New research article on retinotopic brain wiring in Current Biology (Feb. 2026)
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New Collaborative Paper on Probabilistic Axon Targeting with the Hassan Lab in Nature Neuroscience (May 2025)
A project that was started by Maheva Andriatsilavo as a shared postdoc in Berlin many years ago - brought to conclusion in Paris :) Sequential and independent probabilistic events regulate…
New research paper on self-organization of brain wiring in Science (Mar. 2024).
Axonal self-sorting without target guidance in Drosophila visual map formation Egemen Agi # 1 , Eric T Reifenstein # 2 , Charlotte Wit 1 , Teresa Schneider 1 , Monika Kauer 1 , Melinda Kehribar 1 , Abhishek…
New Review Article on Synaptic Promiscuity in Brain Development (Feb. 2024)
Curr Biol. 2024 Feb 5;34(3):R102-R116. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.037. Synaptic promiscuity in brain development Neele Wolterhoff 1 , P Robin Hiesinger 2 Affiliations PMID: 38320473 PMCID: PMC10849093 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.037 Free PMC article Abstract…
Review Article on Turnover of Synaptic Adhesion molecules
Molecular interactions between pre- and postsynaptic membranes play critical roles during the development, function and maintenance of synapses. Synaptic interactions are mediated by cell surface receptors that may be held…
New research paper on synapse stabilization by suppression of membrane degradation
EGFR-dependent suppression of synaptic autophagyis required for neuronal circuit development Suchetana B. Dutta, Gerit Arne Linneweber, Maheva Andriatsilavo, Peter Robin Hiesinger*, Bassem A. Hassan*, * co-corresponding authors In briefUsing the…
New review article on the role of neuronal filopodial dynamics in brain development
Neuronal filopodia: From stochastic dynamics to robustness of brain morphogenesis Charlotte B. Wit, P. Robin Hiesinger https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.038 Abstract Brain development relies on dynamic morphogenesis and interactions of neurons. Filopodia are…
New preprint on neuronal branching and synapse formation
A critical developmental interval of coupling axon branching to synaptic degradation during neural circuit formation Suchetana B. Dutta, Gerit Arne Linneweber, Maheva Andriatsilavo, Peter Robin Hiesinger, Bassem A Hassan ABSTRACT…
How temperature affects the connectome – new paper in Cell Reports
Different developmental temperatures lead to differently wired brains and behavioral adaptation to the temperature at which a fly developed. Kiral et al. propose that evolution has selected for a Drosophila…