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Pål Kvello

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Pål Kvello

Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

pal.kvello@ntnu.no
+4773412325 Lysholmbygget, Kalvskinnet
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About

Pål Kvello was trained as a general teacher at Nord-Trøndelag University College, and he continued with a master's degree and a doctoral degree in biology at Dr. Hanna Mustaparta's laboratory, department of biology, NTNU. There he studied how the nervous system of insects detects and processes information about taste qualities. This work continued with a post-doctoral position in Dr. Kristin Scott's laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, where Pål studied how taste neurons in the central nervous system influence feeding behavior in fruit flies. Due to a lack of methods to identify functional connections between neurons in fruit flies, Pål started a post-doctoral period in Dr. Menno Witter's laboratory at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience to learn whole-cell multipatch electrophysiology. With this method, he investigated how neurons in different layers of the cerebral cortex in rats and mice are connected in neural networks. Using a transgenic rat model for Alzheimer's disease, he also investigated how this disease can affect the function of neurons and networks in the entorhinal part of the cerebral cortex. Currently, Pål Kvello has his own research group at the Department of Teacher Education https://www.ntnu.no/web/ilu/nevrodidaktikk where the aim is to develop methods and material to increase students' knowledge of the nervous system, as well as the application of this knowledge in other fields.

Research

  • The Neurodidactics group

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2024

  • Kvello, Pål. (2024) Mapping lower secondary school students’ conceptions of three aspects critical for understanding the nervous system. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Menzler-Hokkanen, Ingeborg; Hokkanen, Heikki; Wang, Jinjun; Liu, Huai; Jiang, Hongbo; Boeraeve, Fanny; Carrillo, Daniel; Chen, Xiaoyulong; Hatt, Séverin; Holopainen, Jarmo. (2024) Outlook for Ecostacking.
    Academic chapter
  • Kvello, Pål. (2024) Insect Taste.
    Academic chapter

2023

  • Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas Markus. (2023) Didaktiska perspektiv på undervisning om nervsystemet. Bi-lagan
    Popular science article

2021

  • Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas. (2021) Identifying knowledge important to teach about the nervous system in the context of secondary biology and science education–A Delphi study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article

2020

  • Kvello, Pål; Barstad, Stine Slaatsveen; Rønning, Bernt; Moen, Elin Tronsaune; Østerlie, Ove. (2020) Omvendt undervisning versus tradisjonell undervisning i naturfag på ungdomsskolen: En studie av elevers motivasjon, forberedelser og læringsutbytte. Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO)
    Academic article
  • KC, Pramod; Chu, Xi; Kvello, Pål; Zhao, Xin-Cheng; Wang, Gui-Rong; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2020) Revisiting the Labial Pit Organ Pathway in the Noctuid Moth, Helicoverpa armigera. Frontiers in Physiology
    Academic article
  • Chu, Xi; KC, Pramod; Ian, Elena; Kvello, Pål; Liu, Yand; Wang, Guirong; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2020) Neuronal architecture of the second-order CO2 pathway in the brain of a noctuid moth. Scientific Reports
    Academic article

2019

  • Heggland, Ingrid; Kvello, Pål; Witter, Menno. (2019) Electrophysiological Characterization of Networks and Single Cells in the Hippocampal Region of a Transgenic Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. eNeuro
    Academic article

2014

  • Zhao, Xin-Cheng; Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Lillevoll, Siri Corneliussen; Mustaparta, Hanna; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2014) Representation of pheromones, interspecific signals, and plant odors in higher olfactory centers; mapping physiologically identified antennal-lobe projection neurons in the male heliothine moth. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Pool, Allan-Hermann; Kvello, Pål; Mann, Kevin; Cheung, Samantha; Gordon, Michael; Wang, Liming; Scott, Kristin. (2014) Four GABAergic Interneurons Impose Feeding Restraint in Drosophila. Neuron
    Academic article

2013

  • Kvello, Pål. (2013) Lykkemedisin. Publica
    Popular science monograph

2012

  • Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Kvello, Pål; Kirkerud, Nicholas; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2012) Activity in neurons of a putative protocerebral circuit representing information about a 10 component plant odor blend in Heliothis virescens. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article

2010

  • Kvello, Pål; Jørgensen, Kari; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2010) Central gustatory neurons integrate taste quality information from four appendages in the moth Heliothis virescens. Journal of Neurophysiology
    Academic article
  • Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Kvello, Pål; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2010) Integration of the antennal lobe glomeruli and three projection neurons in the standard brain atlas of the moth Heliothis virescens. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) Inside a moth`s brain. Gemini
    Popular science article
  • Kvello, Pål; Mustaparta, Hanna; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) Forskning i verdenstoppen. Adresseavisen
    Popular science article
  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) I hodet på en nattsvermer. VG : Verdens gang
    Popular science article

2009

  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Rybak, Jürgen; Menzel, Randolf; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2009) Digital, three-dimensional average shaped atlas of the Heliothis virescens brain with integrated gustatory and olfactory neurons. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål. (2009) Neurons forming the network involved in gustatory coding and learning in the moth Heliothis virescens:: Physiological and morphological characterisation,and integration into a standard brain atlas. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

2006

  • Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2006) A confined taste area in a lepidopteran brain. Arthropod structure & development
    Academic article
  • Jørgensen, Kari; Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2006) Two closely located areas in the suboesophageal ganglion and the tritocerebrum receive projections of gustatory receptor neurons located on the antennae and the proboscis in the moth Heliothis virescens. Journal of Comparative Neurology
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Rybak, Jürgen; Menzel, Randolf; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2009) Digital, three-dimensional average shaped atlas of the Heliothis virescens brain with integrated gustatory and olfactory neurons. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Heggland, Ingrid; Kvello, Pål; Witter, Menno. (2019) Electrophysiological Characterization of Networks and Single Cells in the Hippocampal Region of a Transgenic Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. eNeuro
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Jørgensen, Kari; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2010) Central gustatory neurons integrate taste quality information from four appendages in the moth Heliothis virescens. Journal of Neurophysiology
    Academic article
  • Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Kvello, Pål; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2010) Integration of the antennal lobe glomeruli and three projection neurons in the standard brain atlas of the moth Heliothis virescens. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål. (2024) Mapping lower secondary school students’ conceptions of three aspects critical for understanding the nervous system. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas. (2021) Identifying knowledge important to teach about the nervous system in the context of secondary biology and science education–A Delphi study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Barstad, Stine Slaatsveen; Rønning, Bernt; Moen, Elin Tronsaune; Østerlie, Ove. (2020) Omvendt undervisning versus tradisjonell undervisning i naturfag på ungdomsskolen: En studie av elevers motivasjon, forberedelser og læringsutbytte. Acta Didactica Norden (ADNO)
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2006) A confined taste area in a lepidopteran brain. Arthropod structure & development
    Academic article
  • Jørgensen, Kari; Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2006) Two closely located areas in the suboesophageal ganglion and the tritocerebrum receive projections of gustatory receptor neurons located on the antennae and the proboscis in the moth Heliothis virescens. Journal of Comparative Neurology
    Academic article
  • KC, Pramod; Chu, Xi; Kvello, Pål; Zhao, Xin-Cheng; Wang, Gui-Rong; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2020) Revisiting the Labial Pit Organ Pathway in the Noctuid Moth, Helicoverpa armigera. Frontiers in Physiology
    Academic article
  • Chu, Xi; KC, Pramod; Ian, Elena; Kvello, Pål; Liu, Yand; Wang, Guirong; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2020) Neuronal architecture of the second-order CO2 pathway in the brain of a noctuid moth. Scientific Reports
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas Markus. (2023) Didaktiska perspektiv på undervisning om nervsystemet. Bi-lagan
    Popular science article
  • Zhao, Xin-Cheng; Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Lillevoll, Siri Corneliussen; Mustaparta, Hanna; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2014) Representation of pheromones, interspecific signals, and plant odors in higher olfactory centers; mapping physiologically identified antennal-lobe projection neurons in the male heliothine moth. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) Inside a moth`s brain. Gemini
    Popular science article
  • Kvello, Pål; Mustaparta, Hanna; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) Forskning i verdenstoppen. Adresseavisen
    Popular science article
  • Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) I hodet på en nattsvermer. VG : Verdens gang
    Popular science article
  • Pool, Allan-Hermann; Kvello, Pål; Mann, Kevin; Cheung, Samantha; Gordon, Michael; Wang, Liming; Scott, Kristin. (2014) Four GABAergic Interneurons Impose Feeding Restraint in Drosophila. Neuron
    Academic article
  • Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Kvello, Pål; Kirkerud, Nicholas; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2012) Activity in neurons of a putative protocerebral circuit representing information about a 10 component plant odor blend in Heliothis virescens. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
    Academic article

Books

  • Kvello, Pål. (2013) Lykkemedisin. Publica
    Popular science monograph

Part of book/report

  • Menzler-Hokkanen, Ingeborg; Hokkanen, Heikki; Wang, Jinjun; Liu, Huai; Jiang, Hongbo; Boeraeve, Fanny; Carrillo, Daniel; Chen, Xiaoyulong; Hatt, Séverin; Holopainen, Jarmo. (2024) Outlook for Ecostacking.
    Academic chapter
  • Kvello, Pål. (2024) Insect Taste.
    Academic chapter

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Kvello, Pål. (2009) Neurons forming the network involved in gustatory coding and learning in the moth Heliothis virescens:: Physiological and morphological characterisation,and integration into a standard brain atlas. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Outreach

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Lundheim, Lars Magne. (2023) Utvikling av modeller for å øke elevenens forståelse av nervesystemet. Hellseminar
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas. (2023) Identifying knowledge important to teach about the nervous system in the context of secondary biology and science education. ESERA

2022

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2022) Ungdomsskoleelevers forståelse av nervesystemet. Hell konferansen
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2022) Utvikling av undervisningen om nervesystemet i grunnskolen. Invitert presentasjon
  • Contribution to radio or TV
    Berg, Bente Gunnveig; Chu, Xi; Kymre, Jonas Hansen; Kvello, Pål; Ian, Elena; Haug, Mikkel N.. (2022) Luktesystemets gåter.

2021

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Gericke, Niklas. (2021) Identifisering av kunnskap om nervesystemet som det er viktig å undervise om. Hell konferansen

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2019) Mapping the neural network underlying insect taste and feeding behavior. Gjesteforelesning
  • Conference poster
    KC, Pramod; Chu, Xi; Kvello, Pål; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2019) Mapping CO2 pathways in the noctuid moth, Helicoverpa armigera. 16th European Symposium for Insect Taste and Olfaction (ESITO)

2018

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Lundheim, Lars Magne; Sneltvedt, Trym; Rotevatn, Synnøve Andersen; Bogfjellmo, Bendik; Kristoffersen, Marius Grønby; Kaiser, Sven-Erik Markhus; Lillegård, May Helen; Samdal, Kristin Langemyhr; Boye, Anders Johan Nesheim. (2018) Å bygge hjerner. Norgesuniversitetets høstkonferanse

2017

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Lundheim, Lars Magne; Nyholm, Henrik; Nedregård, Benjamin; Sneltvedt, Trym; Malmo, Jan Tore; Feren, Kari; Haugstad, Kristin Elisabeth; Cyvin, Jardar; Solstad, Trygve. (2017) Å bygge hjerner i grunnskolen. Hell-seminaret
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Sneltvedt, Trym; Haugstad, Kristin Elisabeth; Feren, Kari; Malmo, Jan Tore; Cyvin, Jardar; Solstad, Trygve. (2017) From single neuron to brain function - a neural network building kit developed to fill in the missing link in school. Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education 2017

