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Stefan Köhler is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and memory mechanisms. Their work spans several subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, developmental and educational psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biophysics.

The research topics Köhler has worked on cover a range of areas within neuroscience and cognitive science. These include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Face Recognition and Perception

Köhler has published research in multiple notable scientific venues, reflecting a diverse scope of contributions. These venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuropsychologia
  • Journal of Vision
  • Cognition
  • eLife

Among recent contributions, several papers stand out for their focus on hippocampal structure and memory processes:

  • "Automated hippocampal unfolding for morphometry and subfield segmentation with HippUnfold," published in 2022 in eLife
  • "Surface-based hippocampal subfield segmentation," published in 2021 in Trends in Neurosciences
  • "Examining the engram encoding specificity hypothesis in mice," published in 2023 in Neuron
  • "Familiarity impairments after anterior temporal-lobe resection with hippocampal sparing: Lessons learned from case NB," published in 2020 in Neuropsychologia
  • "Feeling-of-knowing experiences breed curiosity," published in 2021 in Memory

Köhler frequently collaborates with a select group of coauthors, which include:

  • Jordan DeKraker
  • Ali R. Khan
  • Haopei Yang
  • Bradley Karat
  • Paul W. Frankland

Their work has concentrated mainly on dissecting the neural basis of memory, including studies on hippocampal morphology, subfield segmentation, and mechanisms underlying familiarity and recognition. This research often involves advanced imaging techniques aligned with their expertise in radiology and cellular neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Finding the engram.

    Sheena A. Josselyn;Stefan Köhler;Paul W. Frankland

  • Tradeoffs between income, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning during tropical rainforest conversion and agroforestry intensification

    Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Michael Kessler;Jan Barkmann;Merijn M. Bos

  • The case of K.C.: contributions of a memory-impaired person to memory theory

    R. Shayna Rosenbaum;Stefan Köhler;Daniel L. Schacter;Morris Moscovitch

  • Impaired familiarity with preserved recollection after anterior temporal-lobe resection that spares the hippocampus

    Ben Bowles;Carina Crupi;Seyed M. Mirsattari;Susan E. Pigott

  • Remote spatial memory in an amnesic person with extensive bilateral hippocampal lesions.

    R. Shayna Rosenbaum;Sandra Priselac;Stefan Köhler;Sandra E. Black

  • Volumetry of Temporopolar, Perirhinal, Entorhinal and Parahippocampal Cortex from High-resolution MR Images: Considering the Variability of the Collateral Sulcus

    Jens C. Pruessner;Stefan Köhler;Joelle Crane;Marita Pruessner

  • Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Forgetting

    Paul W. Frankland;Stefan Köhler;Sheena A. Josselyn

  • Distinct neural correlates of visual long-term memory for spatial location and object identity: a positron emission tomography study in humans.

    C Moscovitch;S Kapur;S Köhler;S Houle

  • Memory impairments associated with hippocampal versus parahippocampal-gyrus atrophy: an MR volumetry study in Alzheimer's disease.

    Stefan Köhler;Stefan Köhler;S. E. Black;S. E. Black;M. Sinden;C. Szekely

  • Neurogenesis-mediated forgetting minimizes proactive interference.

    Jonathan R. Epp;Rudy Silva Mera;Stefan Köhler;Sheena A. Josselyn

  • The neurobiological foundation of memory retrieval

    Paul W. Frankland;Sheena A. Josselyn;Stefan Köhler

  • Novelty responses to relational and non-relational information in the hippocampus and the parahippocampal region: a comparison based on event-related fMRI.

    Stefan Köhler;Stacey Danckert;Joseph S. Gati;Ravi S. Menon

  • Effects of Left Inferior Prefrontal Stimulation on Episodic Memory Formation: A Two-Stage fMRI–rTMS Study

    Stefan Köhler;Tomáš Paus;Randy L. Buckner;Brenda Milner

  • Retrieval of autobiographical memory in Alzheimer's disease: Relation to volumes of medial temporal lobe and other structures

    Asaf Gilboa;Joel Ramirez;Stefan Köhler;Robyn Westmacott

  • Revisiting the novelty effect: When familiarity, not novelty, enhances memory

    J. Poppenk;S. Köhler;M. Moscovitch

  • Dissociation of pathways for object and spatial vision: a PET study in humans.

    Stefan Köhler;Shitij Kapur;Morris Moscovitch;Gordon Winocur

  • Double dissociation of selective recollection and familiarity impairments following two different surgical treatments for temporal-lobe epilepsy.

    Ben Bowles;Carina Crupi;Susan Pigott;Andrew Parrent

  • Differential contributions of the parahippocampal place area and the anterior hippocampus to human memory for scenes.

    Stefan Köhler;Joelle Crane;Brenda Milner

  • Networks of domain-specific and general regions involved in episodic memory for spatial location and object identity

    Stefan Köhler;Morris Moscovitch;Gordon Winocur;Gordon Winocur;Sylvain Houle

  • Heroes of the Engram.

    Sheena A. Josselyn;Stefan Köhler;Paul W. Frankland

Frequent Co-Authors

Morris Moscovitch
Morris Moscovitch University of Toronto
Gordon Winocur
Gordon Winocur University of Toronto
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
R. Shayna Rosenbaum
R. Shayna Rosenbaum York University
Melvyn A. Goodale
Melvyn A. Goodale University of Western Ontario
Ken McRae
Ken McRae University of Western Ontario
Asaf Gilboa
Asaf Gilboa University of Toronto
Sheena A. Josselyn
Sheena A. Josselyn University of Toronto
Anthony R. McIntosh
Anthony R. McIntosh Simon Fraser University
Jens C. Pruessner
Jens C. Pruessner University of Konstanz

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