Emre Yaksi
About
Our lab's primary goal is to investigate how sensory information interacts with the internal dynamics of the forebrain, and how these processes are modulated by experience and internal states.
Our work spans three major areas:
Chemosensory computations: We demonstrated that zebrafish olfactory behavior exhibits individual variability and that odor sampling through both nostrils enhances sensory coding. We also showed that experience-dependent plasticity improves odor discrimination through mechanisms such as background subtraction and contrast enhancement.
Integration and modulation of sensory information: Over the last 10 years, we have focused on sensory computations in the habenula, a hub-like brain region linked to defensive and adaptive behaviors and implicated in mood disorders. We found that the habenula is activated by multiple sensory cues and consists of distinct neural ensembles born at different developmental stages, which correlate with the expansion of cognitive capacity. Our results revealed that disrupting habenula-specific mGluRs impairs defensive behavior processing, and ablating the habenula hinders learning and the integration of new information. We also identified the habenula as a central hub that integrates inputs from ancestral cortico-limbic regions and sensory systems. Finally, we recently showed that a downstream target of the habenula, the dorsal raphe, exhibits topographically organized forebrain projections that modulate sensory responses in a locomotion-dependent manner.
The role of astroglia-neuron interactions in brain excitability and epileptic seizures: We showed that astroglia-neuron interactions are crucial for maintaining neural excitability and controlling seizure spread. We discovered that perturbing astroglial glutamate transporters leads to increased network excitability and spontaneous recurrent seizures.
See our past papers here: https://yaksilab.com/publications/
Future directions – Evolution of cortical computations:
Looking ahead, our lab is shifting its focus toward understanding the architecture and computational principles of the pallium, the evolutionary ancestor of the mammalian cortex. In the coming years, we aim to identify the cellular components, structural organization, and computational strategies of the zebrafish pallium, and to investigate how this brain region regulates adaptive behaviors and cognitive functions.
Methods We Use:
Our lab employs a multidisciplinary toolkit to investigate forebrain dynamics and sensory processing, including:
- Two-photon microscopy for high-resolution imaging of neural activity
- Optogenetics to manipulate specific neural circuits with light
- Electrophysiological recordings to measure neuronal excitability and synaptic function
- Applied mathematics for analysing large neurla and behavioral data sets
- Molecular genetics to dissect gene function and generate transgenic lines
- Behavioral assays to link neural activity with animal behavior
Research
also see: www.yaksilab.com
Our lab's primary goal is to investigate how sensory information interacts with the internal dynamics of the forebrain, and how these processes are modulated by experience and internal states.
Our work spans three major areas:
Chemosensory computations: We demonstrated that zebrafish olfactory behavior exhibits individual variability and that odor sampling through both nostrils enhances sensory coding. We also showed that experience-dependent plasticity improves odor discrimination through mechanisms such as background subtraction and contrast enhancement.
Integration and modulation of sensory information: Over the last 10 years, we have focused on sensory computations in the habenula, a hub-like brain region linked to defensive and adaptive behaviors and implicated in mood disorders. We found that the habenula is activated by multiple sensory cues and consists of distinct neural ensembles born at different developmental stages, which correlate with the expansion of cognitive capacity. Our results revealed that disrupting habenula-specific mGluRs impairs defensive behavior processing, and ablating the habenula hinders learning and the integration of new information. We also identified the habenula as a central hub that integrates inputs from ancestral cortico-limbic regions and sensory systems. Finally, we recently showed that a downstream target of the habenula, the dorsal raphe, exhibits topographically organized forebrain projections that modulate sensory responses in a locomotion-dependent manner.
The role of astroglia-neuron interactions in brain excitability and epileptic seizures: We showed that astroglia-neuron interactions are crucial for maintaining neural excitability and controlling seizure spread. We discovered that perturbing astroglial glutamate transporters leads to increased network excitability and spontaneous recurrent seizures.
See our past papers here: https://yaksilab.com/publications/
Future directions – Evolution of cortical computations:
Looking ahead, our lab is shifting its focus toward understanding the architecture and computational principles of the pallium, the evolutionary ancestor of the mammalian cortex. In the coming years, we aim to identify the cellular components, structural organization, and computational strategies of the zebrafish pallium, and to investigate how this brain region regulates adaptive behaviors and cognitive functions.
