Maxim Volgushev

Professor

Psychological Sciences

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Research Interests

• Neurophysiology of the visual system
• Signal processing in visual cortical neurons in vivo
• Generation of action potentials and cell electrophysiology
• Synaptic transmission in the neocortex
• Plasticity of synaptic transmission

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Publications

Representative

Mukovski M, Chauvette S, Timofeev I, Volgushev M – Detection of active and silent states in neocortical neurons from the field potential signal during slow wave sleep. – /Cerebral Cortex / 2007 17:400-414

Volgushev M, Chauvette S, Mukovski M, Timofeev I – Precise long-range synchronization of activity and silence in neocortical neurons during slow wave sleep – /The Journal of Neuroscience/ 2006 26:5665-567

Naundorf B, Wolf F, Volgushev M – Neurophysiology: Hodgkin and Huxley model still standing? (Reply) – /Nature /2007 Jan 4 445(7123):E2-E3

Naundorf B, Wolf F, Volgushev M – Unique features of action potential initiation in cortical neurons – /Nature /2006 440:1060-1063

Beck O, Chistiakova M, Obermayer K, Volgushev M – Adaptation at synaptic connections to layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in rat visual cortex – /J. Neurophysiol/ 2005 94:363-376

Volgushev M, Kudryashov I, Chistiakova M, Mukovski M, Niesmann J, Eysel UT – Probability of transmitter release at neocortical synapses at different temperatures /J Neurophysiol/ 2004 92:212-220

Balaban P, Chistiakova M, Malyshev A, Volgushev M – Dependence of calcium influx in neocortical cells on the temporal structure of depolarization, number of spikes and blockade of NMDA-receptors  /J. Neuroscience Research/, 2004 76:481-487

Volgushev M, Pernberg J, Eysel UT – A novel mechanism of response selectivity of cortical neurons – /Journal of Physiology/, 2002 540.1: 307-320

Volgushev M, Chistiakova M, Balaban P, Eysel UT – Retrograde signalling with nitric oxide at neocortical synapses – /European Journal of Neuroscience/, 2000 12:4255-4267

Volgushev M, Vidyasagar TR, Chistiakova M, Yousef T, Eysel UT – Membrane properties and spike generation in rat visual cortical cells during reversible cooling – /Journal of Physiology/, 2000 522.1:59-76

Vidyasagar TR, Pei X, Volgushev M – Multiple mechanisms underlying the orientation selectivity of visual cortical neurones – /Trends in Neurosciences/ 1996, 19:272-277