses, and circuit motifs in receptive field structure and sensory processing

J. Yi / H. Markram; S. L. Hill (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Spatial and temporal integration of visual features

O-H. Choung / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Orchestration of oscillatory activity to improve visual motion discrimination

R. F. Salamanca Giron / F. C. Hummel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Unbiased interrogation of whole brain circuits in spinal cord injury leading to the design of a clinically relevant therapy to improve locomotion

N. Cho / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Individual differences in visual (mis)perception: a multivariate statistical approach

A. F. Cretenoud / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Biologically plausible unsupervised learning in shallow and deep neural networks

B. A. Illing / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

A dynamical systems approach to synaptic consolidation and associations of concepts in hippocampus

C. Gastaldi / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Surprise-based model estimation in reinforcement learning: algorithms and brain signatures

V. Liakoni / W. Gerstner; K. Preuschoff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Learning music composition with recurrent neural networks

F. F. Colombo / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2020

Dissecting self-voice perception: From bone conduction to robotically-induced self-other voice misattribution in healthy listeners

P. Orepic / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Metabolic and hemodynamic changes in the activated human brain and cerebellar organisation measured by MRS/MRl at 7 Tesla

Y. Boillat / R. Gruetter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Hallucination Engineering: From Neuroscience Robotics to Hallucinations in Health and Disease

E. Blondiaux / O. Blanke; D. N. A. Van De Ville (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Refinements of hybrid neurophysical volume conductor models and application to study epidural electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord

N. A. Greiner / G. Courtine; M. Capogrosso (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

TMS-induced control of bodily self-consciousness by combining non-invasive brain stimulation and immersive virtual reality

M. Franza / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Crowding and the Architecture of the Visual System

A. C. Doerig / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Towards everyday brain-computer interfacing through decoding visual cognition

R. Aydarkhanov / D. N. A. Van De Ville; J. d. R. Millán-Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Unraveling neural and behavioral mechanisms of cognitive self-attenuation and alienation

G. Stripeikyte / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

A computational biophysical model of thalamic and reticular nucleus microcircuitry: from neurons to emergent network dynamics

E. Iavarone / S. L. Hill (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Long-lasting feature integration

L. Drissi Daoudi-Kleinbauer / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

In vivo evaluation of gene editing and prosthetic strategies to restore vision in small and large animal models of retinal degeneration

P. Vagni / D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Corticolumbar dynamics during recovery after spinal cord injury

S. Anil / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Study of brain metabolic dysfunctions in animal models of mood disorder using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

A. T. Cherix / R. Gruetter; J-R. Cardinaux (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Bayesian modeling of brain function and behavior

M. A. Jastrzebowska / M. Herzog; B. Draganski (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Flight of mind: Sensorimotor and multisensory embodiment with aviation robotics, flight simulator, and virtual reality

M. S. Song / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Neural Correlates of Reinforcement Learning: eligibility trace, reward prediction error, novelty and surprise

H. Xu / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

Neuroprosthetic Technologies to Evaluate and Train Leg Motor Control in Neurologically Impaired Individuals

C. G. M. Le Goff-Mignardot / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Spatiotemporal stimulation strategies in neuroprostheses to improve locomotion after spinal cord injury

J. Gandar / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The role of somatosensory feedback for brain-machine interfaces applications

T. Corbet / J. d. R. Millán-Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Electrophysiological correlates of visual backward masking in the schizophrenia continuum

O. G. Favrod / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Underlying mechanisms of episodic autobiographical memory and self-consciousness

L. Bréchet / R. Gruetter; C. Michel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The role of sensorimotor afferent feedback in mediating functional recovery after spinal cord injury

K. A. Bartholdi / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Computational characteristics and hardware implications of brain tissue simulations

F. Cremonesi / F. Schürmann (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

EEG signatures of schizophrenia: visual backward masking and microstates

J. N. Ramos Antunes da Cruz / M. Herzog; P. Figueiredo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Reverse engineering the motor control system