Methods We Use:
Our lab employs a multidisciplinary toolkit to investigate forebrain dynamics and sensory processing, including:
- Two-photon microscopy for high-resolution imaging of neural activity
- Optogenetics to manipulate specific neural circuits with light
- Electrophysiological recordings to measure neuronal excitability and synaptic function
- Applied mathematics for analysing large neurla and behavioral data sets
- Molecular genetics to dissect gene function and generate transgenic lines
- Behavioral assays to link neural activity with animal behavior
Publications
2025
-
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Çiftci Çobanoğlu, Yağnur Işık;
Serneels, Bram;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dayanc, Ekin Dongel;
Anja, Enz,;
Hinrichsen, Francisca;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Ricarda, Bardenhewer,.
(2025)
Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors | Nature Communications.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Serneels, Bram;
Wiest, Christoph;
Trinh, Anh-Tuan;
Bardenhewer, Ricarda;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Frisvold, Oda Bjørnevik;
Aukrust, Inger Kristine Fjeldskaar;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2025)
Topographically organized dorsal raphe activity modulates forebrain sensory-motor computations and adaptive behaviors.
BioRxiv
Academic article
-
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Faturos, Nicholas;
Çobanoğlu, Yağnur Işık Çiftci;
Serneels, Bram;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dayanc, Ekin Dongel;
Enz, Anja;
Hinrichsen, Francisca;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Bardenhewer, Ricarda.
(2025)
Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Michel, Léo;
Osypenko, Denys;
Molina, Patricia;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Lecca, Salvatore;
Hisatsune, Chihiro;
Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko;
Kikuchi, Toko;
Yaksi, Emre;
Volterra, Andrea.
(2025)
Calcium dynamics in habenular astrocytes regulate active coping within behavioral transitions.
Communications Biology
Academic article
-
Trinh, Anh-Tuan;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Castillo-Berges, Ignacio del;
Kraus, Susanne;
Cachin, Fanchon;
Serneels, Bram;
Kawakami, Koichi;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2025)
Hierarchical processing of sensory information across topographically organized thalamocortical-like circuits in the zebrafish brain.
BioRxiv
Academic article
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Jung, Inyoung;
Nygård, Andreas Moe;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2025)
Motile cilia modulate neuronal and astroglial activity in the zebrafish larval brain.
Cell reports
Academic article
2024
-
Rayamajhi, Dheeraj;
Ege, Mert;
Ukhanov, Kirill;
Ringers, Christa Nelleke;
Zhang, Yiliu;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Li, Summer Shijia;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Kizil, Caghan.
(2024)
The forkhead transcription factor Foxj1 controls vertebrate olfactory cilia biogenesis and sensory neuron differentiation.
PLoS Biology
Academic article
-
Yuste, Rafael;
Cossart, Rosa;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2024)
Neuronal ensembles: Building blocks of neural circuits.
Neuron
Academic literature review
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Nygård, Andreas Moe;
Trinh, Anh Tuan;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2024)
Ciliogenesis defects after neurulation impact brain development and neuronal activity in larval zebrafish.
iScience
Academic article
2022
-
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Ophus, Sunniva Sofie;
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Hoffshagen, Helene Homme;
Hotz, Adriana L.;
Neuhauss, Stephan C. F.;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2022)
Elevated photic response is followed by a rapid decay and depressed state in ictogenic networks.
Epilepsia
Academic article
2021
-
Bartoszek-Kandler, Ewelina Magdalena;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Jetti, Suresh Kumar;
Serneels, Bram;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Chau, Khac Thanh Phong;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Ongoing habenular activity is driven by forebrain networks and modulated by olfactory stimuli.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2021)
Past, present and future of zebrafish in epilepsy research.
The FEBS Journal
Academic literature review
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Qiu, Tao;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Rayamajhi, Dheeraj;
Konac, Ahsen;
Hansen, Jan Niklas;
Ringers, Christa;
Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela Acuna;
Hui, Subhra;
Olstad, Emilie Willoch.
