Conference Publication: Stability, reliability, and performance of organic light-emitting diodes and photodetectors in optogenetic studies
Kielar, Marcin, Marek, Roger, Gooch, Helen, Cole, Cameron M., Kenna, Matthew, Xu, Li, Yambem, Soniya D., Pandey, Ajay K. and Sah, Pankaj (2023). Stability, reliability, and performance of organic light-emitting diodes and photodetectors in optogenetic studies. SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, San Diego, CA, United States, 20-25 August 2023. Bellingham, WA, United States: International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2677124
Journal Article: A protocol to investigate neural coupling of brain oscillations in rodents using in vivo electrophysiological recordings
Wang, Cong, Stratton, Peter G., Sah, Pankaj and Marek, Roger (2023). A protocol to investigate neural coupling of brain oscillations in rodents using in vivo electrophysiological recordings. STAR Protocols, 4 (3) 102414, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102414
Journal Article: Insights into the encoding of memories through the circuitry of fear
Kenna, Matthew, Marek, Roger and Sah, Pankaj (2023). Insights into the encoding of memories through the circuitry of fear. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 80 102712, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102712
Identifying the memory engram that drives fear relapse
(2024–2026) Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Mapping the neural circuits that underlie emotional learning
(2020–2023) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Neural Circuitry that underlies fear and its extinction
Doctor Philosophy
Role of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in memory and learning
(2020) Doctor Philosophy
Neural circuits mediating fear learning and extinction
Marek, Roger and Sah, Pankaj (2018). Neural circuits mediating fear learning and extinction. Systems neuroscience. (pp. 35-48) edited by Albert Cheung-Hi Yu and Lina Li. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94593-4_2
Wang, Cong, Stratton, Peter G., Sah, Pankaj and Marek, Roger (2023). A protocol to investigate neural coupling of brain oscillations in rodents using in vivo electrophysiological recordings. STAR Protocols, 4 (3) 102414, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102414
Insights into the encoding of memories through the circuitry of fear
Kenna, Matthew, Marek, Roger and Sah, Pankaj (2023). Insights into the encoding of memories through the circuitry of fear. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 80 102712, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102712
Optogenetic stimulation and spatial localization of neurons using a multi-OLED approach
Kielar, Marcin, Marek, Roger, Kenna, Matthew, Cole, Cameron M., Xu, Li, Yambem, Soniya D., Sah, Pankaj and Pandey, Ajay K. (2022). Optogenetic stimulation and spatial localization of neurons using a multi-OLED approach. ACS Photonics, 9 (10), 3279-3290. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00590
Theta coupling within the medial prefrontal cortex regulates fear extinction and renewal
Wang, Cong, Stratton, Peter G., Sah, Pankaj and Marek, Roger (2022). Theta coupling within the medial prefrontal cortex regulates fear extinction and renewal. iScience, 25 (10) 105036, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105036
Hippocampus-prefrontal coupling regulates recognition memory for novelty discrimination
Wang, Cong, Furlong, Teri M., Stratton, Peter G., Lee, Conrad C. Y., Xu, Li, Merlin, Sam, Nolan, Christoph, Arabzadeh, Ehsan, Marek, Roger and Sah, Pankaj (2021). Hippocampus-prefrontal coupling regulates recognition memory for novelty discrimination. The Journal of Neuroscience, 41 (46), 9617-9632. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1202-21.2021
Neural circuits for a top-down control of fear and extinction
Marek, Roger, Sun, Yajie and Sah, Pankaj (2019). Neural circuits for a top-down control of fear and extinction. Psychopharmacology, 236 (1), 313-320. doi: 10.1007/s00213-018-5033-2
Marek, Roger, Jin, Jingji, Goode, Travis D., Giustino, Thomas F., Wang, Qian, Acca, Gillian M., Holehonnur, Roopashri, Ploski, Jonathan E., Fitzgerald, Paul J., Lynagh, Timothy, Lynch, Joseph W., Maren, Stephen and Sah, Pankaj (2018). Author Correction: Hippocampus-driven feed-forward inhibition of the prefrontal cortex mediates relapse of extinguished fear. Nature Neuroscience, 21 (9), 1291-1291. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0183-4
Marek, Roger, Xu, Li, Sullivan, Robert K. P. and Sah, Pankaj (2018). Excitatory connections between the prelimbic and infralimbic medial prefrontal cortex show a role for the prelimbic cortex in fear extinction. Nature Neuroscience, 21 (5), 654-658. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0137-x