B. Denizdurduran / H. Markram; M-O. Gewaltig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

In Silico Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging: A Model-Based Approach for Bridging Scales of Cortical Activity

T. H. Newton / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Untangling emergent cortical dynamics: neurons from networks, noise from chaos

M. C. Nolte / H. Markram; E. B. Muller (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Cognitive neuroprosthetics for investigating and restoring body perception

M. Solcà / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Axon regeneration and circuit reorganization after complete spinal cord injury

S. L. Barlatey / G. Courtine; J. Bloch (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Asynchronous Simulation of Neuronal Activity

B. R. Da Cunha Magalhães / F. Schürmann; T. L. Sterling (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

From adult dentate gyrus neurogenesis to pattern separation

O. Gozel / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

A viral vector based in vivo model of tauopathy to explore therapeutic strategies against tau pathology

S. M. K. Nazeeruddin / B. Schneider; P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Belief as a Wise Wager : the Neural Representation of Uncertainty, Surprise and Confidence Across Cognitive and Perceptual Domains

L. Loued-Khenissi / M. d. C. Sandi Perez; K. Preuschoff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Optical sensory and motor mapping of mouse dorsal cortex

M. P. Auffret / C. Petersen; R. Gruetter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Impact of individual differences in glucocorticoid adaptation to stress on behavior, neurophysiology and metabolism

D. S. Huzard / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Hybrid peripheral-spinal neuroprosthesis for refined motor execution after paralysis

S. M. M. Wurth / S. Micera; G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Layer, cell-type and pathway-specific thalamocortical input to mouse somatosensory cortex

B. S. Sermet / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Data-driven reconstruction of a point neuron mouse brain

C. Erö / H. Markram; M-O. Gewaltig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

A Multifaceted Approach to Covert Attention Brain-Computer Interfaces

C. Schneider / J. d. R. Millán-Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Neuronal morphologies: the shapes of thoughts

L. Kanari / H. Markram; J. C. Shillcock (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Towards a unified understanding of synaptic plasticity : parsimonious modeling and simulation of the glutamatergic synapse life-cycle

G. Chindemi / H. Markram; E. B. Muller (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

The dopaminergic VTA – basal amygdala projection contributes to signal aversive state in fear memory

W. Tang / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Two-photon calcium imaging of neocortical projection neurons in whisker somatosensory cortex during goal-directed sensorimotor learning

D. A. Vavladeli / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Slow dynamics in structured neural network models

S. P. Muscinelli / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Model-based reinforcement learning and navigation in animals and machines

D. S. Corneil / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

One-shot learning and eligibility traces in sequential decision making

M. P. Lehmann / W. Gerstner; K. Preuschoff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Continuous attractor working memory and provenance of channel models

A. K. Seeholzer / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

From retinotopic processing to nonretinotopic representation

M. M. Lauffs / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Multisensory interactions in peripersonal space and their contributions to bodily self-consciousness

P. Grivaz / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Influencing axon regeneration after spinal cord injury

M. A. Anderson / G. Courtine; M. V. Sofroniew (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Understanding and Decoding Imagined Speech using Electrocorticographic Recordings in Humans

S. Martin / J. d. R. Millán Ruiz; R. T. Knight (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Stress, glucocorticoid receptor and social behaviors

A. Papilloud / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Sequence and structural determinants of Tau aggregation and seeding capacity: Implications for Neurofibrillary Tangle formation and Tau toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease

N. Ait Bouziad / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Study of cortical energy metabolism during sensory stimulation-induced brain activity by ¹³C magnetic resonance spectroscopy in vivo

S. C. Sonnay / R. Gruetter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Neuroimaging of human auditory cortex : data analysis and applications

N. Ghazaleh / D. N. A. Van De Ville; M. Saenz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Brain-Controlled Neuroprosthetic Therapies And Mechanisms Of Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury

G. Pidpruzhnykova / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Cortico-reticulo-spinal circuits mediate functional recovery after spinal cord contusion

L. Asboth / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Using the Green’s function to simplify and understand dendrites