(2021)
Diversity and function of motile ciliated cell types within ependymal lineages of the zebrafish brain.
Cell reports
Academic article
-
Franco, Luis M.;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Experience-dependent plasticity modulates ongoing activity in the antennal lobe and enhances odor representations.
Cell reports
Academic article
-
Hotz, Adriana L.;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Rieser, Nicolas N.;
Niklaus, Stephanie;
Aydin, Ecem;
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Lalla, Laetitia Noelle Patricia;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre;
Neuhauss, Stephan C.F..
(2021)
Loss of glutamate transporter eaat2a leads to aberrant neuronal excitability, recurrent epileptic seizures, and basal hypoactivity.
Glia
Academic article
-
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Serneels, Bram;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Optimized protocol for conditioned place avoidance learning in juvenile zebrafish.
STAR Protocols
Academic article
2020
-
Fore, Stephanie Liesbeth;
Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela Acuna;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Bartoszek-Kandler, Ewelina Magdalena;
Serneels, Bram;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Chau, Khac Thanh Phong;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Palumbo, Fabrizio.
(2020)
Functional properties of habenular neurons are determined by developmental stage and sequential neurogenesis.
Science Advances
Academic article
-
Kermen, Florence;
Darnet, Lea;
Wiest, Christoph;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Bechert, Jack;
Uslu, Ozge;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
Stimulus-specific behavioral responses of zebrafish to a large range of odors exhibit individual variability.
BMC Biology
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Sandi, Carmen.
(2020)
What brains do we study and why do we study them?.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Editorial
-
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre;
Kizil, Caghan.
(2020)
Radial glia in the zebrafish brain: Functional, structural, and physiological comparison with the mammalian glia.
Glia
Academic literature review
-
Kermen, Florence;
Lal, Pradeep;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
Interhemispheric connections between olfactory bulbs improve odor detection.
PLoS Biology
Academic article
-
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Serneels, Bram;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
The Zebrafish dorsal habenula is required for updating learned behaviors.
Cell reports
Academic article
2019
-
Olstad, Emilie Willoch;
Ringers, Christa;
Hansen, Jan Niklas;
Wens, Adinda;
Brandt, Cecilia;
Wachten, Dagmar;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2019)
Ciliary beating compartmentalizes cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and regulates ventricular development.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Aydin, Ecem;
Evelien, Van Hoeymissen;
Deneubourg, Celine;
van Derhaeghe, Silke;
Craeyhest, Julie von;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Casacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Muto, Akira.
(2019)
Glia-neuron interactions underlie state transitions to generalized seizures.
Nature Communications
Academic article
2018
-
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi and Emre Yaksi.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Lal, Pradeep;
Tanabe, Hideyuki;
Suster, Maximiliano L;
Ailani, Deepak;
Kotani, Yuri;
Muto, Akira;
Itoh, Mari;
Iwasaki, Miki;
Wada, Hironori;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Identification of a neuronal population in the telencephalon essential for fear conditioning in zebrafish.
BMC Biology
Academic article
-
Foré, Stephanie;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Information processing in the vertebrate habenula.
Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Academic literature review
-
Bergboer, JGM;
Wyatt, Cameron;
Austin-Tse, C;
Yaksi, Emre;
Drummond, IA.
(2018)
"Assaying sensory ciliopathies using calcium biosensor expression in zebrafish ciliated olfactory neurons".
Cilia
Academic article
2017
-
Reiten, Ingrid;
Uslu, Fazil Emre;
Forè, Stèphanie;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Ringers, Christa;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Hoffmann, Maximilian;
Lal, Pradeep;
Kawakami, Koichi;
Pekkan, Kerem.
(2017)
Motile-cilia-mediated flow improves sensitivity and temporal resolution of olfactory computations.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Franco, Luis M.;
Okray, Zeynep;
Linneweber, Gerit A.;
Hassan, Bassam Abdul Rasool;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2017)
Reduced Lateral Inhibition Impairs Olfactory Computations and Behaviors in a Drosophila Model of Fragile X Syndrome.
