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Preprints
Raza SA, Klinger K, del Ángel M, Demiray YE, Çalışkan G, Kreutz MR, Stork O. (2022) Fear engrams and NPYergic circuit in the dorsal dentate gyrus determine remote fear memory generalization. bioRxiv 2022.04.26.489543.
doi: 10.1101/2022.04.26.489543
Pollali E, Hollnagel J-O, Çalışkan G#. (2021) Hippocampal gamma-band oscillopathy in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome. bioRxiv 2021.04.24.441239. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1101/2021.04.24.441239.
2024
Steffen J#, Focken N, Çalışkan G#. (2024) Recognizing depression as an inflammatory disease: the search for endotypes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2024 Jul 1;327(1):C205-C212. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00246.2024.
2023
Klinger K, del Ángel M, Çalışkan G and Stork O (2023) Increasing NPYergic transmission in the hippocampus rescues aging-related deficits of long-term potentiation in the mouse dentate gyrus. Front. Aging Neurosci. 15:1283581. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1283581
Blondiaux A, Jia S, Annamneedi A, Çalışkan G, Nebel J, Montenegro-Venegas C, Wykes RC, Fejtova A, Walker MC, Stork O, Gundelfinger ED, Dityatev A, Seidenbecher CI. Linking epileptic phenotypes and neural extracellular matrix remodeling signatures in mouse models of epilepsy. Neurobiol Dis. 2023 Oct 12;188:106324.
doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106324.
Çalışkan G#, Demiray YE, Stork O. Comparison of three common inbred mouse strains reveals substantial differences in hippocampal GABAergic interneuron populations and in vitro network oscillations. Eur J Neurosci. 2023 Sep;58(6):3383-3401. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1111/ejn.16112.
Ulrich M, Pollali E, Çalışkan G, Stork O, Albrecht A. Sex differences in anxiety and threat avoidance in GAD65 knock-out mice. Neurobiology of Disease, 2023, 106165
doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106165.
2022
Albrecht A, Müller I, Weiglein A, Pollali E, Çalışkan G, Stork O. Choosing memory retrieval strategies: A critical role for inhibition in the dentate gyrus. Neurobiol Stress. 2022 Jul 31;20:100474.
doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2022.100474.
Çalışkan G#, Mikulovic S#, Girardeau G#. Editorial: Functional Aspects of Mesoscopic Brain Oscillations: Insights From in vivo and in vitro Studies. Front Neural Circuits. 2022 Jul 4;16:960157. # Corresponding authors
doi: 10.3389/fncir.2022.960157.
Brandner S, Schroeter S, Çalışkan G, Salar S, Kobow K, Coras R, Blümcke I, Hamer H, Schwarz M, Buchfelder M, Maslarova A. Glucocorticoid modulation of synaptic plasticity in the human temporal cortex of epilepsy patients: Does chronic stress contribute to memory impairment? Epilepsia. 2022 Jan;63(1):209-221.
doi: 10.1111/epi.17107.
Çalışkan G*#, French T*, Enrile Lacalle S, Del Angel M, Steffen J, Heimesaat MM,Rita Dunay I, Stork O. Antibiotic-induced gut dysbiosis leads to activation of microglia and impairment of cholinergic gamma oscillations in the hippocampus. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 Jan;99:203-217. * Shared first authorship, # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.10.007.
2021
Madencioglu DA, Çalışkan G, Yuanxiang P, Rehberg K, Demiray YE, Kul E, Engler A, Hayani H, Bergado-Acosta JR, Kummer A, Müller I, Song I, Dityatev A, Kähne T, Kreutz MR, Stork O. Transgenic modeling of Ndr2 gene amplification reveals disturbance of hippocampus circuitry and function. iScience. 2021 Jul 19;24(8):102868.
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102868.
Annamneedi A, Del Angel M, Gundelfinger ED, Stork O, Çalışkan G#. The Presynaptic Scaffold Protein Bassoon in Forebrain Excitatory Neurons Mediates Hippocampal Circuit Maturation: Potential Involvement of TrkB Signalling. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jul 26;22(15):7944. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.3390/ijms22157944.
Çalışkan G*#, Raza SA*, Demiray YE, Kul E, Sandhu KV, Stork O#. Depletion of dietary phytoestrogens reduces hippocampal plasticity and contextual fear memory stability in adult male mouse. Nutr Neurosci. 2021 Dec;24(12):951-962. * Shared first authorship, # Corresponding authors
doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2019.1698826.
2020
Çalışkan G, Müller A, Albrecht A. Long-Term Impact of Early-Life Stress on Hippocampal Plasticity: Spotlight on Astrocytes. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jul 15;21(14):4999.
doi: 10.3390/ijms21144999.
2019
Ivens S*, Çalışkan G*, Papageorgiou I, Cesetti T, Malich A, Kann O, Heinemann U, Stork O, Albrecht A. Persistent increase in ventral hippocampal long-term potentiation by juvenile stress: A role for astrocytic glutamine synthetase. Glia. 2019 Dec;67(12):2279-2293. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1002/glia.23683.
Çalışkan G#, Stork O. Hippocampal network oscillations at the interplay between innate anxiety and learned fear. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2019 Jan;236(1):321-338. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1007/s00213-018-5109-z.
