Torkel Hafting

Verv
- Fungerende leder ved seksjon for fysiologi
- Styremedlem Nansen Neuroscience Network
Faglige interesser
I min forskning er jeg interessert i å identifisere mekanismene som ligger til grunn for hjernens fantastiske evne til å prosessere sanseinformasjon og lagre erfaringer i nevrale nettverk. Vår forskningsgruppe jobber in vivo med elektrofysiologiske registreringer av store populasjoner av nerveceller. For å se sammenhengen mellom nervecellenes struktur og funksjon benytter vi genteknologi og to-foton laser-scanning mikroskopi.

Undervisning
Mesteparten av min undervisning er i nevrofysiologi på medisinstudiet, Modul 2.
- MF9150: Essentials of Neurophysiology
- MED1100: Medisinstudiet modul 1
- MED2200: Medisinstudiet modul 2
- PSY4304: Current issues in Cognitive Neuroscience
Bakgrunn
- 1991-1992 Undergraduate courses in Electronic Engineering, NTNU
- 1992-1995 Bachelor in Biology, University of Oslo
- 1995-1996 Arctic biology, The University Courses on Svalbard
- 1997-1998 Master of Sciences, University of Oslo
- 1998-2001 PhD in Physiology, University of Oslo. Supervisor Olav Sand
Priser
- 2007: Fridtjof Nansens belønning for yngre forskere, Det Norske Videnskaps-akademi.
- 2006: Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs pris for yngre forskere.
Publikasjoner
- Christensen, Ane Charlotte; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Sutterud, Hallvard; Blackstad, Jan Sigurd; Fyhn, Marianne & Hafting, Torkel (2021). Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. . doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20241-w Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- Lepperød, Mikkel Elle; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Buccino, Alessio Paolo; Mobarhan, Milad; Malthe-Sørenssen, Anders; Hafting, Torkel & Fyhn, Marianne (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 Vis sammendrag
- 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
- Christensen, Ane Charlotte; Lepperød, Mikkel; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Dragly, Svenn-Arne; Blackstad, Jan Sigurd Beddari; Fyhn, Marianne & Hafting, Torkel (2019). Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network. bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology. . doi: 10.1101/796342
- Raheel, Tayyaba Qureshi; Sørensen, Christina; Berghuis, Paul; Jensen, Vidar; Dobszay, Marton B.; Farkas, Tamás; Dalen, Knut Tomas; Guo, Caiying; Hassel, Bjørnar; Utheim, Tor Paaske; Hvalby, Øyvind Christian; Hafting, Torkel; Harkany, Tibor; Fyhn, Marianne & Chaudhry, Farrukh Abbas (2019). The glutamine transporter Slc38a1 regulates GABAergic neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 29(12), s 5166- 5179 . doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz055 Fulltekst i vitenarkiv.
- Hagen, Espen; Stasik, Alexander Johannes; Billeh, Yazan N.; Siegle, Joshua H.; Dai, Kael; Rimehaug, Atle Eskeland; Ness, Torbjørn V; Røe, Malin Benum; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Koch, Christof; Olsen, Shawn R.; Einevoll, Gaute & Arkhipov, Anton (2019). Comparing spikes and the local field potential (LFP) in V1 between experimental data and a comprehensive biophysical model.
- Hagen, Espen; Stasik, Alexander Johannes; Billeh, Yazan; Siegle, Joshua H.; Dai, Kael; Rimehaug, Atle Eskeland; Ness, Torbjørn V; Røe, Malin Benum; Fyhn, Marianne; Hafting, Torkel; Koch, Christof; Olsen, Shawn R.; Einevoll, Gaute & Arkhipov, Anton (2019). Comparing spikes and the local field potential (LFP) in V1 between experimental data and a comprehensive biophysical model.
- Røe, Malin Benum; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Mobarhan, Milad; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Einevoll, Gaute; Hafting, Torkel & Fyhn, Marianne (2019). Stable orientation tuning in the freely moving rat: Movement-robust orientation-selective neurons in the deep layers of the primary visual cortex.
- Røe, Malin Benum; Aasebø, Ida Elisabeth Jørgensen; Mobarhan, Milad; Lensjø, Kristian Kinden; Einevoll, Gaute; Hafting, Torkel & Fyhn, Marianne (2019). Stable orientation tuning in the freely moving rat: Movement-robust orientation-selective neurons in the deep layers of the primary visual cortex.
- 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..