Publications

Bonifazi G.,  Luchena C., Gaminde-Blasco A., Ortiz-Sanz C., Capetillo-Zarate E., Matute C., Alberdi E., De Pittà M. A nonlinear meccano for Alzheimer's emergence by amyloid β-mediated glutamatergic hyperactivity. Neurobiology of Disease 2024:15:106473. | Supplementary Material. 

Musotto, R., Wanderlingh U., D'ascola A., Spatuzza M., Catania M. V., De Pittà M., & Pioggia, G. Dynamics of Astrocytes Ca2+ signaling: a low-cost fluorescence customized system for 2D cultures. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 12, 1320672.

Moradi Chameh H., Falby M., Movahed M., Arbabi K., Rich S., Zhang L., Lefebvre J., Tripathy S., De Pittà M., Valiante T.A. Distinctive biophysical features of human pyramidal cell types: Insights from studies of neurosurgically resected brain tissue. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience 2023(15):1250834.

De Pittà M. and Brunel N., Multiple forms of working memory emerge from synapse–astrocyte interactions in a neuron–glia network model. Proceedings Nat'l Academy Science USA, 2022:119 (43) e2207912119.  | Supplementary Material.

Kastanenka K., Moreno-Bote R., De Pittà M., Perea G., Eraso-Pichot A., Masgrau R., Poskanzer K. and Galea E. A roadmap to integrate astrocytes in System Neuroscience. Glia 2019:1-22.

De Pittà M., Brunel N., Modulation of synaptic plasticity by glutamatergic gliotransmission: A modeling study. Neural Plasticity 2016:7607924.

De Pittà M., Brunel N., and Volterra A. Astrocytes: orchestrating synaptic plasticity? Neuroscience 2016(323):43.

Wallach G., Lallouette J., Herzog N., De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E., Berry H., and Hanein Y. Glutamate mediated astrocytic filtering of neuronal activity. PLoS Computational Biology 2014(10):e1003964.

Lallouette J., De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E., and Berry H. Sparse short-distance connections enhance calcium wave propagation in a 3D model of astrocyte networks. Frontiers Computational Neuroscience 2014. | Supplementary Material

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Parpura V., Volterra A., and Ben-Jacob E. Computational quest for understanding the role of astrocyte signaling in synaptic transmission and plasticity. Frontiers Computational Neuroscience 2013(6):98.

Meshulam L., Galron R., Kanner S., De Pittà M., Bonifazi P., Goldin M., Frenkel D., Ben-Jacob E. and Barzilai A. The role of the neuro-astro vascular unit in the etiology of Ataxia telangiectasia. Frontiers Neuropharmacology 2012(3):157.

Fellin T., Ellenbogen J. M., De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E., and Halassa M. Astrocyte regulation of sleep: experimental and modeling perspectives. Frontiers Computational Neuroscience (2012) 6:65. 

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Ben-Jacob E. A tale of two stories: astrocyte regulation of synaptic depression and facilitation. PLoS Computational Biology 2011(7):e1002293. | Supplementary Material | Press releases: F1000 Evaluation

Goldberg M., De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H. and Ben-Jacob E. Biophysical mechanism of partially vs fully regenerative calcium waves in networks of astrocytes. PLoS Computational Biology 2010(6):e1000909. | Supplementary Material

De Pittà M., Goldberg M., Volman V., Berry H. and Ben-Jacob E. Glutamate-dependent calcium and IP3 oscillating and pulsating dynamics in astrocytes. Journal of Biological Physics 2009:35:383-411. | Supplementary Material | Press releases: F1000 Evaluation

De Pittà M., Volman V., Levine H., and Ben-Jacob E. Multimodal encoding in a simplified model of intracellular calcium signaling. Cognitive Processing 2009:10(S1):55-70.

De Pittà M., Volman V., Levine H., Pioggia G., De Rossi D. and Ben-Jacob E. Coexistence of amplitude and frequency modulations in intracellular calcium dynamics. Physics Review E 2008:77:030903.

De Pittà M., Neuron-glial interactions. In: Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, D. Jaeger and R. Jung eds., Springer-Verlag New York, 2020.

De Pittà M., Berry H., A Neuron-Glia perspective for Computational Neuroscience. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 1, pp. 3-35; Springer, Cham, 2019.

De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H., G protein-coupled receptor-mediated calcium signaling in astrocytes. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 5, pp. 115-150; Springer, Cham, 2019.