2018
Annamneedi A*, Caliskan G*, Müller S, Montag D, Budinger E, Angenstein F, Fejtova A, Tischmeyer W, Gundelfinger ED, Stork O. Ablation of the presynaptic organizer Bassoon in excitatory neurons retards dentate gyrus maturation and enhances learning performance. Brain Struct Funct. 2018 Sep;223(7):3423-3445. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1007/s00429-018-1692-3.
Çalışkan G#, Stork O. Hippocampal network oscillations as mediators of behavioural metaplasticity: Insights from emotional learning. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2018 Oct;154:37-53. # Corresponding author
doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.02.022.
2017
Raza SA, Albrecht A, Çalışkan G, Müller B, Demiray YE, Ludewig S, Meis S, Faber N, Hartig R, Schraven B, Lessmann V, Schwegler H, Stork O. HIPP neurons in the dentate gyrus mediate the cholinergic modulation of background context memory salience. Nat Commun. 2017 Aug 4;8(1):189.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00205-3.
Albrecht A, Müller I, Ardi Z, Çalışkan G, Gruber D, Ivens S, Segal M, Behr J, Heinemann U, Stork O, Richter-Levin G. Neurobiological consequences of juvenile stress: A GABAergic perspective on risk and resilience. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Mar;74(Pt A):21-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.005.
2016
Klaft ZJ, Hollnagel JO, Salar S, Calişkan G, Schulz SB, Schneider UC, Horn P, Koch A, Holtkamp M, Gabriel S, Gerevich Z, Heinemann U. Adenosine A1 receptor-mediated suppression of carbamazepine-resistant seizure-like events in human neocortical slices. Epilepsia. 2016 May;57(5):746-56.
doi: 10.1111/epi.13360.
Çaliskan G*, Müller I*, Semtner M, Winkelmann A, Raza AS, Hollnagel JO, Rösler A, Heinemann U, Stork O, Meier JC. Identification of Parvalbumin Interneurons as Cellular Substrate of Fear Memory Persistence. Cereb Cortex. 2016 May;26(5):2325-2340. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw001.
Albrecht A, Ivens S, Papageorgiou IE, Çalışkan G, Saiepour N, Brück W, Richter-Levin G, Heinemann U, Stork O. Shifts in excitatory/inhibitory balance by juvenile stress: A role for neuron-astrocyte interaction in the dentate gyrus. Glia. 2016 Jun;64(6):911-22.
doi: 10.1002/glia.22970.
2015-2011 (PhD)
Çalışkan G*, Albrecht A*, Hollnagel JO, Rösler A, Richter-Levin G, Heinemann U, Stork O. Long-term changes in the CA3 associative network of fear-conditioned mice. Stress. 2015;18(2):188-97. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.3109/10253890.2015.1004628.
Müller I, Çalışkan G, Stork O. The GAD65 knock out mouse - a model for GABAergic processes in fear- and stress-induced psychopathology. Genes Brain Behav. 2015 Jan;14(1):37-45.
doi: 10.1111/gbb.12188.
Çalışkan G, Schulz SB, Gruber D, Behr J, Heinemann U, Gerevich Z. Corticosterone and corticotropin-releasing factor acutely facilitate gamma oscillations in the hippocampus in vitro. Eur J Neurosci. 2015 Jan;41(1):31-44.
doi: 10.1111/ejn.12750.
Gruber D, Gilling KE, Albrecht A, Bartsch JC, Çalışkan G, Richter-Levin G, Stork O, Heinemann U, Behr J. 5-HT receptor-mediated modulation of granule cell inhibition after juvenile stress recovers after a second exposure to adult stress. Neuroscience. 2015 May 7;293:67-79.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.02.050.
Winkelmann A, Maggio N, Eller J, Caliskan G, Semtner M, Häussler U, Jüttner R, Dugladze T, Smolinsky B, Kowalczyk S, Chronowska E, Schwarz G, Rathjen FG, Rechavi G, Haas CA, Kulik A, Gloveli T, Heinemann U, Meier JC. Changes in neural network homeostasis trigger neuropsychiatric symptoms. J Clin Invest. 2014 Feb;124(2):696-711.
doi: 10.1172/JCI71472.
Calişkan G, Albrecht A. Noradrenergic interactions via autonomic nervous system: a promising target for extinction-based exposure therapy? J Neurophysiol. 2013 Dec;110(11):2507-10.
doi: 10.1152/jn.00502.2013.
Fano S*, Çalışkan G*, Heinemann U. Differential effects of blockade of ERG channels on gamma oscillations and excitability in rat hippocampal slices. Eur J Neurosci. 2012 Dec;36(12):3628-35. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1111/ejn.12015.
Albrecht A*, Çalışkan G*, Oitzl MS, Heinemann U, Stork O. Long-lastingincrease of corticosterone after fear memory reactivation: anxiolytic effects and network activity modulation in the ventral hippocampus. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Feb;38(3):386-94. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.192.
Fano S, Caliskan G, Behrens CJ, Heinemann U. Histaminergic modulation of acetylcholine-induced γ oscillations in rat hippocampus. Neuroreport. 2011 Aug 3;22(11):520-4.
doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834889dd.
Liotta A*, Caliskan G*, ul Haq R, Hollnagel JO, Rösler A, Heinemann U, Behrens CJ. Partial disinhibition is required for transition of stimulus-induced sharp wave-ripple complexes into recurrent epileptiform discharges in rat hippocampal slices. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Jan;105(1):172-87. * Shared first authorship
doi: 10.1152/jn.00186.2010.