Marek, Roger, Jin, Jingji, Goode, Travis D., Giustino, Thomas F., Wang, Qian, Acca, Gillian M., Holehonnur, Roopashri, Ploski, Jonathan E., Fitzgerald, Paul J., Lynagh, Timothy, Lynch, Joseph W., Maren, Stephen and Sah, Pankaj (2018). Hippocampus-driven feed-forward inhibition of the prefrontal cortex mediates relapse of extinguished fear. Nature Neuroscience, 21 (3), 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0073-9
Prefrontal and auditory input to intercalated neurons of the Amygdala
Strobel, Cornelia, Marek, Roger, Gooch, Helen, Sullivan, Robert K. P. and Sah, Pankaj (2015). Prefrontal and auditory input to intercalated neurons of the Amygdala. Cell Reports, 10 (9), 1435-1442. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.02.008
Balanced interhemispheric cortical activity is required for correct targeting of the corpus callosum
Suarez, Rodrigo, Fenlon, Laura R., Marek, Roger, Avitan, Lilach A, Sah, Pankaj, Goodhill, Geoffrey J. and Richards, Linda J. (2014). Balanced interhemispheric cortical activity is required for correct targeting of the corpus callosum. Neuron, 82 (6), 1289-1298. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.04.040
The amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex: partners in the fear circuit
Marek, Roger, Strobel, Cornelia, Bredy, Timothy W. and Sah, Pankaj (2013). The amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex: partners in the fear circuit. Journal of Physiology, 591 (10), 2381-2391. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.248575
Mechanism of bilateral communication in the suprachiasmatic nucleus
Michel, Stephan, Marek, Roger, vanderLeest, Henk T., vanSteensel, Mariska J., Schwartz, William J., Colwell, Christopher S. and Meijer, Johanna H. (2013). Mechanism of bilateral communication in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. European Journal of Neuroscience, 37 (6), 964-971. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12109
p300/CBP-associated factor selectively regulates the extinction of conditioned fear
Wei, Wei, Coelho, Carlos M., Li, Xiang, Marek, Roger, Yan, Shanzhi, Anderson, Shawn, Meyers, David, Mukherjee, Chandrani, Sbardella, Gianluca, Castellano, Sabrina, Milite, Ciro, Rotili, Dante, Mai, Antonello, Cole, Philip A., Sah, Pankaj, Kobor, Michael S. and Bredy, Timothy W. (2012). p300/CBP-associated factor selectively regulates the extinction of conditioned fear. Journal of Neuroscience, 32 (35), 11930-11941. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0178-12.2012
Marek, Roger, Coelho, Carlos M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Baker-Andresen, Danay, Li, Xiang, Ratnu, Vikram, Dudley, Kevin J., Meyers, David, Mukherjee, Chandrani, Cole, Philip A., Sah, Pankaj and Bredy, Timothy W. (2011). Paradoxical enhancement of fear extinction memory and synaptic plasticity by inhibition of the histone acetyltransferase p300. Journal of Neuroscience, 31 (20), 7486-7491. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0133-11.2011
Langguth, Berthold, Sand, Philipp, Marek, Roger, Landgrebe, Michael, Frank, Elmar, Hajak, Goeran and Eichhammer, Peter (2009). Allelic Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Modulates Cortical Excitability (Retracted article. See vol. 67, pg. 193, 2010). Biological Psychiatry, 66 (3), 283-286. doi: 10.1016/biopsych.2009.02.2005
Kielar, Marcin, Marek, Roger, Gooch, Helen, Cole, Cameron M., Kenna, Matthew, Xu, Li, Yambem, Soniya D., Pandey, Ajay K. and Sah, Pankaj (2023). Stability, reliability, and performance of organic light-emitting diodes and photodetectors in optogenetic studies. SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, San Diego, CA, United States, 20-25 August 2023. Bellingham, WA, United States: International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2677124
Investigation of the connectivity of the medial PFC and amygdala linked to fear memory
Marek, Roger (2013). Investigation of the connectivity of the medial PFC and amygdala linked to fear memory. PhD Thesis, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland.
Identifying the memory engram that drives fear relapse
(2024–2026) Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Mapping the neural circuits that underlie emotional learning
(2020–2023) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Neural Circuitry that underlies fear and its extinction
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Role of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in memory and learning
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: