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Sergio Martinoia

Sergio Martinoia

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
7418
World Ranking
6939
National Ranking
360

Overview

Sergio Martinoia is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and focuses research at the intersection of neuroscience and engineering. Their work spans several main fields of study including Neuroscience, with 43 publications, and Engineering, comprising 20 publications.

The scientist's subfields of study show a strong emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (32 publications) and Biomedical Engineering (15 publications), along with contributions to Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Main topics covered in their research include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, highlighted in 48 publications, as well as 3D Printing in Biomedical Research with 22 publications. Other topics include Neural dynamics and brain function, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Sergio Martinoia has published multiple papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include Journal of Neural Engineering (3 publications), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (3 publications), Biomedical Science and Engineering (2 publications), APL Bioengineering (2 publications), and SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications).

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "A three-dimensional micro-electrode array for in-vitro neuronal interfacing" (2020), Journal of Neural Engineering
  • "Rapid generation of functional engineered 3D human neuronal assemblies: network dynamics evaluated by micro-electrodes arrays" (2021), Journal of Neural Engineering
  • "Deepening the role of excitation/inhibition balance in human iPSCs-derived neuronal networks coupled to MEAs during long-term development" (2023), Journal of Neural Engineering
  • "A micropatterned thermoplasmonic substrate for neuromodulation of in vitro neuronal networks" (2022), Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Development of multi-depth probing 3D microelectrode array to record electrophysiological activity within neural cultures" (2023), Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Donatella Di Lisa, Laura Pastorino, Monica Frega, Lorenzo Muzzi, and Andrea Andolfi. The number of co-authored works ranges from 6 to 16 papers with these individuals.

Best Publications

  • Dissociated cortical networks show spontaneously correlated activity patterns during in vitro development

    Michela Chiappalone;Marco Bove;Alessandro Vato;Mariateresa Tedesco

  • Self-organization and neuronal avalanches in networks of dissociated cortical neurons.

    V. Pasquale;P. Massobrio;L.L. Bologna;M. Chiappalone

  • Active pixel sensor array for high spatio-temporal resolution electrophysiological recordings from single cell to large scale neuronal networks

    Luca Berdondini;Kilian Imfeld;Alessandro Maccione;Mariateresa Tedesco

  • A novel algorithm for precise identification of spikes in extracellularly recorded neuronal signals.

    Alessandro Maccione;Mauro Gandolfo;Paolo Massobrio;Antonio Novellino

  • Evaluation of the Performance of Information Theory-Based Methods and Cross-Correlation to Estimate the Functional Connectivity in Cortical Networks

    Matteo Garofalo;Thierry Nieus;Paolo Massobrio;Sergio Martinoia;Sergio Martinoia

  • Network dynamics and synchronous activity in cultured cortical neurons.

    Michela Chiappalone;Alessandro Vato;Luca Berdondini;Milena Koudelka-Hep

  • Development of ISFET array-based microsystems for bioelectrochemical measurements of cell populations

    Sergio Martinoia;Nicola Rosso;Massimo Grattarola;Leandro Lorenzelli

  • Network dynamics of 3D engineered neuronal cultures: a new experimental model for in-vitro electrophysiology

    Monica Frega;Mariateresa Tedesco;Paolo Massobrio;Mattia Pesce

  • Burst detection algorithms for the analysis of spatio-temporal patterns in cortical networks of neurons

    M. Chiappalone;A. Novellino;I. Vajda;A. Vato

  • Networks of neurons coupled to microelectrode arrays: a neuronal sensory system for pharmacological applications

    M Chiappalone;A Vato;M B Tedesco;M Marcoli

  • Development of Micro-Electrode Array Based Tests for Neurotoxicity: Assessment of Interlaboratory Reproducibility with Neuroactive Chemicals

    Antonio Novellino;Bibiana Scelfo;Taina Palosaari;Anna Price

  • 2010 Special Issue: Investigating neuronal activity by SPYCODE multi-channel data analyzer

    Luca Leonardo Bologna;Valentina Pasquale;Matteo Garofalo;Mauro Gandolfo

  • Large-Scale, High-Resolution Data Acquisition System for Extracellular Recording of Electrophysiological Activity

    K. Imfeld;S. Neukom;A. Maccione;Y. Bornat

  • Network plasticity in cortical assemblies.

    Michela Chiappalone;Paolo Massobrio;Sergio Martinoia

  • A self-adapting approach for the detection of bursts and network bursts in neuronal cultures

    Valentina Pasquale;Sergio Martinoia;Michela Chiappalone

  • Connecting neurons to a mobile robot: an in vitro bidirectional neural interface

    A. Novellino;P. D'Angelo;L. Cozzi;M. Chiappalone

  • Opposite Changes in Glutamatergic and GABAergic Transmission Underlie the Diffuse Hyperexcitability of Synapsin I–Deficient Cortical Networks

    Michela Chiappalone;Michela Chiappalone;Silvia Casagrande;Mariateresa Tedesco;Flavia Valtorta

  • Modeling the neuron-microtransducer junction: from extracellular to patch recording

    M. Grattarola;S. Martinoia

  • A microelectrode array (MEA) integrated with clustering structures for investigating in vitro neurodynamics in confined interconnected sub-populations of neurons

    L. Berdondini;M. Chiappalone;P.D. van der Wal;K. Imfeld

  • Self-organized criticality in cortical assemblies occurs in concurrent scale-free and small-world networks

    Paolo Massobrio;Valentina Pasquale;Sergio Martinoia

  • Cultured neurons coupled to microelectrode arrays: circuit models, simulations and experimental data

    S. Martinoia;P. Massobrio;M. Bove;G. Massobrio

Frequent Co-Authors

Michela Chiappalone
Michela Chiappalone Italian Institute of Technology
Marco Bove
Marco Bove University of Genoa
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
Annalisa Bonfiglio
Annalisa Bonfiglio University of Cagliari
Piero Cosseddu
Piero Cosseddu University of Cagliari
Gianni Ciofani
Gianni Ciofani Italian Institute of Technology
Maurizio Valle
Maurizio Valle University of Genoa
Wytse J. Wadman
Wytse J. Wadman University of Amsterdam
Eus J.W. Van Someren
Eus J.W. Van Someren Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
N. F. de Rooij
N. F. de Rooij École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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