Dr. Luna Jammal

My work focuses on the brain mechanoreceptors in the olfactory bulb and their role in influencing brain oscillatory activity. My current experimental techniques involve electrophysiological local field recordings in a semi intact nose-brain preparation, and population Calcium imaging using the two-photon microscope technology.

Jammal, L., Bitzenhofer, S.H., Hanganu-Opatz, I., Dutschmann, M. and Egger, V. (2023) Blood pressure pulsations modulate olfactory bulb neuronal activity via mechanosensitive ion channels
BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.27.550787 (externer Link, ?ffnet neues Fenster)

Jammal Salameh, L., Bitzenhofer, S.H., Hanganu-Opatz, I.,Dutschmann, M. and Egger, V. (2023) Bloodpressure pulsations modulate olfactory bulb neuronal activity viamechanosensitive ion channels. Science. 
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk8511 (externer Link, ?ffnet neues Fenster)

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Luna Jammal, Ben Whalley and Edi Barkai. (2018) Learning-induced modulation of the effect of neuroglial transmission on synaptic plasticity. Journal of Neurophysiology.

Luna Jammal, Whalley B, Ghosh S, Lamrecht R and Barkai E. (2016) Physiological expression of olfactory discrimination rule learning balances whole-population modulation and circuit stability in the piriform cortex network. Physiological Reports.

Adi Kfir,  Naama Ohad-Giwnewer,  Luna Jammal , Drorit Saar , David Golomb and   Edi Barkai (2014) Learning-induced modulation of the GABAB-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmission: mechanisms and functional significance. Journal of Neurophysiology.