Jonathan Whitlock
About
Jonathan Whitlock is head of the Whitlock research group at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. His focus is on unraveling how higher motor systems in cortex coordinate natural behavior and permit social learning. His group studies these phenomena by combining quantitative behavioral tracking with neuronal ensemble recordings in freely-behaving rats and mice. The group uses optogenetics and neuroanatomical methods to better understand the function and connectivity of relevant circuits, and has both local and international collaborations toward the development of statistical and machine learning-based analyses of high-dimensional neural and behavioral data.
Beyond the lab, Whitlock currently coordinates the Master's program in Neuroscience at the Kavli Institute, and organizes the Institute's course in Physiological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.
His group strarted at the Kavli Institute in 2014 under the auspices of an ERC starting grant, prior to which he was a Kavli post-doctoral fellow with Edvard and May-Britt Moser, studying navigational representations across parietal and entorhinal cortices. Prior to moving to Trondheim, he was a graduate student of Mark Bear at Brown University and MIT, with his thesis work demonstrating that synaptic connections in the hippocampus grew stronger as a consequence of single-trial learning in rats.
Competencies
Publications
2023
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Fuglstad, Jingyi Guo;
Saldanha, Pearl;
Paglia, Jacopo;
Whitlock, Jonathan Robert.
(2023)
Histological E-data Registration in rodent Brain Spaces.
eLIFE.
volum 12.
Academic article
2020
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Gheorghiu, Medorian;
Ciuparu, Andrei;
Mimica, Bartul;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Mureşan, Raul.
(2020)
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex Behavior.
IEEE. 2020. ISBN 978-1-7281-7167-8.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Gheorghiu, Medorian;
Ciuparu, Andrei;
Mimica, Bartul;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Mureşan, Raul.
(2020)
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex.
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex Behavior.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Tombaz, Tuce;
Dunn, Benjamin Adric;
Hovde, Karoline;
Cubero, Ryan John Abat;
Mimica, Bartul;
Mamidanna, Pranav;
Roudi, Yasser;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2020)
Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network.
Scientific Reports.
volum 10 (1).
Academic article
2019
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Olsen, Grethe Mari;
Hovde, Karoline;
Kondo, Hideki;
Sakshaug, Teri;
Haaland Sømme, Hanna;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Witter, Menno.
(2019)
Organization of Posterior Parietal–Frontal Connections in the Rat.
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience.
volum 13 (38).
Academic article
2018
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Hovde, Karoline;
Gianatti, Michele;
Witter, Menno;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2018)
Architecture and Organization of Mouse Posterior Parietal Cortex Relative to Extrastriate Areas.
European Journal of Neuroscience.
Academic article
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Mimica, Bartul;
Dunn, Benjamin Adric;
Tombaz, Tuce;
Bojja, V.P.T.N.C. Srikanth;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2018)
Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats.
Science.
volum 362 (6414).
Academic article
2017
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Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2017)
Movement Coding at the Mesoscale in Posterior Parietal Cortex.
Neuron.
Academic article
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Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2017)
Posterior parietal cortex.
Current Biology.
Academic article
2014
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Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2014)
Navigating actions through the rodent parietal cortex.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
volum 8 (MAY).
Academic article
2012
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Whitlock, Jonathan Robert;
Derdikman, Dori Moshe.
(2012)
Head direction maps remain stable despite grid map fragmentation.
Frontiers in Neural Circuits.
volum 6.
Academic article
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Whitlock, Jonathan;
Pfuhl, Gerit;
Dagslott, Nenitha;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2012)
Functional Split between Parietal and Entorhinal Cortices in the Rat.
Neuron.
volum 73 (4).
Academic article
2011
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Derdikman, Dori Moshe;
Bonnevie, Tora;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Fyhn, Marianne;
Hafting, Torkel;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2011)
A brain full of maps.
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience.
volum 45.
Academic literature review
2009
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Derdikman, Dori Moshe;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Tsao, Albert;
Fyhn, Marianne;
Hafting, Torkel;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2009)
Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment.
Nature Neuroscience.
volum 12 (10).
Academic article
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Whitlock, Jonathan;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2009)
Synaptic Plasticity and Spatial Representations in the Hippocampus.