2016

  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål; Barstad, Stine Slaatsveen; Østerlie, Ove; Moen, Elin. (2016) Omvendt undervisning eller tradisjonell undervisning. Hva er best?. Forskerskole for lærerutdannere i naturfag

2015

  • Conference poster
    Heggland, Ingrid; Kvello, Pål; Witter, Menno. (2015) Electrophysiological characterisation of entorhinal layer II principal cells in pre-plaque McGill-R-Thy1-APP transgenic rats. Nordic Neuroscience
  • Conference poster
    Kvello, Pål; Amissah, Richard Quansah; Nilssen, Eirik Stamland; Witter, Menno. (2015) Connectivity and Molecular Identity of Principal Neurons in Layer Three of the Lateral Entorhinal Cortex. Nordic Neuroscience

2013

  • Interview
    Kvello, Pål. (2013) Veien til lykke.
  • Interview
    Kvello, Pål. (2013) Selvopplevd lykke.
  • Interview
    Kvello, Pål. (2013) Forsker på hjerne, fantaserer om lykke.

2011

  • Conference lecture
    Zhao, Xin-Cheng; Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte; Mustaparta, Hanna; Berg, Bente Gunnveig. (2011) Representation of pheromones and plant odors in protocerebral regions of the male heliothine moth. International scientific conference

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Mustaparta, Hanna; Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2010) Chemosensory coding and learning in the moth Heliothis virescens: searching for the neuonal network involved. Honeybee Neuroscience-a New, Old Model System, Bridging the Genomics, Physiology and Behavior. Where to in the Next 50 Years?
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2010) I hodet på en svermer. Behandling av lukt- og smaksinformasjon i hjernen hos et skadeinsekt. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab`s Akademi

2009

  • Interview
    Kvello, Pål; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye. (2009) I hodet på en svermer.
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2009) Integration in central neurons of gustatory information from four appendages in the moth Heliothis virescens. European Chemoreception Research Organisation
  • Conference lecture
    Kvello, Pål. (2009) Integration in central neurons of gustatory information from four appendages in the moth Heliothis virescens. European symposium for insect taste and olfaction

2008

  • Conference poster
    Stranden, Marit; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Kvello, Pål; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2008) Integration of characterized olfactory interneurons into the standard brain atlas of the moth Heliothis virescens. The 15th International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT)/ The 30th Annual meeting of Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)

2006

  • Conference poster
    Kvello, Pål; Jørgensen, Kari; Rø, Helge; Mustaparta, Hanna; Stranden, Marit. (2006) The neural pathways involved in olfactory conditioning of the proboscis extension response in Heliothis virescens. The 14th Jerusalem spring school in life science "The sense of smell"

2005

  • Conference poster
    Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2005) The contact chemosensilla Sensilla styloconica on the proboscis of Heliothis virescens and the projection pattern of the associated receptor neurones in the central nervous system. Poster

2004

  • Conference poster
    Jørgensen, Kari; Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2004) Projection patterns in the brain of receptor neurons in contact chemosensilla on the antennae of Heliothis virescens. European chemoreception research organisation
  • Conference poster
    Jørgensen, Kari; Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2004) Projection patterns in the brain of receptor neurons in contact chemosensilla on the antennae of Heliothis virescens. International symposium on olfaction and taste
  • Conference lecture
    Jørgensen, Kari; Kvello, Pål; Almaas, Tor Jørgen; Mustaparta, Hanna. (2004) Two closely located areas in the suboesophageal ganglion receive projections of the taste receptor neurons located on the antennae and the proboscis in Heliothis virescens. International symposium on chemical senses and insect behavior

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