Dr Rob Munn
| Position | Lecturer |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Anatomy |
| Qualifications | BSc MSc PhD |
| Research summary | Neurobiology of memory |
Research
How do we remember? This faculty, so central to our sense of self, has been the subject of study for decades. My research programme uses a variety of elecrophysiological and optical techniques to study the function of the hippocampus and associated rhinal cortices to address this fundamental question.
Publications
Munn, R. G. K., Wolff, A., Speers, L. J., & Bilkey, D. K. (2023). Disrupted hippocampal synchrony following maternal immune activation in a rat model. Hippocampus. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23545
Dehkordi, M. H., Munn, R. G. K., & Fearnhead, H. O. (2022). Non-canonical roles of apoptotic caspases in the nervous system. Frontiers in Cell & Developmental Biology, 10, 840023. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.840023
Munn, R. G. K., Freeburn, A., Finn, D. P., & Heller, H. C. (2022). Hyper-rigid phasic organisation of hippocampal activity but normal spatial properties of CA1 place cells in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down Syndrome. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(8), 1542-1556. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2636-20.2021
Freeburn, A., & Munn, R. G. K. (2021). Signalling pathways contributing to learning and memory deficits in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down Syndrome. Neuronal Signaling, 5, NS20200011. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2636-20.2021
Munn, R. G. K., Mallory, C. S., Hardcastle, K., Chetkovich, D. M., & Giocomo, L. M. (2020). Entorhinal velocity signals reflect environmental geometry. Nature Neuroscience, 23, 239-251. doi: 10.1038/s41593-019-0562-5
Munn, R. G. K., Wolff, A., Speers, L. J., & Bilkey, D. K. (2023). Disrupted hippocampal synchrony following maternal immune activation in a rat model. Hippocampus. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23545
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., Freeburn, A., Finn, D. P., & Heller, H. C. (2022). Hyper-rigid phasic organisation of hippocampal activity but normal spatial properties of CA1 place cells in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down Syndrome. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(8), 1542-1556. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2636-20.2021
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., Mallory, C. S., Hardcastle, K., Chetkovich, D. M., & Giocomo, L. M. (2020). Entorhinal velocity signals reflect environmental geometry. Nature Neuroscience, 23, 239-251. doi: 10.1038/s41593-019-0562-5
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., Hardcastle, K., Porter, B., & Bilkey, D. (2017). Circadian-scale periodic bursts in theta and gamma-band coherence between hippocampus, cingulate and insular cortices. Neurobiology of Sleep & Circadian Rhythms, 3, 26-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nbscr.2017.04.001
Journal - Research Article
Tyree, S. M., Munn, R. G. K., & McNaughton, N. (2016). Anxiolytic-like effects of leptin on fixed interval responding. Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, 148, 15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.05.005
Journal - Research Article
Zajac, R., Dickson, J., Munn, R., & O'Neill, S. (2016). Trussht me, I know what I sshaw: The acceptance of misinformation from an apparently unreliable co-witness. Legal & Criminological Psychology, 21(1), 127-140. doi: 10.1111/lcrp.12032
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., Tyree, S. M., McNaughton, N., & Bilkey, D. K. (2015). The frequency of hippocampal theta rhythm is modulated on a circadian period and is entrained by food availability. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9, 61. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00061
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., & Bilkey, D. K. (2012). The firing rate of hippocampal CA1 place cells is modulated with a circadian period. Hippocampus, 22, 1325-1337. doi: 10.1002/hipo.20969
Journal - Research Article
Munn, R. G. K., & McNaughton, N. (2008). Effects of fluoxetine on hippocampal rhythmic slow activity and behavioural inhibition. Behavioural Pharmacology, 19, 257-264. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3282ff1300
Journal - Research Article
Dehkordi, M. H., Munn, R. G. K., & Fearnhead, H. O. (2022). Non-canonical roles of apoptotic caspases in the nervous system. Frontiers in Cell & Developmental Biology, 10, 840023. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.840023
Journal - Research Other
Freeburn, A., & Munn, R. G. K. (2021). Signalling pathways contributing to learning and memory deficits in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down Syndrome. Neuronal Signaling, 5, NS20200011. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2636-20.2021
Journal - Research Other
Munn, R. G. K., & Giocomo, L. M. (2020). Multiple head direction signals within entorhinal cortex: Origin and function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 64, 32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.01.015
Journal - Research Other
