Assist. Prof. Çagatay Aydın
[email protected]Çağatay Aydın is a senior scientist at the Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF). He received his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Işık University and his master's degree in biomedical engineering from Boğaziçi University. He completed his doctorate in cognitive and molecular neuroscience track at KU Leuven University in Belgium in 2019. His main areas of interest are designing and developing next-generation neural implants and the interpretation of the complex data obtained using artificial intelligence in the context of understanding the impact of fundamental neuronal networks on our behavior. Recently, with an international consortium, he developed high-resolution neural implants and produced new prostheses that will enable high-resolution data collection on test animals for months. These studies have been published in prestigious journals such as Nature and Science. In addition, he was selected as Belgium's most promising young scientist (Eos Wetenschap Pipette Prize 2022), together with a Turkish colleague. His ultimate aim is to implement personalized brain therapies with the devices he develops in the future.
Selected Publications
Implantation of Neuropixels probes for chronic recording of neuronal activity in freely behaving mice and rats
van Daal, R., Aydin, C., Michon, F., Aarts, A., Kraft, M., Kloosterman, F., Haesler, S. with van Daal, R. (joint first author), Aydin, C. (joint first author), Michon, F. (joint first author), Kloosterman, F. (joint last author), Haesler, S. (joint last author), Kloosterman, F. (corresp. author), Haesler, S. (corresp. author) (2021). Implantation of Neuropixels probes for chronic recording of neuronal activity in freely behaving mice and rats. Nature Protocols, 16 (7), 3322-3347. doi: 10.1038/s41596-021-00539-9
A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings
Steinmetz, N.A., Aydin, C., Lebedeva, A., Okun, M., Pachitariu, M., Bauza, M., Beau, M., Bhagat, J., Böhm, C., Broux, M., Chen, S., Colonell, J., Gardner, R.J., Karsh, B., Kloosterman, F., Kostadinov, D., Mora-Lopez, C., O’Callaghan, J., Park, J., Putzeys, J., Sauerbrei, B., van Daal, R.J J., Vollan, A.Z., Wang, S., Welkenhuysen, M., Ye, Z., Dudman, J.T., Dutta, B., Hantman, A.W., Harris, K.D., Lee, A.K., Moser, E.I., O’Keefe, J., Renart, A., Svoboda, K., Häusser, M., Haesler, S., Carandini, M., Harris, T.D. with Steinmetz, N.A. (joint first author), Aydin, C. (joint first author), Lebedeva, A. (joint first author), Okun, M. (joint first author), Pachitariu, M. (joint first author), Steinmetz, N.A. (corresp. author), Carandini, M. (corresp. author), Harris, T.D. (corresp. author) (2021). Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings. Science, 372 (6539), Art.No. eabf4588. doi: 10.1126/science.abf4588
Cue-Evoked Dopamine Promotes Conditioned Responding during Learning
Morrens, J., Aydin, C., Janse Van Rensburg, A., Esquivelzeta Rabell, J., Haesler, S. with Morrens, J. (joint first author), Aydin, C. (joint first author), Haesler, S. (corresp. author) (2020). Cue-Evoked Dopamine Promotes Conditioned Responding during Learning. Neuron. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.01.012
Locomotion modulates specific functional cell types in the mouse visual thalamus
Aydin, C., Couto, J., Giugliano, M., Farrow, K., Bonin, V. with Bonin, V. (corresp. author) (2018). Locomotion modulates specific functional cell types in the mouse visual thalamus. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 9, Art.No. ARTN 4882. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06780-3
Fully integrated silicon probes for high-density recording of neural activity
Jun, J.J., Steinmetz, N.A., Siegle, J.H., Denman, D.J., Bauza, M., Barbarits, B., Lee, A.K., Anastassiou, C.A., Andrei, A., Aydin, C., Barbic, M., Blanche, T.J., Bonin, V., Couto, J., Dutta, B., Gratiy, S.L., Gutnisky, D.A., Hausser, M., Karsh, B., Ledochowitsch, P., Lopez, C.M., Mitelut, C., Musa, S., Okun, M., Pachitariu, M., Putzeys, J., Rich, P.D., Rossant, C., Sun, W-L., Svoboda, K., Carandini, M., Harris, K.D., Koch, C., O'Keefe, J., Harris, T.D. (2017). Fully integrated silicon probes for high-density recording of neural activity. Nature, 551 (7679).
Role of Alpha Oscillations During Short Time Memory Task Investigated by Graph Based Partitioning
Aydin, C., Oktay, O., Gunebakan, A.U., Ademoglu, A., Ciftci, R.K. (2013). Role of Alpha Oscillations During Short Time Memory Task Investigated by Graph Based Partitioning. RADIOENGINEERING, 22 (1), 123-131.
Aralık 25, 2024
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