Contribution to a book

Global societies face unprecedented challenges as populations age. The ability to navigate is central to nearly all meaningful activities in which older adults participate, promoting both independence and health. [...]

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is projected to affect over 130 million people globally by 2050. While extensive efforts have focused on targeting molecular hallmarks such as amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and tau pathology, network-level dysfunction remains a critical but underexplored component of AD progression. [...]

Learning and memory are fundamental brain functions governed by rhythmic oscillatory activity, which synchronizes neural communication and modulates network dynamics. Distinct oscillatory patterns-theta (θ), beta (β), gamma (γ), and sharp wave-ripples (SWR)-coordinate neural ensemble activity, particularly in the hippocampal CA1-CA3 regions, where they play a crucial role in learning and memory. [...]

Unraveling the complexity of network-level synaptic plasticity remains a challenge due to the dynamic and interconnected nature of neural circuits. In this study, we employ network motifs-recurrent, functionally specialized patterns of connectivity-as a framework to dissect long-term potentiation (LTP)-induced reorganization in hippocampal CA1-CA3 networks. [...]

70 million people suffer from epilepsy worldwide with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) being the most common focal epilepsy in adults. The hippocampus, a region associated with TLE, is highly susceptible to pathological synchronization and epileptogenesis due to its functional and anatomical organization. [...]

Robust analysis of biosignals hinges on well-crafted processing pipelines, yet assembling them is still a slow, errorprone exercise, requiring both domain expertise and programming skills. While Large Language Models (LLMs) offer promising assistance, they fundamentally lack the combinatorial reasoning capabilities needed for designing reliable and reproducible processing pipelines [...]

Recent studies have demonstrated that eye tracking is a valuable tool in the detection, classification and staging of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's Disease (PD). However, traditional methods for capturing gaze data often rely on expensive and non-engaging clinical equipment such as video-oculography, limiting their accessibility and scalability. [...]

Laser-capture microdissection (LCM) enables the collection of regions of interest from target tissues, making it compatible with a number of spatially resolved downstream omics applications. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for LCM coupled to ATAC-seq (LCM-ATAC-seq) for the spatial analysis of chromatin landscape based on the method published by Carraro et al. [...]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, with both genetic and environmental risk factors. While traditionally, a relapsing and progressive disease course has been distinguished, it has increasingly become evident that elements of progression are the dominant factor for accumulating MS-related neurologic disability across all clinical courses and can be detected throughout the full disease trajectory in patients with MS. [...]