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Work in our  lab focuses on mechanisms of learning, memory and forgetting. Our work is applicable to understanding both normal and pathological memory in conditions such as aging, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and brain injury.  We approach these broad topics using several cutting-edge  techniques. 

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Areas of Research

Mechanisms of Memory

We are interested in memory consolidation and the persistence of memory over time, the underlying neural mechanisms that support this and the pathological conditions that interrupt normal memory processes. An overarching aim is to address questions related to these research topics at multiple levels of analysis. For example, memory stability may relate to synaptic function and spine dynamics (i.e. microscale changes) however we also investigate the mesoscale and macroscale organization of memory. This can be approached by studying the functional connectivity of different regions throughout the brain.


Adult Neurogenesis

 With respect to adult neurogenesis we are  interested in understanding the functional consequences of adding new neurons into existing circuitry. We have previously shown at the behavioural level that adult neurogenesis provides a mechanism for reducing memory interference by enhancing forgetting of old memories. Current work is focused on examining how this occurs at the cellular and network level and whether this can be applied to conditions such as dementia or age-related memory loss where memory interference can be a substantial problem.

Recent Publications

Ren et al., 2023, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Moretti, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Ren et al., 2023, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

The impact of loneliness and social isolation on the development of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Terstege & Epp , 2023, Biology

Moretti, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Ren et al., 2023, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Network Neuroscience Untethered: Brain-Wide Immediate Early Gene Expression for the Analysis of Functional Connectivity in Freely Behaving Animals

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Moretti, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Moretti, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates brain-wide functional connectivity to promote anti-correlated c-Fos expression

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Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Brain-wide neuronal activation and functional connectivity are modulated by prior exposure to repetitive learning episodes

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Terstege et al., 2022 Molecular Brain

Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Evans, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

New neurons in old brains: implications of age in the analysis of neurogenesis in post-mortem tissue

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Evans, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Terstege et al., 2022 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Evans, Terstege et al., 2022 Scientific Reports

Neurogenesis mediated plasticity is associated with reduced neuronal activity in CA1 during context fear memory retrieval

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Terstege et al., 2022 eNeuro

Scott et al., 2021 Molecular Brain

Scott et al., 2021 Molecular Brain

FASTMAP: Open-Source Flexible Atlas Segmentation Tool for Multi-Area Processing of Biological Images

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Scott et al., 2021 Molecular Brain

Scott et al., 2021 Molecular Brain

Scott et al., 2021 Molecular Brain

Adult neurogenesis mediates forgetting of multiple types of memory in the rat

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