Researcher Portfolio
Frank, Thomas
Max Planck Research Group: Olfactory Memory / Frank, Martinsried, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Max Planck Society, Max Planck Research Group: Olfactory Memory / Frank, MPI of Neurobiology, Max Planck Society
Researcher Profile
Position: Max Planck Research Group: Olfactory Memory / Frank, MPI of Neurobiology, Max Planck Society
Position: Max Planck Research Group: Olfactory Memory / Frank, Martinsried, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Max Planck Society
Researcher ID: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/persons/resource/persons246628
Publications
: Meissner-Bernard, C., Jenkins, B. J., Rupprecht, P., Bouldoires, E. A., Zenke, F., Friedrich, R. W., & Frank, T. (2025). Computational functions of precisely balanced neuronal assemblies in an olfactory memory network. Cell Reports, 44(3): 115330. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115330. [PubMan] : Edelman, B. J., Siegenthaler, D., Wanken, P. G., Jenkins, B. J., Schmid, B., Ressle, A., Gogolla, N., Frank, T., & Macé, E. (2024). The COMBO window: A chronic cranial implant for multiscale circuit interrogation in mice. PLoS Biology, 22(6): e3002664. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002664. [PubMan] : Sarkar, T., Lieberth, K., Pavlou, A., Frank, T., Mailaender, V., McCulloch, I., Blom, P. W. M., Torriccelli, F., & Gkoupidenis, P. (2022). An organic artificial spiking neuron for in situ neuromorphic sensing and biointerfacing. Nature Electronics, 5, 774-783. doi:10.1038/s41928-022-00859-y. [PubMan] : Huang, K.-H., Rupprecht, P., Frank, T., Kawakami, K., Bouwmeester, T., & Friedrich, R. W. (2020). A virtual reality system to analyze neural activity and behavior in adult zebrafish. Nature Methods, 17(3), 343-351. doi:10.1038/s41592-020-0759-2. [PubMan] : Frank, T., Monig, N. R., Satou, C., Higashijima, S., & Friedrich, R. W. (2019). Associative conditioning remaps odor representations and modifies inhibition in a higher olfactory brain area. Nature Neuroscience, 22(11), 1844-1856. doi:10.1038/s41593-019-0495-z. [PubMan] : Neef, J., Urban, N. T., Ohn, T. L., Frank, T., Jean, P., Hell, S. W., Willig, K. I., & Moser, T. (2018). Quantitative optical nanophysiology of Ca2+ signaling at inner hair cell active zones. Nature Communications, 9: 290. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02612-y. [PubMan] : Frank, T., & Friedrich, R. W. (2015). Individuality sniffed out in flies. Nature, 526(7572), 200-201. doi:10.1038/nature15636. [PubMan] : Wong, A. B., Rutherford, M. A., Gabrielaitis, M., Pangrsic, T., Gottfert, F., Frank, T., Michanski, S., Hell, S., Wolf, F., Wichmann, C., & Moser, T. (2014). Developmental refinement of hair cell synapses tightens the coupling of Ca2+ influx to exocytosis. The EMBO Journal, 33(3), 247-264. doi:10.1002/embj.201387110. [PubMan] : Friedrich, R. W., Moressis, A., & Frank, T. (2014). Stereotopy versus stochasticity in olfaction. Nature Neuroscience, 17(2), 147-149. doi:10.1038/nn.3630. [PubMan] : Wong, A. B., Jing, Z. Z., Rutherford, M. A., Frank, T., Strenzke, N., & Moser, T. (2013). Concurrent maturation of inner hair cell synaptic Ca2+ influx and auditory nerve spontaneous activity around hearing onset in mice. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(26), 10661-10666. doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1215-13.2013. [PubMan] : Jing, Z. Z., Rutherford, M. A., Takago, H., Frank, T., Fejtova, A., Khimich, D., Moser, T., & Strenzke, N. (2013). Disruption of the presynaptic cytomatrix protein bassoon degrades ribbon anchorage, multiquantal release, and sound encoding at the hair cell afferent synapse. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(10), 4456-4467. doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3491-12.2013. [PubMan] : Zhu, P. X., Frank, T., & Friedrich, R. W. (2013). Equalization of odor representations by a network of electrically coupled inhibitory interneurons. Nature Neuroscience, 16(11), 1678-1686. doi:10.1038/nn.3528. [PubMan] : Nouvian, R., Neef, J., Bulankina, A. V., Reisinger, E., Pangrsic, T., Frank, T., Sikorra, S., Brose, N., Binz, T., & Moser, T. (2011). Exocytosis at the hair cell ribbon synapse apparently operates without neuronal SNARE proteins. Nature Neuroscience, 14(4), 411-413. doi:10.1038/nn.2774. [PubMan] : Frank, T., Rutherford, M. A., Strenzke, N., Neef, A., Pangrsic, T., Khimich, D., Fetjova, A., Gundelfinger, E. D., Liberman, M. C., Harke, B., Bryan, K. E., Lee, A., Egner, A., Riedel, D., & Moser, T. (2010). Bassoon and the synaptic ribbon organize Ca2+ channels and vesicles to add release sites and promote refilling. Neuron, 68(4), 724-738. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2010.10.027. [PubMan] : Pangrsic, T., Lasarow, L., Reuter, K., Takago, H., Schwander, M., Riedel, D., Frank, T., Tarantino, L. M., Bailey, J. S., Strenzke, N., Brose, N., Muller, U., Reisinger, E., & Moser, T. (2010). Hearing requires otoferlin-dependent efficient replenishment of synaptic vesicles in hair cells. Nature Neuroscience, 13(7), 869-876. doi:10.1038/nn.2578. [PubMan] : Frank, T., Khimich, D., Neef, A., & Moser, T. (2009). Mechanisms contributing to synaptic Ca2+ signals and their heterogeneity in hair cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(11), 4483-4488. doi:10.1073/pnas.0813213106. [PubMan] : Meyer, A. C., Frank, T., Khimich, D., Hoch, G., Riedel, D., Chapochnikov, N. M., Yarin, Y. M., Harke, B., Hell, S. W., Egner, A., & Moser, T. (2009). Tuning of synapse number, structure and function in the cochlea. Nature Neuroscience, 12(4), 444-453. doi:10.1038/nn.2293. [PubMan]