Matrosov V., Gordleeva S., Boldyreva N., Ben-Jacob E., Semyanov A., Kazantsev V. and De Pittà M., Emergence of regular and complex calcium oscillations by 1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling in astrocytes. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 6, pp. 151-176; Springer, Cham, 2019.

Lallouette J., De Pittà M. and Berry H., Astrocyte networks and intercellular calcium propagation. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 7, pp. 177-210; Springer, Cham, 2019.

De Pittà M., Gliotransmitter exocytosis and its consequences on synaptic transmission. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 10, pp. 245-287; Springer, Cham, 2019.

Stimberg M., Goodman D., Brette R. and De Pittà M., Modeling neuron-glia interactions with the Brian 2 simulator. In: Computational Glioscience, M. De Pittà and H. Berry eds.; chap. 18, pp. 471-505; Springer, Cham, 2019.

De Pittà M., Glia, in Daño Cerebral [tr. Brain Damage], J. C. Arango-Asprilla & Olabarrieta-Landa L. eds. Manual Moderno Ed. 2019 | PDF (arXiv)

De Pittà M., Myelin and saltatory condution, in Daño Cerebral [tr. Brain Damage], J. C. Arango-Asprilla & Olabarrieta-Landa L. eds. Manual Moderno Ed. 2019 | PDF (arXiv)

De Pittà M., Berry H. and Brunel N. Characterization of neural firing in the presence of astrocyte-synapse signaling. 25th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences. July 2--7, 2016; Jeju, South Korea.

De Pittà M., Berry H. and Brunel N. Persistent activity in a neuron-glia network model. 2016 Brain Research Forum Meeting, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Best Poster Award winner.   

De Pittà M., Berry H. and Brunel N. Persistent activity in a neuron-glia network model. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL. Society for Neuroscience. Online.

De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H. Mechanism for astrocyte-mediated persistent activity. 2014 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC. Society for Neuroscience. Online.

De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H. Astrocytic Theory of Working Memory. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences. July 26--31, 2014; Québec City, Canada.

Lallouette J., De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H. The topology of astrocyte networks controls the propagation of intercellular calcium waves. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences. July 26th-31st, 2014; Québec City, Canada.

De Pittà M., Lallouette J., Liaudet N., Volterra A., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H. Modelling of Ca2+ dynamics in astrocytic processes. 9th FENS Forum for Neuroscience. July 5--9, 2014; Milan, Italy.

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Parpura V., Volterra A. and Ben-Jacob E. Theory and modelling of astrocyte modulation of synaptic release. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Society for Neuroscience. December 18, 2012; Eilat, Israel.

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Liaudet, N., Volterra A. and Ben-Jacob E. A compartmental approach to modelling of calcium events in astrocyte processes. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA. Society for Neuroscience. Online.

Lallouette J., De Pittà M., Ben-Jacob E. and Berry H. The remarkable effect of topology on calcium wave propagation in astrocyte networks. Multidisciplinary approaches to quantify astrocyte-neuron signaling. July 12--14, 2012; Barcelona, Spain. 

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Parpura V., Volterra A. and Ben-Jacob E. Computational modeling of astrocyte-synapse signaling at the tripartite synapse: Focus on gliotransmitter modulation of pre-synaptic release. Multidisciplinary approaches to quantify astrocyte-neuron signaling. July 12--14, 2012; Barcelona, Spain. | Abstract 

De Pittà M., Volman V., Berry H., Ben-Jacob E. Astrocyte regulation of presynaptic plasticity. Abstract No. 663.10/G4. 2011 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience. Online.

Goldberg. M., De Pittà M., Volman, V., Berry H., Ben-Jacob E. On the determinants of calcium wave propagation distance in astrocyte networks: nonlinear gap junctions and oscillatory modes. 2010 Cinquième conférence plénière française de Neurosciences Computationnelles, NEUROCOMP'10, Lyon, France.

De Pittà M., Goldberg. M., Volman, V., Berry H., Ben-Jacob E. On the determinants of calcium wave propagation distance in astrocyte networks: Nonlinear gap junctions and oscillatory modes. Abstract No. 552.22. 2010 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience. Online.

De Pittà M., Volman, V., Pioggia, G., De Rossi, D. and Ben-Jacob E. Characterization of the complexity of glia dynamics to synaptic activity. 2007 European Conference on Complex Systems. Dresden, Germany.