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Huibert D. Mansvelder is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant output in cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The main areas of study encompass the following fields:

  • Neuroscience

Key subfields of Mansvelder's work include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The research topics they engage with most frequently are:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Mansvelder has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a total of 136 publications within neuroscience and related fields. Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications

Among recent scholarly articles, some notable papers include:

  • "Measurement of excitation-inhibition ratio in autism spectrum disorder using critical brain dynamics," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Signature morphoelectric properties of diverse GABAergic interneurons in the human neocortex," 2023, Science
  • "Evolution of cortical neurons supporting human cognition," 2022, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Strong and reliable synaptic communication between pyramidal neurons in adult human cerebral cortex," 2022, Cerebral Cortex
  • "Morphoelectric and transcriptomic divergence of the layer 1 interneuron repertoire in human versus mouse neocortex," 2023, Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Tim S. Heistek (25 publications together)
  • Christiaan P. J. de Kock (23 publications together)
  • Natalia A. Goriounova (21 publications together)
  • August B. Smit (21 publications together)
  • Ronald E. van Kesteren (17 publications together)

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Potentiation of Excitatory Inputs to Brain Reward Areas by Nicotine

    Huibert D Mansvelder;Daniel S McGehee

  • Synaptic Mechanisms Underlie Nicotine-Induced Excitability of Brain Reward Areas

    Huibert D Mansvelder;J.Russel Keath;Daniel S McGehee

  • Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of nicotine addiction

    Huibert D. Mansvelder;Daniel S. McGehee

  • Detrended fluctuation analysis: a scale-free view on neuronal oscillations

    Richard Hardstone;Simon-Shlomo Poil;Giuseppina Schiavone;Rick Jansen;Rick Jansen

  • Critical-State Dynamics of Avalanches and Oscillations Jointly Emerge from Balanced Excitation/Inhibition in Neuronal Networks

    Simon-Shlomo Poil;Richard Hardstone;Huibert D. Mansvelder;Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen;Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen

  • Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Nicotine Exposure during Adolescence for Prefrontal Cortex Neuronal Network Function

    Natalia A. Goriounova;Huibert D. Mansvelder

  • Distributed network actions by nicotine increase the threshold for spike-timing-dependent plasticity in prefrontal cortex.

    Jonathan J. Couey;Rhiannon M. Meredith;Sabine Spijker;Rogier B. Poorthuis

  • Human neocortical expansion involves glutamatergic neuron diversification

    Jim Berg;Staci A. Sorensen;Jonathan T. Ting;Jonathan T. Ting;Jeremy A. Miller

  • Dendritic and Axonal Architecture of Individual Pyramidal Neurons across Layers of Adult Human Neocortex

    Hemanth Mohan;Matthijs B. Verhoog;Keerthi K. Doreswamy;Guy Eyal

  • Oligodendroglial myelination requires astrocyte-derived lipids.

    Nutabi Camargo;Andrea Goudriaan;Anne-Lieke F van Deijk;Willem M. Otte

  • A community-based transcriptomics classification and nomenclature of neocortical cell types

    Rafael Yuste;Michael Hawrylycz;Nadia Aalling;Argel Aguilar-Valles

  • Nicotinic modulation of neuronal networks: from receptors to cognition.

    Huibert D. Mansvelder;Karlijn I. van Aerde;Jonathan J. Couey;Arjen B. Brussaard

  • Integrative EEG biomarkers predict progression to Alzheimer's disease at the MCI stage

    Simon-Shlomo Poil;Willem de Haan;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Huibert D. Mansvelder

  • Prefrontal cortex AMPA receptor plasticity is crucial for cue-induced relapse to heroin-seeking.

    Michel C Van den Oever;Natalia A Goriounova;Ka Wan Li;Roel C Van der Schors

  • Retrieval-specific endocytosis of GluA2-AMPARs underlies adaptive reconsolidation of contextual fear

    Priyanka Rao-Ruiz;Diana C Rotaru;Rolinka J van der Loo;Huibert D Mansvelder

  • The Amsterdam Resting-State Questionnaire reveals multiple phenotypes of resting-state cognition

    B. Alexander Diaz;Sophie Van Der Sluis;Sarah Moens;Jeroen S. Benjamins

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β2-subunits in the medial prefrontal cortex control attention

    Karine Guillem;Bernard Bloem;Rogier B. Poorthuis;Maarten Loos

  • Early restoration of parvalbumin interneuron activity prevents memory loss and network hyperexcitability in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Sara Hijazi;Tim S. Heistek;Philip Scheltens;Ulf Neumann

  • Astrocyte lipid metabolism is critical for synapse development and function in vivo

    Anne-Lieke F van Deijk;Nutabi Camargo;Jaap Timmerman;Tim Heistek

  • Increased Threshold for Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity Is Caused by Unreliable Calcium Signaling in Mice Lacking Fragile X Gene Fmr1

    Rhiannon M. Meredith;Carl D. Holmgren;Meredith Weidum;Nail Burnashev

  • Unique membrane properties and enhanced signal processing in human neocortical neurons

    Guy Eyal;Matthijs B Verhoog;Guilherme Testa-Silva;Yair Deitcher

  • Label-free live brain imaging and targeted patching with third-harmonic generation microscopy

    Stefan Witte;Adrian Negrean;Johannes C. Lodder;Christiaan P. J. de Kock

  • Layer-Specific Modulation of the Prefrontal Cortex by Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    Rogier B. Poorthuis;Bernard Bloem;Benita Schak;Jordi Wester

Frequent Co-Authors

Christiaan P. J. de Kock
Christiaan P. J. de Kock Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen
Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
August B. Smit
August B. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Arjen B. Brussaard
Arjen B. Brussaard Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Sabine Spijker
Sabine Spijker Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Arjen van Ooyen
Arjen van Ooyen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Idan Segev
Idan Segev Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michele Giugliano
Michele Giugliano University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Eus J.W. Van Someren
Eus J.W. Van Someren Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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