Current Biology
Academic article
2016
-
Soldano, Alessia;
Alpizar, Yeranddy A;
Boonen, Brett;
Franco, Luis;
Lopez-Requena, Alejandro;
Liu, Guangda;
Mora, Natalia;
Yaksi, Emre;
Voets, Thomas;
Vennekens, Rudi.
(2016)
Gustatory-mediated avoidance of bacterial lipopolysaccharides via TRPA1 activation in Drosophila.
eLIFE
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Poirazi, Panayiota;
Hanganu-Opatz, Ileana.
(2016)
The road to independence: How to get funding in neuroscience.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Editorial
2015
-
Vendrell-Llopis, Nuria;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2015)
Evolutionary conserved brainstem circuits encode category, concentration and mixtures of taste.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Wyatt, Cameron;
Bartoszek, Ewelina;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2015)
Methods for studying the zebrafish brain: Past, present and future.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Academic literature review
Journal publications
-
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Çiftci Çobanoğlu, Yağnur Işık;
Serneels, Bram;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dayanc, Ekin Dongel;
Anja, Enz,;
Hinrichsen, Francisca;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Ricarda, Bardenhewer,.
(2025)
Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors | Nature Communications.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Serneels, Bram;
Wiest, Christoph;
Trinh, Anh-Tuan;
Bardenhewer, Ricarda;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Frisvold, Oda Bjørnevik;
Aukrust, Inger Kristine Fjeldskaar;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2025)
Topographically organized dorsal raphe activity modulates forebrain sensory-motor computations and adaptive behaviors.
BioRxiv
Academic article
-
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Faturos, Nicholas;
Çobanoğlu, Yağnur Işık Çiftci;
Serneels, Bram;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dayanc, Ekin Dongel;
Enz, Anja;
Hinrichsen, Francisca;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Bardenhewer, Ricarda.
(2025)
Inhibition mediated by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors regulates habenula activity and defensive behaviors.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Michel, Léo;
Osypenko, Denys;
Molina, Patricia;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Lecca, Salvatore;
Hisatsune, Chihiro;
Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko;
Kikuchi, Toko;
Yaksi, Emre;
Volterra, Andrea.
(2025)
Calcium dynamics in habenular astrocytes regulate active coping within behavioral transitions.
Communications Biology
Academic article
-
Trinh, Anh-Tuan;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Castillo-Berges, Ignacio del;
Kraus, Susanne;
Cachin, Fanchon;
Serneels, Bram;
Kawakami, Koichi;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2025)
Hierarchical processing of sensory information across topographically organized thalamocortical-like circuits in the zebrafish brain.
BioRxiv
Academic article
-
Rayamajhi, Dheeraj;
Ege, Mert;
Ukhanov, Kirill;
Ringers, Christa Nelleke;
Zhang, Yiliu;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Li, Summer Shijia;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Kizil, Caghan.
(2024)
The forkhead transcription factor Foxj1 controls vertebrate olfactory cilia biogenesis and sensory neuron differentiation.
PLoS Biology
Academic article
-
Fore, Stephanie Liesbeth;
Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela Acuna;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Bartoszek-Kandler, Ewelina Magdalena;
Serneels, Bram;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Chau, Khac Thanh Phong;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Palumbo, Fabrizio.
(2020)
Functional properties of habenular neurons are determined by developmental stage and sequential neurogenesis.
Science Advances
Academic article
-
Reiten, Ingrid;
Uslu, Fazil Emre;
Forè, Stèphanie;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Ringers, Christa;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Hoffmann, Maximilian;
Lal, Pradeep;
Kawakami, Koichi;
Pekkan, Kerem.
(2017)
Motile-cilia-mediated flow improves sensitivity and temporal resolution of olfactory computations.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Yuste, Rafael;
Cossart, Rosa;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2024)
Neuronal ensembles: Building blocks of neural circuits.
Neuron
Academic literature review
-
Kermen, Florence;
Darnet, Lea;
Wiest, Christoph;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Bechert, Jack;
Uslu, Ozge;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
Stimulus-specific behavioral responses of zebrafish to a large range of odors exhibit individual variability.
