Torkel Hafting
Associate Professor
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Division of Physiology

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Phone
+47 22856300
Room
1354
Username
Visiting address
Domus Medica
Postal address
Postboks 1103 Blindern
0317 Oslo
- Section leader at Physiology
- Board member Nansen Neuroscience Network
Academic Interests
- Neural circuits
- Memory
- Perception

Teaching
- MED1100: Medisinstudiet modul 1
- MED2200: Medisinstudiet modul 2 (Nevrofysiologi)
- PSY4304: Current issues in Cognitive Neuroscience
- MF9150: Essentials of Neurophysiology
Higher education and employment history
Education:
- 2005: Dr.Scient. in physiology, University of Oslo.
- 1998: MSc in physiology, University of Oslo.
- 1996: Arctic biology, The Unversity Centre in Svalbard.
- 1995: Bachelor in Biology, University of Oslo.
Positions:
- 2010-2013: Group leader, Institute of Biosciences, UiO
- 2008-2010: Postoc, University of California San Francisco
- 2002-2008: Postdoc, Centre for the Biology of Memory, NTNU
Honoraria
- 2008: Fulbright scholar fellowship.
- 2007: Nansen-award. Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters prize for young researchers.
- 2006: I.K. Lykkes award. Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters prize for young researchers in natural Sciences.
Collaboration
- Centre for integrative neuroplasticity (CINPLA)
- Leutgeb Laboratory (University of California San Diego)
- Simula Research Laboratory - Suurph programme
Publications
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Lehr, Andrew; Kumar, Arvind; Tezlaff, Christian; Hafting, Torkel; Fyhn, Marianne & Stöber, Tristan Manfred (2021). CA2 beyond social memory: Evidence for a fundamental role in hippocampal information processing. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. ISSN 0149-7634. 126, p. 398–412. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.020. Full text in Research Archive
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Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Christensen, Ane Charlotte; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Buccino, Alessio Paolo; Yu, Jai & Fyhn, Marianne [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Optogenetic pacing of medial septum parvalbumin-positive cells disrupts temporal but not spatial firing in grid cells. Science Advances. ISSN 2375-2548. 7(19). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd5684. Full text in Research Archive
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Christensen, Ane Charlotte; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Sutterud, Hallvard & Blackstad, Jan Sigurd [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20241-w. Full text in Research Archive
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Stöber, Tristan Manfred; Lehr, Andrew B; Hafting, Torkel; Kumar, Arvind & Fyhn, Marianne (2020). Selective neuromodulation and mutual inhibition within the CA3-CA2 system can prioritize sequences for replay. Hippocampus. ISSN 1050-9631. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23256. Full text in Research Archive
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Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Buccino, Alessio Paolo; Mobarhan, Milad; Malthe-Sørenssen, Anders & Hafting, Torkel [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Experimental Pipeline (Expipe): A Lightweight Data Management Platform to Simplify the Steps From Experiment to Data Analysis. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics. ISSN 1662-5196. 14. doi: 10.3389/fninf.2020.00030. Full text in Research Archive
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Raheel, Tayyaba Qureshi; Sørensen, Christina; Berghuis, Paul; Jensen, Vidar; Dobszay, Marton B. & Farkas, Tamás [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2019). The glutamine transporter Slc38a1 regulates GABAergic neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 29(12), p. 5166–5179. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz055. Full text in Research Archive
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Christensen, Ane Charlotte; Lepperød, Mikkel; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Blackstad, Jan Sigurd Beddari & Fyhn, Marianne [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network. bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology. doi: 10.1101/796342.
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Buccino, Alessio Paolo; Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Häfliger, Philipp; Fyhn, Marianne & Hafting, Torkel (2018). Open source modules for tracking animal behavior and closed-loop stimulation based on Open Ephys and Bonsai. Journal of Neural Engineering. ISSN 1741-2560. 15, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/aacf45. Full text in Research Archive
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Rowlands, Daire; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Dinh, Tovy; Yang, Sujeon; Andrews, Melissa & Hafting, Torkel [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2018). Aggrecan directs extracellular matrix mediated neuronal plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. ISSN 0270-6474. 38(47), p. 10102–10113. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1122-18.2018. Show summary
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Sørensen, Christina; Qureshi, Tayyaba; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel & Chaudhry, Farrukh Abbas (2021). GABA er essensielt for normal hjerneutvikling og synaptisk plastisitet. NBS-nytt. ISSN 0801-3535.
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Hafting, Torkel (2021). Dissociation between theta oscillations and the spatial code of grid cells.
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Røe, Malin Benum; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Mobarhan, Milad; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Einevoll, Gaute & Hafting, Torkel [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Stable orientation tuning in the freely moving rat: Movement-robust orientation-selective neurons in the deep layers of the primary visual cortex.
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Røe, Malin Benum; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Mobarhan, Milad; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Einevoll, Gaute & Hafting, Torkel [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Stable orientation tuning in the freely moving rat: Movement-robust orientation-selective neurons in the deep layers of the primary visual cortex.
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Hagen, Espen; Stasik, Alexander Johannes; Billeh, Yazan N.; Siegle, Joshua H.; Dai, Kael & Rimehaug, Atle Eskeland [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2019). Comparing spikes and the local field potential (LFP) in V1 between experimental data and a comprehensive biophysical model.
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Hagen, Espen; Stasik, Alexander Johannes; Billeh, Yazan; Siegle, Joshua H.; Dai, Kael & Rimehaug, Atle Eskeland [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2019). Comparing spikes and the local field potential (LFP) in V1 between experimental data and a comprehensive biophysical model.
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Røe, Malin Benum; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Mobarhan, Milad; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Stöber, Tristan Manfred & Einevoll, Gaute [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Stable orientation tuning in the freely moving rat: Movement-robust orientation-selective neurons in the deep layers of the primary visual cortex.
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Hazen, Jennifer; Wigestrand, Mattis B; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Tully, Annabelle; Dinh, Tovy & Lepperød, Mikkel [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Lateral hypothalamic area projection neurons contribute to an innate freezing response.
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Hafting, Torkel (2018). Brain plasticity, perineuronal nets and long-term memories.
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Grødem, Sverre; Sandvik, Guro Katrine; Hazen, Jennifer; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Hafting, Torkel & Fyhn, Marianne (2018). A CRISPR-Cas9 platform for genetic perturbations of brain extracellular matrix regulators in vivo .
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Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel & Einevoll, Gaute (2018). Behavioural state and neuronal activity: how the freely moving paradigm can uncover novel response characteristics. Universitetet i Oslo.
Published Nov. 11, 2013 9:41 AM
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