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Detlef H. Heck is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with an emphasis on neural dynamics and brain function. The scientist's work spans multiple related subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, and psychiatry and mental health.

They have contributed to multiple topics within neuroscience, notably:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Psychosomatic disorders and their treatments
  • Mental health and psychiatry

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach, integrating respiratory dynamics with cognitive and emotional neuroscience. Representative papers include:

  • "Respiratory rhythms of the predictive mind." (2022) published in Psychological Review
  • "Breathing in waves: Understanding respiratory-brain coupling as a gradient of predictive oscillations" (2023) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Recent insights into respiratory modulation of brain activity offer new perspectives on cognition and emotion" (2022) published in Biological Psychology
  • "Cerebellar Coordination of Neuronal Communication in Cerebral Cortex" (2022) published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
  • "Cerebellar control of thalamocortical circuits for cognitive function: A review of pathways and a proposed mechanism" (2023) published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
  • Communications Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction
  • TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology)

Collaborative efforts are a significant aspect of their research, with ongoing partnerships involving several co-authors. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Yu Liu
  • Roy V. Sillitoe
  • Somogy Varga
  • Samuel S. McAfee
  • Micah Allen

Detlef H. Heck's body of work encompasses over 30 publications in neuroscience, contributing to ongoing research themes that include brain functionality, respiratory influences on cognition, and the neural underpinnings of psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Consensus Paper: Pathological Role of the Cerebellum in Autism

    S. Hossein Fatemi;Kimberly A. Aldinger;Paul Ashwood;Margaret L. Bauman

  • The detection and generation of sequences as a key to cerebellar function: experiments and theory.

    Braitenberg;D Heck;F Sultan

  • Emerging connections between cerebellar development, behaviour and complex brain disorders.

    Aaron Sathyanesan;Joy Zhou;Joseph Scafidi;Joseph Scafidi;Detlef H. Heck

  • Whisker barrel cortex delta oscillations and gamma power in the awake mouse are linked to respiration

    J. Ito;S. Roy;Yu Liu;Y. Cao

  • Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

    Detlef H. Heck;Samuel S. McAfee;Yu Liu;Abbas Babajani-Feremi

  • Consensus Paper: Experimental Neurostimulation of the Cerebellum

    Lauren L.N. Miterko;Kenneth K.B. Baker;Jaclyn Beckinghausen;Lynley L.V. Bradnam

  • Two-dimensional monitoring of spiking networks in acute brain slices.

    Ulrich Egert;D. Heck;A. Aertsen

  • Rhythms of the body, rhythms of the brain: Respiration, neural oscillations, and embodied cognition.

    Somogy Varga;Detlef H. Heck

  • Synaptic integration in rat frontal cortex shaped by network activity.

    Jean-François Léger;Edward A Stern;Ad Aertsen;Detlef Heck

  • The rhythm of memory: how breathing shapes memory function

    Detlef H. Heck;Robert Kozma;Robert Kozma;Leslie M. Kay

  • On-beam synchrony in the cerebellum as the mechanism for the timing and coordination of movement

    Detlef Heck;W. T. Thach;J. G. Keating

  • Connecting the Dots of the Cerebro-Cerebellar Role in Cognitive Function: Neuronal Pathways for Cerebellar Modulation of Dopamine Release in the Prefrontal Cortex

    Tiffany D. Rogers;Price E. Dickson;Detlef H. Heck;Dan Goldowitz

  • Analysis of cerebellar function in Ube3a-deficient mice reveals novel genotype-specific behaviors

    Detlef H. Heck;Yu Zhao;Snigdha Roy;Mark S. LeDoux

  • Cerebellar modulation of frontal cortex dopamine efflux in mice: Relevance to autism and schizophrenia

    Guy Mittleman;Daniel Goldowitz;Detlef H. Heck;Charles D. Blaha

  • The Roles of the Olivocerebellar Pathway in Motor Learning and Motor Control. A consensus paper

    Eric J Lang;Richard Apps;Fredrik Bengtsson;Nadia L Cerminara

  • Cerebellar zonal patterning relies on Purkinje cell neurotransmission.

    Joshua J. White;Marife Arancillo;Trace L. Stay;Nicholas A. George-Jones

  • Comprehensive analysis of ultrasonic vocalizations in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome reveals limited, call type specific deficits.

    Snigdha Roy;Nick Watkins;Detlef Heck

  • Rat cerebellar cortex in vitro responds specifically to moving stimuli.

    Detlef Heck

  • A low-cost solution to measure mouse licking in an electrophysiological setup with a standard analog-to-digital converter.

    Abdallah Hayar;Jeri L. Bryant;John D. Boughter;Detlef H. Heck

  • Reorganization of circuits underlying cerebellar modulation of prefrontal cortical dopamine in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder.

    Tiffany D. Rogers;Price E. Dickson;Eric McKimm;Detlef H. Heck

  • Hippocampal sharp-wave ripples in awake mice are entrained by respiration

    Yu Liu;Samuel S. McAfee;Detlef H. Heck

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy V. Sillitoe
Roy V. Sillitoe Baylor College of Medicine
Dieter Jaeger
Dieter Jaeger Emory University
Ad Aertsen
Ad Aertsen University of Freiburg
Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dan Goldowitz
Dan Goldowitz University of British Columbia
Charles D. Blaha
Charles D. Blaha Mayo Clinic
Lu Lu
Lu Lu University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Kamran Khodakhah
Kamran Khodakhah Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Harold Bekkering
Harold Bekkering Radboud University
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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