Katja Reinhard

Prion Protein Deficiency Results in Synaptic, Neural Network and Behavioral Alterations

Lifelong prion protein (PrP) loss in mice lowers excitatory synaptic proteins, makes network bursts in mature cortical cultures rarer and neuronal activity more correlated, and increases adult dimming-disk escapes.

Visual field position shapes input sampling and output routing in the superior colliculus

The paper shows that visual-field position shapes input sampling and output routing in the mouse superior colliculus through specialized circuit modules.

Dendritic Architecture Enables de Novo Computation of Salient Motion in the Superior Colliculus

The paper shows that dendritic architecture in superior colliculus neurons allows them to selectively process salient motion cues through structured input organization.

The SAFE Labs Handbook: Community-Driven Commitments for Group Leaders to Improve Lab Culture

The SAFE Labs Handbook provides thirty commitments for improving lab culture, developed by group leaders and rated by researchers, showing high importance but low implementation rates.

Ambient Light Impacts Innate Behaviors of New-World and Old-World Mice

The paper examines how ambient light affects innate behaviors in New-World and Old-World mice, finding species-specific responses to different lighting conditions.

Full-length Cryptochrome 1 in the outer segments of the retinal blue cone photoreceptors in humans and great apes suggests a role beyond transcriptional repression

The paper detects full-length CRY1 protein in blue cone photoreceptors of human and great ape retinas, suggesting non-clock functions and potential isoform diversity.

Predicting the Regenerative Potential of Retinal Ganglion Cells Based on Developmental Growth Trajectories

This study shows that retinal ganglion cell regenerative potential is linked to their developmental maturation timeline, with sON cells showing greater injury-induced regression than tON cells.

The neural basis of defensive behaviour evolution in Peromyscus mice

This study identifies species-specific escape thresholds in Peromyscus mice by analyzing neural circuits in the dorsal periaqueductal gray.

Pathway-specific inputs to the superior colliculus support flexible triggering of innate behaviors

The paper identifies pathway-specific inputs to the superior colliculus that modulate visual processing and enable flexible behavior through distinct inhibitory circuits.

Brain-wide mapping of neural activity mediating collicular-dependent behaviors

The paper maps brain-wide neural activity downstream of four collicular cell-types in mice, revealing distinct behavioral outcomes and novel brain regions involved in defensive behaviors.

Visual properties of human retinal ganglion cells

This study systematically records light responses from 342 human retinal ganglion cells, revealing diverse visual properties and previously unobserved response behaviors.

A projection specific logic to sampling visual inputs in mouse superior colliculus

The paper identifies projection-specific sampling of retinal inputs by neurons in the mouse superior colliculus, linking input diversity to distinct downstream targets.