The Cognitive Neurosciences, 4th Edition.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2008
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Whitlock, Jonathan;
Sutherland, Robert;
Witter, Menno;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2008)
Navigating from hippocampus to parietal cortex.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
volum 105 (30).
Editorial
2006
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Whitlock, Jonathan;
Heynen, Arnold;
Shuler, Marshall;
Bear, Mark.
(2006)
Learning Induces Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampus.
Science.
volum 313 (5790).
Academic article
Journal publications
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Fuglstad, Jingyi Guo;
Saldanha, Pearl;
Paglia, Jacopo;
Whitlock, Jonathan Robert.
(2023)
Histological E-data Registration in rodent Brain Spaces.
eLIFE.
volum 12.
Academic article
-
Tombaz, Tuce;
Dunn, Benjamin Adric;
Hovde, Karoline;
Cubero, Ryan John Abat;
Mimica, Bartul;
Mamidanna, Pranav;
Roudi, Yasser;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2020)
Action representation in the mouse parieto-frontal network.
Scientific Reports.
volum 10 (1).
Academic article
-
Olsen, Grethe Mari;
Hovde, Karoline;
Kondo, Hideki;
Sakshaug, Teri;
Haaland Sømme, Hanna;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Witter, Menno.
(2019)
Organization of Posterior Parietal–Frontal Connections in the Rat.
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience.
volum 13 (38).
Academic article
-
Hovde, Karoline;
Gianatti, Michele;
Witter, Menno;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2018)
Architecture and Organization of Mouse Posterior Parietal Cortex Relative to Extrastriate Areas.
European Journal of Neuroscience.
Academic article
-
Mimica, Bartul;
Dunn, Benjamin Adric;
Tombaz, Tuce;
Bojja, V.P.T.N.C. Srikanth;
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2018)
Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats.
Science.
volum 362 (6414).
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2017)
Movement Coding at the Mesoscale in Posterior Parietal Cortex.
Neuron.
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2017)
Posterior parietal cortex.
Current Biology.
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan.
(2014)
Navigating actions through the rodent parietal cortex.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
volum 8 (MAY).
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan Robert;
Derdikman, Dori Moshe.
(2012)
Head direction maps remain stable despite grid map fragmentation.
Frontiers in Neural Circuits.
volum 6.
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Pfuhl, Gerit;
Dagslott, Nenitha;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2012)
Functional Split between Parietal and Entorhinal Cortices in the Rat.
Neuron.
volum 73 (4).
Academic article
-
Derdikman, Dori Moshe;
Bonnevie, Tora;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Fyhn, Marianne;
Hafting, Torkel;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2011)
A brain full of maps.
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience.
volum 45.
Academic literature review
-
Derdikman, Dori Moshe;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Tsao, Albert;
Fyhn, Marianne;
Hafting, Torkel;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2009)
Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment.
Nature Neuroscience.
volum 12 (10).
Academic article
-
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Sutherland, Robert;
Witter, Menno;
Moser, May-Britt;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2008)
Navigating from hippocampus to parietal cortex.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
volum 105 (30).
Editorial
-
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Heynen, Arnold;
Shuler, Marshall;
Bear, Mark.
(2006)
Learning Induces Long-Term Potentiation in the Hippocampus.
Science.
volum 313 (5790).
Academic article
Books
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Gheorghiu, Medorian;
Ciuparu, Andrei;
Mimica, Bartul;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Mureşan, Raul.
(2020)
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex Behavior.
IEEE. 2020. ISBN 978-1-7281-7167-8.
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
-
Gheorghiu, Medorian;
Ciuparu, Andrei;
Mimica, Bartul;
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Mureşan, Raul.
(2020)
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex.
A Machine Learning Approach to Investigate Fronto-Parietal Neural Ensemble Dynamics During Complex Behavior.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Whitlock, Jonathan;
Moser, Edvard Ingjald.
(2009)
Synaptic Plasticity and Spatial Representations in the Hippocampus.
The Cognitive Neurosciences, 4th Edition.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Media
2022
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PosterRautio, Ida Välikangas; Nevjen, Fredrik; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2022) General and context-specific tuning in the rat medial prefrontal cortex. SfN . Society for Neuroscience; San Diego. 2022-11-12 - 2022-11-16.