W. A. M. Wybo / H. Markram; M-O. Gewaltig (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

In Silico Brain Imaging Physically-plausible Methods for Visualizing Neocortical Microcircuitry

M. Abdellah / H. Markram; F. Schürmann (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Multiscale body maps in the human brain

M. Akselrod / O. Blanke; R. Gassert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

In vivo neurochemistry of the ventral striatum and social competition in Homo sapiens

A. V. I. Strasser / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Functional and structural properties of strong inhibitory synapses in a binaural auditory circuit

E. Gjoni / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

In the pursuit of the fear engram: identification of neuronal circuits underlying the treatment of anxiety disorder

O. M. S. E-D. E-S. I. Khalaf / J. Gräff (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2016

Agile in-litero experiments : how can semi-automated information extraction from neuroscientific literature help neuroscience model building?

R. L. Richardet / H. Markram; J-C. Chappelier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Genetic dissection of the role of BMP signaling for the development of the auditory brainstem nuclei and the large calyx of Held synapse

E. K. Kronander / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

The effect of the functional interaction between PGC-1α and Parkin on mitochondrial quality control in Parkinson’s disease

L. Zheng / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Proteolytic processing of the synaptic cell adhesion molecule neurexin-3beta and the neurobiological functions of the resulting cleavage products

M. M. Palczynska / P. Fraering (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Hyper-specificity of perceptual learning

L. Grzeczkowski / M. Herzog; F. Mast (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Multisensory and sensorimotor origins of the sense of self

P. Pozeg / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Endogenous Regulators of Gamma-Secretase and Amyloid-Beta Production, and Engineering of Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Tools

S. Mosser / P. Fraering (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Modulation of AMPK’s activity via genetic tools and food-derived compounds as a novel approach to Parkinson’s disease treatment

W. J. Bobela / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Implication of individual differences in glucocorticoid responsiveness to stress in the development of psychopathology-like behaviour and underlying neurobiology

S. E. Walker / M. d. C. Sandi Perez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

2015

Deciphering the astrocyte-neuron metabolic cooperation in vivo

M. R. Zenger / P. Magistretti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Vestibular contribution to bodily self-consciousness and multisensory cortical processing

C. Pfeiffer / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Vestibular Processing and its Cortical Signature in Humans

S. Gale / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Visuo-vestibular mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness

J. J-M. Forget / O. Blanke; R. Meuli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Elucidating the role of Hmx1 during mouse development

L. Bapst / D. F. Schorderet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Balancing the Self

M. Kaliuzhna / O. Blanke; F. W. Mast (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Motor Control in the Mouse Whisker System

V. Sreenivasan / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Vision in clutter : neural correlates of visual crowding

V. Chicherov / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Large Volume Imaging of Rodent Brain Anatomy with Emphasis on Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy

J. P. Ghobril / H. Markram; F. S. Pavone (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

The impact of anxiety and reward-seeking traits on social competition and the role of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system

L. Lozano Montes / C. Sandi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2014

Synaptic Learning Rules with Consolidation

L. Ziegler / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Crowding, grouping and object recognition

M. Manassi / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Elucidating the role of N-terminal phosphorylation in regulating the structure and the aggregation propensities of Huntingtin exon 1 using a semisynthetic strategy

A. Ansaloni / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Neural correlates of non-retinotopic visual processing and light adaptation

Y. E. Thunell / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The role of S129 phosphorylation in regulating the cellular properties and secretion of alpha-synuclein : implication for alpha-synuclein function in health and disease

M. Mbefo Kamdem / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The In-Silico Neocortical Microcircuit : From Structure to Dynamics

M. Reimann / H. Markram; S. Hill (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

In vivo measurement of excitatory synaptic transmission between identified neurons in layer 2/3 mouse barrel cortex

A. Pala / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Protein semisynthesis and total synthesis approaches to elucidate the role of Alpha-Synuclein post-translational modifications

B. C. D. Fauvet / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Functional analysis of NR2E3 in retinal degenerations