BMC Biology
Academic article
-
Bartoszek-Kandler, Ewelina Magdalena;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Jetti, Suresh Kumar;
Serneels, Bram;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Chau, Khac Thanh Phong;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Ongoing habenular activity is driven by forebrain networks and modulated by olfactory stimuli.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Olstad, Emilie Willoch;
Ringers, Christa;
Hansen, Jan Niklas;
Wens, Adinda;
Brandt, Cecilia;
Wachten, Dagmar;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2019)
Ciliary beating compartmentalizes cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and regulates ventricular development.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Sandi, Carmen.
(2020)
What brains do we study and why do we study them?.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Editorial
-
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi and Emre Yaksi.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2021)
Past, present and future of zebrafish in epilepsy research.
The FEBS Journal
Academic literature review
-
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre;
Kizil, Caghan.
(2020)
Radial glia in the zebrafish brain: Functional, structural, and physiological comparison with the mammalian glia.
Glia
Academic literature review
-
Diaz Verdugo, Carmen;
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Aydin, Ecem;
Evelien, Van Hoeymissen;
Deneubourg, Celine;
van Derhaeghe, Silke;
Craeyhest, Julie von;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Casacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Muto, Akira.
(2019)
Glia-neuron interactions underlie state transitions to generalized seizures.
Nature Communications
Academic article
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Qiu, Tao;
Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas;
Rayamajhi, Dheeraj;
Konac, Ahsen;
Hansen, Jan Niklas;
Ringers, Christa;
Hinrichsen, Francisca Daniela Acuna;
Hui, Subhra;
Olstad, Emilie Willoch.
(2021)
Diversity and function of motile ciliated cell types within ependymal lineages of the zebrafish brain.
Cell reports
Academic article
-
Lal, Pradeep;
Tanabe, Hideyuki;
Suster, Maximiliano L;
Ailani, Deepak;
Kotani, Yuri;
Muto, Akira;
Itoh, Mari;
Iwasaki, Miki;
Wada, Hironori;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Identification of a neuronal population in the telencephalon essential for fear conditioning in zebrafish.
BMC Biology
Academic article
-
Franco, Luis M.;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Experience-dependent plasticity modulates ongoing activity in the antennal lobe and enhances odor representations.
Cell reports
Academic article
-
Vendrell-Llopis, Nuria;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2015)
Evolutionary conserved brainstem circuits encode category, concentration and mixtures of taste.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Jung, Inyoung;
Nygård, Andreas Moe;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2025)
Motile cilia modulate neuronal and astroglial activity in the zebrafish larval brain.
Cell reports
Academic article
-
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Jeong, Inyoung;
Nygård, Andreas Moe;
Trinh, Anh Tuan;
Yaksi, Emre;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2024)
Ciliogenesis defects after neurulation impact brain development and neuronal activity in larval zebrafish.
iScience
Academic article
-
Soldano, Alessia;
Alpizar, Yeranddy A;
Boonen, Brett;
Franco, Luis;
Lopez-Requena, Alejandro;
Liu, Guangda;
Mora, Natalia;
Yaksi, Emre;
Voets, Thomas;
Vennekens, Rudi.
(2016)
Gustatory-mediated avoidance of bacterial lipopolysaccharides via TRPA1 activation in Drosophila.
eLIFE
Academic article
-
Wyatt, Cameron;
Bartoszek, Ewelina;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2015)
Methods for studying the zebrafish brain: Past, present and future.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Academic literature review
-
Hotz, Adriana L.;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Rieser, Nicolas N.;
Niklaus, Stephanie;
Aydin, Ecem;
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Lalla, Laetitia Noelle Patricia;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie;
Yaksi, Emre;
Neuhauss, Stephan C.F..
(2021)
Loss of glutamate transporter eaat2a leads to aberrant neuronal excitability, recurrent epileptic seizures, and basal hypoactivity.
Glia
Academic article
-
Foré, Stephanie;
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2018)
Information processing in the vertebrate habenula.
Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
Academic literature review
-
Kermen, Florence;
Lal, Pradeep;
Faturos, Nicholas Guy;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
Interhemispheric connections between olfactory bulbs improve odor detection.
PLoS Biology
Academic article
-
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Serneels, Bram;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2021)
Optimized protocol for conditioned place avoidance learning in juvenile zebrafish.
STAR Protocols
Academic article
-
Myren-Svelstad, Sverre;
Jamali, Ahmed;
Ophus, Sunniva Sofie;
Dgama, Percival Paul Menino;
Ostenrath, Anna Maria;
Mutlu, Aytac Kadir;
Hoffshagen, Helene Homme;
Hotz, Adriana L.;
Neuhauss, Stephan C. F.;
Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie.
(2022)
Elevated photic response is followed by a rapid decay and depressed state in ictogenic networks.
Epilepsia
Academic article
-
Franco, Luis M.;
Okray, Zeynep;
Linneweber, Gerit A.;
Hassan, Bassam Abdul Rasool;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2017)
Reduced Lateral Inhibition Impairs Olfactory Computations and Behaviors in a Drosophila Model of Fragile X Syndrome.
Current Biology
Academic article
-
Yaksi, Emre;
Poirazi, Panayiota;
Hanganu-Opatz, Ileana.
(2016)
The road to independence: How to get funding in neuroscience.
European Journal of Neuroscience
Editorial
-
Bergboer, JGM;
Wyatt, Cameron;
Austin-Tse, C;
Yaksi, Emre;
Drummond, IA.
(2018)
"Assaying sensory ciliopathies using calcium biosensor expression in zebrafish ciliated olfactory neurons".
Cilia
Academic article
-
Palumbo, Fabrizio;
Serneels, Bram;
Pelgrims, Robbrecht;
Yaksi, Emre.
(2020)
The Zebrafish dorsal habenula is required for updating learned behaviors.
Cell reports
Academic article
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2022
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Conference posterLal, Pradeep; Fiskum, Vegard; Kermen, Florence; Ostenrath, Anna Maria; Palumbo, Fabrizio; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Muto, Akira; Kawakami, Koichi; Yaksi, Emre. (2022) The role of GnRH3 neurons in modulating olfactory computations and odor induced feeding behaviors. Imaging Structure and Function of the Zebrafish Brain Conference
2019
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Conference lectureMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Deneubourg, Celine; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Muto, Akira; Kawakami, Koichi; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre. (2019) Glia-neuron interactions underlie state transitions to generalized seizures. 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
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InterviewMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre; Brandslet, Steinar. (2019) Hjernens forsvar bryter sammen ved epilepsi.
2018
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Conference lectureMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Deneubourg, Celine; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Homeostatic interactions within neuron-glia networks underlie state transitions to generalized seizures. The 6th NRSN National PhD Conference in Neuroscience
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the functional development of spontaneous activity in habenular circuits”. Meeting on Spontaneous Activity in Brain Development. Leiden-Netherlands, 8-10 October 2018
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the function of habenular networks in learning and memory". Gordon Research Conference, “Mechanisms of Epilepsy and Neuronal Synchronization”, Vermoent-USA, 19-22 August 2018
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Glia-neuron Interactions underlie state transition to generalized seizures". Gordon Research Conference, “Mechanisms of Epilepsy and Neuronal Synchronization”, Vermoent-USA, 19-22 August 2018
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Use of zebrafish as a model animal to study sensory computations, emotions, and Learning". 48th Annual Scand-LAS Meeting Kristiansand, Norway from 26-28 April 2018.