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PosterRautio, Ida Välikangas; Nevjen, Fredrik; Klindt, David; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2022) Task-dependent ensemble coding in rat medial prefrontal cortex. FENS . The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies; Paris. 2022-07-09 - 2022-07-13.
2020
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2020) Action Representation in Mouse Cortex. European Neural Circuits Webinar . Inscopix, Inc.; online. 2020-06-09 - 2020-06-09.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2020) Neural coding of natural behavior in PPC and the dorsal cortex. Brain Circuits Course, 2020 . Karolinska Institute, Dept. of Neuroscience; Online (course in Stockholm, Sweden). 2020-09-17 - 2020-09-17.
2019
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PosterRautio, Ida Välikangas; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2019) Cortical Substrates of Observational Learning in Rodents. Summer School Tromsø . NRSN; Tromsø. 2019-08-11 - 2019-08-18.
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Popular scientific lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2019) AI-assisted detection of 3D behavior in freely running rodents. Intern fagdag om kunstig intelligens i Helsedirektoratet . Helsedirektoratet; Oslo. 2019-01-17.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2019) Action representation in the parieto-frontal network in mice. Inscopix Users' Meeting . Inscopix Inc.; College de France, Paris. 2019-09-17.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2019) Dense egocentric coding along the rodent dorsal cortex. Max Planck Institute Invited lecture . Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology; Munich. 2019-03-25.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2019) Dense egocentric coding in the rodent dorsal cortex. Computational and Systems Neuroscience (COSYNE) ; Lisbon. 2019-03-05.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2019) The posterior parietal cortex: functions in primates and rodents. Brain Circuits Course . Marie Carlen; Karolinska Institute. 2019-09-16.
2018
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InterviewDunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists Find Brain Cells That Could Explain How We Control Posture. USA [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
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LectureHovde, Karoline; Gianatti, Michele; Witter, Menno; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Architecture and organization of mouse posterior parietal cortex relative to extrastriate areas. 6th National PhD Conference in Neuroscience . NRSN; Jægtvolden. 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21.
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PosterHovde, Karoline; Gianatti, Michele; Witter, Menno; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Reconciling the anatomical locus of the mouse posterior parietal cortex by architectural delineation and connectivity. 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience . FENS; Berlin. 2018-07-07 - 2018-07-11.
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PosterMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Bojja, Srikanth; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical representation of egocentric head space and body posture in freely moving rats. Cosyne 2018 ; Denver. 2018-03-01 - 2018-03-04.
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PosterMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical representation of posture in freely moving rats. 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2018 . FENS; Berlin. 2018-07-07 - 2018-07-11.
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PosterMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. SfN 2018 . SfN; San Diego. 2018-11-03 - 2018-11-07.
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PosterMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Bojja, Srikanth; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Efficient cortical coding of 3D posture in freely behaving rats. NRSN PhD conference 2018 . NRNS; Trondheim. 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21.
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InterviewMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Researchers find neural cells in rat brain that are tuned to posture. USA [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
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InterviewMimica, Bartul; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Tombaz, Tuce; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Scientists record posture-coding neurons in the cortex. Norway [Internett]. 2018-11-02.
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PosterRautio, Ida Välikangas; Dunn, Benjamin Adric; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2018) Cortical Substrates of Observational Learning in Rodents. NRSN PhD conference 2018 . NRSN; Jægtvolden Fjordhotell, Inderøy. 2018-09-19 - 2018-09-21.
2017
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2017) Action representation in posterior parietal cortex and frontal motor cortices. Nordic Neuroscience . Edvard Moser and Sten Grillner; Stockholm. 2017-06-07 - 2017-06-09.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2017) Identifying the neural correlates of behavior itself. Workshop on CNS Function, Damage & Repair . Ioanna Sandvig, Axel Sandvig; Trondheim. 2017-12-15 - 2017-12-15.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2017) Parietal cortex in action planning and navigation: humans & primates. Advnaced Neurobiology Course ; UiO. 2017-05-12 - 2017-05-12.
