Univ.-Prof.Dr. Dr. med Balázs Hangya
Division of Neurophysiology (Center for Brain Research)
Position: Professor
Location: Spitalgasse 4
Phone: +43 1 40160-34100
E-Mail: balazs.hangya@meduniwien.ac.at
Research Area
Neurobiology
Research Interests
Alzheimer Disease, Learning, Memory
Principle Investigator(s)
Abstract
We are interested in the neural basis of cognition. We are investigating how the neural networks within and across brain areas form specialized systems underlying brain functions.
Our main goals are
- To understand the role of different brain regions in cognitive functions.
- To reveal how different cell types participate in these functions.
- To use disease models to test whether our findings can form the basis of future clinical studies.
Techniques
We use behavioral studies, electrophysiology, imaging, optogenetics, quantitative data analysis and modelling.
Selected publications
- Hegedüs P, Király B, Schlingloff D, Lyakhova V, Velencei A, Szabo I, Mayer M, Zelenak Z, Nyiri G, Hangya B (2024) Parvalbumin-expressing basal forebrain neurons mediate learning from negative experience Nat Commun, 15 (1)
| Article (PDF) || Weblink | - Kocsis B, Martínez-Bellver S, Fiáth R, Domonkos A, Sviatkó K, Schlingloff D, Barthó P, Freund T, Ulbert I, Káli S, Varga V, Hangya B (2022) Huygens synchronization of medial septal pacemaker neurons generates hippocampal theta oscillation Cell Rep, 40 (5)
| Article (PDF) || Weblink | - Laszlovszky T, Schlingloff D, Hegedüs P, Freund T, Gulyás A, Kepecs A, Hangya B (2020) Distinct synchronization, cortical coupling and behavioral function of two basal forebrain cholinergic neuron types Nature Neurosci, 23 (8): 992-1003
| Article (PDF) || Weblink | - Hangya B, Ranade S, Lorenc M, Kepecs A (2015) Central Cholinergic Neurons Are Rapidly Recruited by Reinforcement Feedback Cell, 162 (5): 1155-1168
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