D. C. Von Alpen / D. F. Schorderet; P. Escher (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Exploring the pathological interaction between LRRK2 and alpha-synuclein : two key genes implicated in Parkinson’s disease

A. Musso / D. Moore (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Neuroprosthetic rehabilitation and use-dependent plasticity following severe spinal cord injury

J. Beauparlant / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

A new Mathematical Framework to Understand Single Neuron Computations

S. Mensi / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Computational principles of single neuron adaptation

C. A. Pozzorini / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Exploring new therapeutic strategies for Huntington’s Disease

W. Hu / D. Moore; A. Muhs (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Elucidating the molecular and cellular functions of ATP13A2, LRRK2 and VPS35 in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease

A. Podhajska / D. Moore (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Statistical models of effective connectivity in neural microcircuits

J. E. F. Gerhard / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Neurobiological mechanisms involved in the long-term behavioral consequences of peripuberty stress

S. Tzanoulinou / C. Sandi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Neuroprosthetic rehabilitation and translational mechanism after severe spinal cord injury

L. F. Friedli Wittler / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The role of fibril formation and growth in a-synuclein mediated extracellular toxicity

F. Vercruysse / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Neuroprosthetic system to restore locomotion after neuromotor disorder

N. Wenger / G. Courtine (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

2013

Stability and amplification in plastic cortical circuits

G. Hennequin / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Hyper-emotional neurophysiology in a rat model of autism

M. R. Favre / H. Markram; K. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Behavioral and computational mechanisms of multi-sensatory integration in humans

D. Jimenez Rezende / O. Blanke; W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Cognitive neuroprosthetics : Body ownership and agency for brain-machine actions

N. Evans / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Modeling spinal central pattern generators in the salamander at different levels of abstraction : from Hodgkin-Huxley neurons to coupled oscillators

A. Bičanski / A. Ijspeert (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Elucidating the role of neuron-astrocyte metabolic coupling in learning and memory : molecular, genetic and behavioural approaches

M. Tadi / P. Magistretti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

AAV-mediated gene therapy against motoneuron diseases

E. A. Dirren / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Synaptic and Cellular Organization of Layer 1 of the Developing Rat Somatosensory Cortex

S. Muralidhar / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Understanding the role of HMX1, a transcription factor implicated in eye development

F. B. Marcelli / D. F. Schorderet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Defining the Protein Interactome of Parkinson’s Disease-Associated LRRK2

K. Stafa / D. Moore (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Developments in digital holographic microscopy to explore the role of astrocytes in brain water homeostasis

D. Boss / P. Magistretti; P. Marquet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

A novel encapsulation device for peripheral implantation of antibody-secreting cells : passive immunization against amyloid β

A. Lathuilière / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Role of the HPA axis in the long-term programming of social behaviors by peripuberty stress : behavioral, pharmacological and molecular approaches

V. Veenit / C. Sandi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Role of Protein Kinase C and Munc18-1 in a Presynaptic Form of Plasticity, Post-tetanic Potentiation

Ö. Genç / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Network Activity and Plasticity

V. Delattre / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

The missing social instinct : behavioral and functional brain imaging investigations in autism

N. R. Zürcher Wimmer / N. Hadjikhani (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Role of the FoxO3a Transcription Factor in alpha-synuclein Induced Neurodegeneration

E. Pino / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Analysing Neuronal Network Architectures : From Weight Distributions to Structure and Back

C. Tomm / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Psychobiological Vulnerability to Stress : Behavioral Traits and Neurobiological Mechanisms

J. E. Castro Cifuentes; C. Sandi 

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Local in vivo optical measurements of neurometabolic and neurovascular coupling mechanisms in the rodent cortex

E. Migacheva / P. Magistretti; P. Marquet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Agency in Walking Humans Sensorimotor & [and] Cognitive Contributions to Bodily Self-Consciousness

O. A. Kannape / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Turning Body and Self Inside Out : Extero- and Interoceptive Signal Integration in Temporo-parietal and Insular Cortex

L. Heydrich / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

2011

Identification of Signaling Mechanisms Determining the Development of Large Excitatory Synapses in the Lower Auditory System

