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Freek E. Hoebeek

Freek E. Hoebeek

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
6703
World Ranking
8295
National Ranking
222

Overview

Freek E. Hoebeek is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine with a particular focus on subfields such as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Vestibular and Auditory Disorders, Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders, and Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research.

Frequent coauthors in research projects include:

  • Chris I. De Zeeuw
  • Jeroen Dudink
  • Henk-Jan Boele
  • Martijn Schonewille
  • Niek E. van der Aa

They have contributed to various publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Cells
  • eLife
  • Pediatric Research

Among notable recent papers are:

  • Homologous organization of cerebellar pathways to sensory, motor, and associative forebrain, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Differential spatiotemporal development of Purkinje cell populations and cerebellum-dependent sensorimotor behaviors, 2021, eLife
  • Cerebellar injury in term neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is underestimated, 2020, Pediatric Research
  • Single-pulse stimulation of cerebellar nuclei stops epileptic thalamic activity, 2021, Brain Stimulation
  • AMPAR Auxiliary Protein SHISA6 Facilitates Purkinje Cell Synaptic Excitability and Procedural Memory Formation, 2020, Cell Reports

In addition to journal articles, Freek E. Hoebeek has contributed to book publications. One example is a book titled The Thalamus, published in 2022 by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

  • Spatiotemporal firing patterns in the cerebellum

    Chris I. De Zeeuw;Chris I. De Zeeuw;Freek E. Hoebeek;Laurens W. J. Bosman;Laurens W. J. Bosman;Martijn Schonewille

  • Cerebellar modules operate at different frequencies

    Haibo Zhou;Zhanmin Lin;Kai Voges;Chiheng Ju

  • Reevaluating the Role of LTD in Cerebellar Motor Learning

    Martijn Schonewille;Zhenyu Gao;Henk Jan Boele;Maria F. Vinueza Veloz

  • Use of hippocampal and amygdalar volumes on magnetic resonance imaging to predict dementia in cognitively intact elderly people.

    Tom den Heijer;Mirjam I. Geerlings;Freek E. Hoebeek;Albert Hofman

  • Synaptic inhibition of Purkinje cells mediates consolidation of vestibulo-cerebellar motor learning

    Peer Wulff;Martijn Schonewille;Massimiliano Renzi;Laura Viltono

  • Purkinje Cell-Specific Knockout of the Protein Phosphatase PP2B Impairs Potentiation and Cerebellar Motor Learning

    M. Schonewille;A. Belmeguenai;A. Belmeguenai;S.K.E. Koekkoek;S.H. Houtman

  • Dysfunctional cerebellar Purkinje cells contribute to autism-like behaviour in Shank2-deficient mice.

    Saša Peter;Michiel M. Ten Brinke;Jeffrey Stedehouder;Claudia M. Reinelt

  • High cortical spreading depression susceptibility and migraine-associated symptoms in Ca(v)2.1 S218L mice.

    Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg;Tommaso Pizzorusso;Simon Kaja;Nicole Terpolilli

  • Calbindin in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Is a Critical Determinant of the Precision of Motor Coordination

    J. J. Barski;J. Hartmann;C. R. Rose;F. Hoebeek

  • Cerebellar LTD and Pattern Recognition by Purkinje Cells

    Volker Steuber;Volker Steuber;Wolfgang Mittmann;Freek E. Hoebeek;R. Angus Silver

  • Silencing the Majority of Cerebellar Granule Cells Uncovers Their Essential Role in Motor Learning and Consolidation

    Elisa Galliano;Zhenyu Gao;Martijn Schonewille;Boyan Todorov

  • Increased Noise Level of Purkinje Cell Activities Minimizes Impact of Their Modulation during Sensorimotor Control

    F.E. Hoebeek;J.S. Stahl;A.M. van Alphen;M. Schonewille

  • |[beta]|CaMKII controls the direction of plasticity at parallel fiber|[ndash]|Purkinje cell synapses

    Geeske M van Woerden;Freek E Hoebeek;Zhenyu Gao;Raghavendra Y Nagaraja

  • Excitatory Cerebellar Nucleocortical Circuit Provides Internal Amplification during Associative Conditioning

    Zhenyu Gao;Martina Proietti-Onori;Zhanmin Lin;Michiel M. ten Brinke

  • Purkinje cells in awake behaving animals operate at the upstate membrane potential.

    Martijn Schonewille;Sara Khosrovani;Beerend H J Winkelman;Freek E Hoebeek

  • Consensus Paper: Experimental Neurostimulation of the Cerebellum

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

  • Differential olivo-cerebellar cortical control of rebound activity in the cerebellar nuclei

    Freek E. Hoebeek;Laurens Witter;Tom J. H. Ruigrok;Chris I. De Zeeuw;Chris I. De Zeeuw

  • Cerebellar Output Controls Generalized Spike-and-Wave Discharge Occurrence

    Lieke Kros;Oscar H J Eelkman Rooda;Jochen K Spanke;Parimala Alva

  • Climbing fiber input shapes reciprocity of purkinje cell firing

    Aleksandra Badura;Martijn Schonewille;Kai Voges;Elisa Galliano

  • Regular patterns in cerebellar Purkinje cell simple spike trains.

    Soon-Lim Shin;Freek E. Hoebeek;Martijn Schonewille;Chris I. De Zeeuw

  • Causes and Consequences of Oscillations in the Cerebellar Cortex

    Chris I. De Zeeuw;Chris I. De Zeeuw;Freek E. Hoebeek;Martijn Schonewille

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tom J. H. Ruigrok
Tom J. H. Ruigrok Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg Leiden University Medical Center
Erik De Schutter
Erik De Schutter Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Egidio D'Angelo
Egidio D'Angelo University of Pavia
Wouter A. Serdijn
Wouter A. Serdijn Delft University of Technology
Ype Elgersma
Ype Elgersma Erasmus University Rotterdam
William Wisden
William Wisden Imperial College London
Maarten A. Frens
Maarten A. Frens Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dick Jaarsma
Dick Jaarsma Erasmus University Rotterdam

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