Luczak, Artur
Faculty & Associate Chair - Infrastructure
Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN)
- Phone
- (403) 394-3974
- luczak@uleth.ca
Lab
- Phone
- (403) 394-3973
Biography
2018 prof. - CCBN, University of Lethbridge
2016/17 visiting assoc. prof. - Stanford University (I. Soltesz lab)
2014 assoc. prof. - CCBN, University of Lethbridge
2009 assistant prof. - CCBN, University of Lethbridge
2004 postdoc - Rutgers University (K.D. Harris lab)
2002 postdoc - Yale University (R. Coifman lab in Comp. Sci. Dept. and M. Laubach lab in Neurosci. Dept.)
2002 Ph.D. - Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Poland. (thesis: The application of fractal geometry in neuroanatomy; J. Trabka lab)
2001/02 Marie Curie Fellowship - International School for Advanced Studies , Italy (A. Treves lab)
1997 M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering - Wroclaw University of Technology.
2016/17 visiting assoc. prof. - Stanford University (I. Soltesz lab)
2014 assoc. prof. - CCBN, University of Lethbridge
2009 assistant prof. - CCBN, University of Lethbridge
2004 postdoc - Rutgers University (K.D. Harris lab)
2002 postdoc - Yale University (R. Coifman lab in Comp. Sci. Dept. and M. Laubach lab in Neurosci. Dept.)
2002 Ph.D. - Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Poland. (thesis: The application of fractal geometry in neuroanatomy; J. Trabka lab)
2001/02 Marie Curie Fellowship - International School for Advanced Studies , Italy (A. Treves lab)
1997 M.Sc in Biomedical Engineering - Wroclaw University of Technology.
Publications
-Neurons learn by predicting future activity. Luczak A, McNaughton BL, Kubo Y.
Nature Machine Intelligence (2022).
- Predictive neuronal adaptation as a basis for consciousness. Luczak A, Kubo Y.
Frontiers in Systems Neurosci. (2022).
- Data-driven analyses of motor impairments in animal models of neurological disorders. Ryait H, Bermudez-Contreras E, Harvey M, Faraji J, Mirza Agha B, Gomez-Palacio Schjetnan A, Gruber A, Doan J, Mohajerani M, Metz G.A.S, Whishaw IQ, Luczak A..
PLOS Biology (2019)
- Involvement of fast-spiking cells in ictal sequences during spontaneous seizures in rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy. Neumann AR, Raedt R, Steenland HW, Sprengers M, Bzymek K, Navratilova Z, Mesina L, Xie J, Lapointe V, Kloosterman F, Vonck K, Boon PAJM, Soltesz I, McNaughton BL, Luczak A.
Brain (2017)
- Packet-based communication in the cortex . Luczak A, McNaughton BL, Harris KD.
Nature Rev Neurosci (2015)
- Formation and reverberation of sequential neural activity patterns evoked by sensory stimulation is enhanced during cortical desynchronization. Bermudez Contreras E, Gomez Palacio Schjetnan A, Muhammad A, Bartho P, McNaughton BL, Kolb B, Gruber AJ, Luczak A.
Neuron (2013)
- Gating of sensory input by spontaneous cortical activity. Luczak A, Bartho P, Harris KD.
J.Neurosci. (2013)
- Spontaneous events outline the realm of possible sensory responses in the auditory cortex. Luczak A, Barthó P, Harris KD.
Neuron 62 (2009).
- Sequential structure of neocortical spontaneous activity in vivo. Luczak A, Barthó P, Marguet SL, Buzsáki G, Harris KD.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104 (2007).
Nature Machine Intelligence (2022).
- Predictive neuronal adaptation as a basis for consciousness. Luczak A, Kubo Y.
Frontiers in Systems Neurosci. (2022).
- Data-driven analyses of motor impairments in animal models of neurological disorders. Ryait H, Bermudez-Contreras E, Harvey M, Faraji J, Mirza Agha B, Gomez-Palacio Schjetnan A, Gruber A, Doan J, Mohajerani M, Metz G.A.S, Whishaw IQ, Luczak A..
PLOS Biology (2019)
- Involvement of fast-spiking cells in ictal sequences during spontaneous seizures in rats with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy. Neumann AR, Raedt R, Steenland HW, Sprengers M, Bzymek K, Navratilova Z, Mesina L, Xie J, Lapointe V, Kloosterman F, Vonck K, Boon PAJM, Soltesz I, McNaughton BL, Luczak A.
Brain (2017)
- Packet-based communication in the cortex . Luczak A, McNaughton BL, Harris KD.
Nature Rev Neurosci (2015)
- Formation and reverberation of sequential neural activity patterns evoked by sensory stimulation is enhanced during cortical desynchronization. Bermudez Contreras E, Gomez Palacio Schjetnan A, Muhammad A, Bartho P, McNaughton BL, Kolb B, Gruber AJ, Luczak A.
Neuron (2013)
- Gating of sensory input by spontaneous cortical activity. Luczak A, Bartho P, Harris KD.
J.Neurosci. (2013)
- Spontaneous events outline the realm of possible sensory responses in the auditory cortex. Luczak A, Barthó P, Harris KD.
Neuron 62 (2009).
- Sequential structure of neocortical spontaneous activity in vivo. Luczak A, Barthó P, Marguet SL, Buzsáki G, Harris KD.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 104 (2007).
Research Interests
The brain is composed of billions of interconnected cells, creating the most complex system within the body. To study how such combined neuronal activity underlies an animal's processing of information, we record signal simultaneously from a large number of neurons using multi-site silicon microelectrodes. Such parallel recordings from groups of neurons in the cortex and in subcortical structures are helping to understand information processing and memory formation in the brain. Our lab also investigates how relations between neuronal populations are distorted by different neurological disorders like stroke and epilepsy. In pursuit of those research goals, we combine experiments with development of sophisticated data analysis methods and computational models.
Teaching:
- Introductory workshop on computational methods in neuroscience
- Introduction to Programming and Statistics in Matlab (NEUR 3690)
- Brain and Behavior (NEUR 2600)
Teaching:
- Introductory workshop on computational methods in neuroscience
- Introduction to Programming and Statistics in Matlab (NEUR 3690)
- Brain and Behavior (NEUR 2600)