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the function and connectivity of habenular networks in zebrafish brain". Oxford University, 16-17 April 2018
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Conference posterOlstad, Emilie Willoch; Ringers, Christa; Wens, Adinda; Hansen, Jan; Brandt, Cecilia; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) Spatially organized ciliary beating compartmentalizes cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and regulates ventricular development. 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2018
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Conference posterOlstad, Emilie Willoch; Ringers, Christa; Hansen, Jan; Wens, Adinda; Brandt, Cecilia; Wachten, Dagmar; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) Spatially organized ciliary beating compartmentalizes cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain and regulates ventricular development. 5th Imaging Structure and Function in the Zebrafish Brain Conference 2018
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Conference posterBartoszek, Ewelina M.; Jetti, Suresh Kumar; Forè, Stèphanie; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Habenula's role in integrating brain-wide signals. 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the function and connectivity of habenular networks in zebrafish brain, RIKEN CBS, Summer School “Untangling the Mysterious Brain: Cognition, Memory and Consciousness”, Tokyo-Japan, 12-14 July 2018". Studying the function and connectivity of habenular networks in zebrafish brain,
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the functional development of habenular circuits” Imaging Structure and Function in Zebrafish Brain Conference, Brighton-UK, 30 Nov, 2 Dec 2018". Studying the functional development of habenular circuits”
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Conference posterLal, Pradeep; Weth-Malsch, Daniela; Fiskum, Vegard; Kermen, Florence; Palumbo, Fabrizio; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Muto, Akira; Kawakami, Koichi; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuromodulation of olfactory computations in zebrafish brain. The 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2018
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Conference posterLal, Pradeep; Weth-Malsch, Daniela; Fiskum, Vegard; Palumbo, Fabrizio; Kermen, Florence; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Muto, Akira; Kawakami, Koichi; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) The function of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in olfactory computations. The European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO) 2018
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Conference posterWeth-Malsch, Daniela; Lal, Pradeep; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Kermen, Florence; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Sensory processing and local network connectivity of GnRH3 positive neurons in the zebrafish olfactory bulb. FENS 2018
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Conference posterOlstad, Emilie Willoch; Ringers, Christa; Hansen, Jan; Wens, Adinda; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) Cilia-driven flow in the zebrafish brain ventricles. EMBO cilia meeting
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Conference posterRingers, Christa; Hansen, Jan; Reiten, Ingrid; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) The role of second messengers in the regulation of ciliary beating. Microswimmers
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Conference posterMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Deneubourg, Celine; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Homeostatic interactions within neuron-glia networks underlie state transitions to generalized seizures. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
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Conference lectureMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Deneubourg, Celine; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Neuron-glia interactions underlie state transitions to generalized seizures. Norwegian Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
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Conference lectureYaksi, Emre. (2018) "Studying the function and connectivity of habenular networks in zebrafish brain, FENS Forum 2018, Berlin-Germany, 7-11 July 2018". Studying the function and connectivity of habenular networks in zebrafish brain,
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LectureOlstad, Emilie Willoch; Ringers, Christa; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) The function of motile-cilia driven flow in the nervous system. zebrafish PI meeting 2018
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LectureOlstad, Emilie Willoch; Ringers, Christa; Hansen, Jan; Wens, Adinda; Brandt, Cecilia; Wachten, Dagmar; Yaksi, Emre; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie. (2018) The function of motile-cilia driven flow in the nervous system. cilia 2018
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Conference posterPalumbo, Fabrizio; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Studying conditioned place avoidance in juvenile zebrafish. 11th FENS Fprum of Neuroscience
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Conference posterForè, Stèphanie; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Cosacak, Mehmet Ilyas; Hoffman, Maximillian; Caghan, Kizil; Yaksi, Emre. (2018) Developmental mechanisms change the characteristics of spontaneous and sensory evoked activity of habenula neurons in zebrafish. FENS forum 2018
2017
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Conference posterMyren-Svelstad, Sverre; Diaz Verdugo, Carmen; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie; Yaksi, Emre. (2017) Studying neural circuit activity and connectivity during epileptogenesis in zebrafish brain. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting
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Conference posterLal, Pradeep; Kermen, Florence; Palumbo, Fabrizio; Pelgrims, Robbrecht; Yaksi, Emre. (2017) Gondotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuromodulation of olfactory computaions in zebrafish brain. The 10th European Zebrafish Meeting
2015
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Interview
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LectureBartoszek, Ewelina M.; Jetti, Suresh Kumar; Yaksi, Emre. (2015) Brain‐wide connectivity underlying habenular activity in zebrafish (danio rerio). The 3rd National PhD Conference in Neuroscience
2014
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Interview
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Interview