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Prof. Dr. Maxim Volgushev

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMolecular and Cellular Neurology and Neuropathology
KeywordsVisual system, Neurophysiology, Action potential encoding, Slow oscillation, Synaptic plasticity

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityStorrs
InstitutionUniversity of Connecticut
InstituteDepartment of Psychology, U-20

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Otto Detlev CreutzfeldtAbteilung Neurobiologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Ulf EyselForschung und Wissenstransfer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/1990

Programme(s)

1989Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2014Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Volgushev is a leading neuroscientist of high renown who made most important contributions to visual neuroscience, cell and membrane physiology, as well as synaptic transmission and plasticity. He pioneered the use of whole-cell recordings in the intact brain and discovered groundbreaking features of neocortical cells, networks, and inter-ensemble communication. In Germany, Professor Volgushev pursues collaborative work on sensory processing in the visual cortex, activity of neuronal assemblies, and heterosynaptic plasticity.

Publications (partial selection)

2017Maxim Volgushev, N.M. Bannon, M. Chistiakova, J.Y. Chen, M. Bazhenov: Adenosine shifts plasticity regimes between associative and homeostatic by modulating hererosynaptic changes. In: The Journal of Neuroscience, 2017, 1439-1452
2017Maxim Volgushev, E.S. Nikitin, N.V. Bal, A. Malyshev, V.N. Ierusalimsky, Y. Spivak, P.M. Balaban: Encoding of High Frequencies Improves with Maturation of Action Potential Generation in Cultured Neocortical Neurons. In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017,
2017Maxim Volgushev, L. Luong, N.M. Bannon, A. Redenti, M. Chistiakova: Very low concentrations of ethanol suppress excitatory synaptic transmission in rat visual cortex. In: European Journal of Neuroscience , 2017, 1333-1342
2016Maxim Volgushev: Cortical Specializations Underlying Fast Computations. In: Neuroscientist, 2016, 145-164
2016Maxim Volgushev, J.Y. Chen, V. Ilin, R. Goz, M. Chistiakova, M. Bazhenov: Partial Breakdown of Input Specificity of STDP at Individual Synapses Promotes New Learning. In: The Journal of Neuroscience, 2016, 8842-8455
2015Maxim Volgushev, P. Zhang, N.M. Bannon, V. Ilin, M. Chistiakova: Adenosine effects of inhibitory synaptic transmission and excitation-inhibition balance in the rat neocortex. In: Journal of Physiology, 2015, 825-841
2015Maxim Volgushev, A. Malyshev, R. Goz, J.J. Lo Turco: Advantages and limitations of the use of optogenetic approach in studying fast-scale spike encoding. In: Public Library of Science (PLoS One), 2015, 1-17
2015Maxim Volgushev, M. Chistiakova, N.M. Bannon, J.Y. Chen, M. Bazhenov: Homeostatic role of heterosynaptic plasticity: Models and experiments. In: Frontiers in Computional Neuroscience, 2015,
2015Maxim Volgushev, V. Ilin, I.H. Stevenson: Identifying and tracking simulated synaptic inputs from neuronal firing: insights from in vitro experiments. In: PLoS Comput Biology, 2015,