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Popular scientific lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2017) Place cells, grid cells, and the story of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience. 60 Year Anniversary, Medical Association of Norway ; Trondheim. 2017-09-04 - 2017-09-04.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2017) Representation of 3D posture and movement in parietal and pre-motor cortices. European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children ; Trondheim. 2017-09-08 - 2017-09-08.
2016
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Action Representation in Mouse Parietal Cortex. Scandinavian Physiological Society, bi-annual meeting . Scandinavian Physiological Society; Oslo. 2016-08-26 - 2016-08-28.
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Popular scientific lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Action Representation in the Mouse Posterior Parietal Cortex. Inscopix Inc. Invited Webinar . Inscopix, Inc.; Online, hosted from Palo Alto, California. 2016-12-12 - 2016-12-12.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Action Representation in the Rodent Posterior Parietal Cortex. Language and Perception International Conference . NTNU Linguistics Department; Trondheim. 2016-06-13 - 2016-06-16.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Action representation in rat posterior parietal cortex. Invited lecture . University of Hamburg; University of Hamburg. 2016-03-01 - 2016-03-01.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Action representation in rodent posterior parietal cortex. Workshop on Machine Learning and Neuroscience . NTNU mathematics department & Kavli Institute; Trondheim. 2016-01-07 - 2016-01-07.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Imaging action representation in the mouse parietal cortex. Imaging the Brain . EMBO; Warsaw. 2016-05-18 - 2016-05-21.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2016) Imaging action representation in the mouse posterior parietal cortex. SCANDEM 2016 . Nordic Microscopy Society; Trondheim. 2016-06-07 - 2016-06-10.
2014
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InterviewKentros, Clifford; Whitlock, Jonathan; Roudi, Yasser. (2014) A village of neuroscientists. null [Internett]. 2014-12-07.
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InterviewMoser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2014) Millioner til hjerneforskere i Trondheim. NRK Trøndelag [Internett]. 2014-12-10.
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InterviewMoser, May-Britt; Løfaldli, Bjarte Bye; Whitlock, Jonathan. (2014) - Selv etter å ha fått verdens gjeveste pris, vil de være seg selv. adressavisen [Internett]. 2014-10-07.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) “Cognitive motor functions of parietal cortex: prospective behavioral coding”. Seminar, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA ; 2014-02-08.
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InterviewWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) Forskere kortlægger pattedyrs hjerne for første gang. videnskab.dk [Internett]. 2014-04-07.
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InterviewWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) Forskere skaber 3D-kort over pattedyrs hjerne. Metroxpress [Internett]. 2014-04-08.
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InterviewWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) Hele hjernen til et pattedyr kartlagt for første gang. VG nett og forskning.no [Internett]. 2014-04-02.
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Popular scientific lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) “How your brain geotags memories”. TEDx Trondheim, “Matters of the Mind”, Trondheim, Norway ; 2014-04-29.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) “Parietal cortex: functions in motor behavior and spatial navigation”. Special Course on Brain Circuits, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden ; 2014-09-09.
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LectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) “Synaptic plasticity and Memory”. Course lecture, NEVR 3003, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway ; 2014-02-16.
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Academic lectureWhitlock, Jonathan. (2014) “The role of parietal cortex in navigation and action planning”. Network Meeting for Neuroscience, Tromsø, Norway ; 2014-11-27.
2013
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InterviewWhitlock, Jonathan Robert. (2013) NTNU-forsker vant kappløp om EU-midler. Adresseavisen [Avis]. 2013-08-03.
2010
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PosterWhitlock, Jonathan; Derdikman, Dori Moshe; Pfuhl, Gerit; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2010) Effects of parietal cortical inactivation on representations in entorhinal cortex. SFN ; 2010-11-13 - 2010-11-17.
2009
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PosterDerdikman, Dori Moshe; Whitlock, JR; Tsao, Albert; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2009) Fragmentation of grid maps is influenced by geometry of the environement. SFN ; 2009-10-17 - 2009-10-21.
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PosterWhitlock, Jonathan; Pfuhl, G; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2009) Discerning the flow of information between parietal and entorhinal cortices in rats. SFN ; 2009-10-17 - 2009-10-21.