L. Xiao / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

The Impact of Sleep Fragmentation on Sleep Homeostasis, Brain and Peripheral Energy Metabolism and Spatial Learning

M. Baud / P. Magistretti; J-M. Petit (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Analysis of Neuronal Microcircuits in L2/3 of Mouse Barrel Cortex

M. Avermann / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Neurobiological Mechanisms Involved in the Establishment and Maintenance of Dominance Hierarchies and its Modulation by Stress in Rats

M. Timmer; C. Sandi 

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Optogenetic Probing of Cortical Synaptic Circuits Measured Through in Vivo Whole-Cell Recordings in the Mouse Barrel Cortex

C. Matéo / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Bodily Ownership : Tactile, Visual and Motor Mechanisms

S. Dieguez Falcon / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Gamma-Secretase Dependent Gene Expression : a Potential New Focus of Alzheimer’s Disease Research

A. M-I. K. B. Magold / P. Fraering (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Alpha-Synuclein Effects at the ER-to-Golgi Level and Potential Biomarkers in Rat Models of the Early Phase of Parkinson’s Disease

P. G. Coune / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

A Pipeline Based Approach for Experimental Neuroscience Data Management

M. A. Jan / H. Markram; F. Schürmann (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Emergent Properties of in silico Synaptic Transmission in a Model of the Rat Neocortical Column

S. Ramaswamy / H. Markram; S. L. Hill (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Models of Evidence Integration in Rapid Decision Making Processes

N. Marcille / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

The Dynamics of Adapting Neurons

R. Naud / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

RIM Determines Ca²+ Channel Density and Vesicle Docking at the Presynaptic Active Zone

Y. Han / R. Schneggenburger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Neural Mechanisms of the Embodied Self : Merging Virtual Reality and Electrical Neuroimaging

R. T. S. G. Tadi / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Predictive Engineering the Membrane Composition of Neocortical Neurons

G. Khazen / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Unique Cell-Type-Specific Distributions and Functions of Brain MicroRNAs

A. Jovicic / R. Luthi-Carter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

The Gamma-Secretase-Mediated Proteolytic Processing of APP C-Terminal Fragments as a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease

J. Houacine / P. Fraering (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Lentiviral Transgenesis as a Tool to Study the Role of Uncoupling Protein Isoforms in the Nervous System

H. Perreten / P. Magistretti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Engineering Neuron Models : from Ion Channels to Electrical Behavior

R. Ranjan / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

2010

Emergent Connectivity Principles in the Neocortex

I. Riachi / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Grouping and Gestalt in Visual Contextual Modulation

B. Sayim / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Learning, Stress and the Role of Personality Profiles in Rats

B. Salehi; C. Sandi 

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Impact of Carbon-Nanotube Substrate Coating in Neuronal Networks

L. Gambazzi / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Modeling Parkinson’s Disease in Adult Rats Using Viral Vectors as Gene Delivery Tools

J. Dusonchet / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Disrupting Perceptual Learning

C. K. Aberg / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

The Rhythm of Bodily Self-Consciousness

P. Halje / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Dynamics of Visual Feature Integration and Decision Making

J. Rüter / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

A New Approach to Non-Retinotopic Processing

M. Boi / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Nucleation Dependent Polymerization of Amyloid-ß (Aß) as an Important Determinant of Aß Amyloid Formation and Neurotoxicity : Implications for the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Design of Therapies

M. A. Jan Qureshi / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Gene Delivery for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other Motor Neuron Disorders

C. Towne / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Emergent Dynamics in Neocortical Microcircuits

R. d. C. Perin / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Motor Deficits upon Alpha-Synuclein Expression in the Nigrostriatal System Are Due to a Loss of Dopaminergic Vesicles and Reduced Dopamine Release at an early Stage of Neurodegeneration

M. Gaugler / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

2009

Multisensory mechanisms underlying bodily self-consciousness

B. Lenggenhager / O. Blanke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Structure and function of the olfactory bulb microcircuit

