Steffen B. E. Wolff

5.9k citations

24 papers · 3.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 19

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Social Psychology top 2%
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.5%

Co-authors: Andreas Lüthi Johannes J. Letzkus Cyril Herry Philip Tovote Ingrid Ehrlich Christian Müller Bence P. Ölveczky François Grenier
Topics: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers)Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers)Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers)
Cited by: Behavioral Neuroscience Cognitive Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Nature Communications Neuron
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Germany

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Steffen B. E. Wolff

23 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Encoding of conditioned fear in central amygdala inhibitory circuits

2010 712 citations Stéphane Ciocchi, Cyril Herry et al. Nature profile →
A disinhibitory microcircuit for associative fear learning in the auditory cortex

2011 615 citations Johannes J. Letzkus, Steffen B. E. Wolff et al. Nature profile →
Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviour

2016 502 citations Philip Tovote, Maria Soledad Esposito et al. Nature profile →
Long-Range Connectivity Defines Behavioral Specificity of Amygdala Neurons

2014 395 citations Steffen B. E. Wolff, Cyril Herry et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Serotonin and psilocybin activate 5-HT1B receptors to suppress cortical signaling through the claustrum 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Adam C. Puché,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Brian N. Mathur	0
2	Long-term stability of single neuron activity in the motor system 2022 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Kristopher T. Jensen,(unknown),Ashesh K. Dhawale,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Bence P. Ölveczky	24
3	Central amygdala micro-circuits mediate fear extinction 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Nigel Whittle,Jonathan P. Fadok,Kathryn P. MacPherson,Robin Nguyen,Paolo Botta,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Christian Müller,Cyril Herry,Philip Tovote,Andrew Holmes,Nicolas Singewald,Andreas Lüthi,Stéphane Ciocchi	49
4	The basal ganglia control the detailed kinematics of learned motor skills 2021 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Ashesh K. Dhawale,Steffen B. E. Wolff,(unknown),Bence P. Ölveczky	81
5	Encoding of 3D Head Orienting Movements in the Primary Visual Cortex 2020 ·Neuron ·Grigori Guitchounts,(unknown),Steffen B. E. Wolff,David Cox	42
6	A Micro-CT-based Method for Characterizing Lesions and Locating Electrodes in Small Animal Brains 2018 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·(unknown),David Mankus,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Grigori Guitchounts,Maximilian Joesch,David Cox	5
7	The promise and perils of causal circuit manipulations 2018 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Steffen B. E. Wolff,Bence P. Ölveczky	62
8	A micro-CT-based method for quantitative brain lesion characterization and electrode localization 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),David Mankus,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Grigori Guitchounts,Maximilian Joesch,David Cox	20
9	Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviourbreakdown → 2016 ·Nature ·Philip Tovote,Maria Soledad Esposito,Paolo Botta,Fabrice Chaudun,Jonathan P. Fadok,Milica Marković,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Charu Ramakrishnan,Lief E. Fenno,Karl Deisseroth,Cyril Herry,Silvia Arber,Andreas Lüthi	502
10	Acute off-target effects of neural circuit manipulations 2015 ·Nature ·Timothy M. Otchy,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Juliana Y. Rhee,Cengiz Pehlevan,(unknown),Alexandre Kempf,Sharon M. H. Gobes,Bence P. Ölveczky	243
11	Disinhibition, a Circuit Mechanism for Associative Learning and Memory 2015 ·Neuron ·Johannes J. Letzkus,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Andreas Lüthi	247
12	Long-Range Connectivity Defines Behavioral Specificity of Amygdala Neuronsbreakdown → 2014 ·Neuron ·(unknown),Steffen B. E. Wolff,Cyril Herry,François Grenier,Ingrid Ehrlich,Jan Gründemann,Jonathan P. Fadok,Christian Müller,Johannes J. Letzkus,Andreas Lüthi	395
13	Amygdala interneuron subtypes control fear learning through disinhibition 2014 ·Nature ·Steffen B. E. Wolff,Jan Gründemann,Philip Tovote,Sabine Krabbe,Gilad A. Jacobson,Christian Müller,Cyril Herry,Ingrid Ehrlich,Rainer W. Friedrich,Johannes J. Letzkus,Andreas Lüthi	372
14	A polymer-based neural microimplant for optogenetic applications: design and first in vivo study 2013 ·Lab on a Chip ·Birthe Rubehn,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Philip Tovote,Andreas Lüthi,Thomas Stieglitz	82
15	Polymer-based shaft microelectrodes with optical and fluidic capabilities as a tool for optogenetics 2011 ·PubMed ·Birthe Rubehn,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Philip Tovote,Martin Schüettler,Andreas Lüthi,Thomas Stieglitz	12
16	Controlling the Elements: An Optogenetic Approach to Understanding the Neural Circuits of Fear 2011 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Joshua P. Johansen,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Andreas Lüthi,Joseph E. LeDoux	67
17	A disinhibitory microcircuit for associative fear learning in the auditory cortexbreakdown → 2011 ·Nature ·Johannes J. Letzkus,Steffen B. E. Wolff,E. Meyer,Philip Tovote,Julien Courtin,Cyril Herry,Andreas Lüthi	615
18	Encoding of conditioned fear in central amygdala inhibitory circuitsbreakdown → 2010 ·Nature ·Stéphane Ciocchi,Cyril Herry,François Grenier,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Johannes J. Letzkus,Ioannis Vlachos,Ingrid Ehrlich,Rolf Sprengel,Karl Deisseroth,Michael Stadler,Christian Müller,Andreas Lüthi	712
19	Faithful Expression of Multiple Proteins via 2A-Peptide Self-Processing: A Versatile and Reliable Method for Manipulating Brain Circuits 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Wannan Tang,Ingrid Ehrlich,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Annette Michalski,Stefan Wölfl,Mazahir T. Hasan,Andreas Lüthi,Rolf Sprengel	146
20	mGluR1/5-Dependent Long-Term Depression Requires the Regulated Ectodomain Cleavage of Neuronal Pentraxin NPR by TACE 2008 ·Neuron ·Richard W. Cho,Joo Min Park,Steffen B. E. Wolff,Desheng Xu,Carsten Hopf,Jin Ah Kim,Radhika C. Reddy,Ronald S. Petralia,Mark S. Perin,David J. Linden,Paul Worley	99

About Steffen B. E. Wolff

Steffen B. E. Wolff is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Biology, having authored 24 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (602 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (2.6k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.5k citations). Steffen B. E. Wolff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Andreas Lüthi, Johannes J. Letzkus, Cyril Herry, Philip Tovote, Ingrid Ehrlich, Christian Müller, Bence P. Ölveczky, François Grenier, Karl Deisseroth and E. Meyer. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Neuron.

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