M. Pignatelli / H. Markram; A. Carleton (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Synaptic plasticity across different time scales and its functional implications

C. Clopath / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Properties of neocortical microcircuits

T. Berger / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Interpretation of neuronal response properties with simplified neuron models

L. Badel / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Contextual modulation in human vision : investigation of its temporal and spatial characteristics

T. Saarela / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Stress-induced cognitive and psychopathological alterations : functional involvement of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM)

R. Bisaz; C. Sandi 

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

When motion takes form : an electrophysiological approach to visual motion perception in humans

M. Mercier / O. Blanke; C. Michel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Effects of BDNF and other neuroprotectants on the neuropathology of Huntington’s disease

Ö. Gökçe / R. Luthi-Carter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Stress, individual differences, and norepinephrine in reinforcement learning-based prediction of mouse behavior in conditioning and spatial learning

G. Luksys; C. Sandi / W. Gerstner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Perceptual learning: why mice do not play backgammon

E. Tartaglia / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

2008

Non-retinotopic feature integration in human vision

T. Otto / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Cellular dynamics explored with digital holographic microscopy

B. Rappaz / P. Magistretti; P. Marquet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Impact of phosphorylation of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease

S. Azeredo da Silveira Lajaunias / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Stem cells of stratified epithelia : a generic stem cell?

D-A. Littman / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Mammalian TOR as a central modulator of the transcriptional response of keratinocyte stem cells to small temperature variations

F. Azzabi Zouraq / Y. Barrandon; M. Brouard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Epithelial stem cells and mechanical signal transduction : a functional unit?

V. B. Cattin / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Prospective identification of hematopoietic and neural stem/progenitor cells using transgenic and lentiviral based approaches

D. Surdez / F. Radtke; A. Terskikh (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Membrane elastic heterogeneity studied at nanometrical scale on living cells

C. Roduit / S. Catsicas; S. Kasas (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Transcriptional dysregulation in Huntington’s disease

H. Runne / R. Luthi-Carter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

The excitatory neuronal microcircuit of the C2 column in the mouse primary somatosensory cortex

S. Lefort / C. Petersen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Thymic epithelial cells : relatives of multipotent stem cells of the skin

P. Bonfanti / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Understanding engraftment of cultured epidermal stem cells

N. Grasset / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Acquisition et recalage informatique d’images confocales de tissus denses : application à l’étude de la papille folliculaire de vibrisse de souris

N. Fête / Y. Barrandon; J-P. Thiran (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

2007

Imaging of AMPA-type glutamate receptors in hippocampal neurons

M. Kropf / H. Hirling (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Analysis of information processing in the olfactory bulb by in vivo experiments and theoretical modelling

B. Bathellier / W. Gerstner; A. Carleton (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

The role of the amygdala in emotional memories : a multidisciplinary approach

K. Markram; C. Sandi 

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Molecular heterogeneity of the ganglionic eminence and its relationship to the birth of neocortical interneurons

S. Willi Monnerat / R. Luthi-Carter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Cellular mechanisms regulating adult neurogenesis and olfactory perception in mice

T. Brionne; C. Sandi / A. Carleton (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Analysis of taste processing in rat gustatory cortex

R. Accolla / C. Petersen; A. Carleton (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

DJ-1 as a neuroprotective protein in models of Parkinson’s disease

K. Piorkowska-Stanco / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

The temporal dynamics of visual feature integration

F. Scharnowski / M. Herzog (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Structure and dynamics of the neocortical microcircuit connectivity

J-V. Le Bé / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

2006

Altered neocortical microcircuitry in the valproic acid rat model of autism

T. Rinaldi / H. Markram (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

Altering protein folding, intracellular signaling, or the post-transcriptional program as potential therapeutic strategies to counteract Huntington’s disease

V. Perrin / R. Luthi-Carter; N. Déglon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

Regulation of the protein complex NEEP21 – GRIP – GluR2 implicated in AMPAR trafficking through endosomal compartments

K. Kulangara / H. Hirling (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006.