Branislav Krajcovic, Mgr et Mgr
Researcher
branislav.krajcovic@lfmotol.cuni.cz
Laboratoř patofyziologie SUDEP / systémové a fyziologické důsledky epilepsie
Scientific background
From social work (Comenius University in Bratislava) to neuroscience (Charles University). From the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (behavioral and molecular methods, memory research, animal models of schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder) to the Institute of Physiology 2.LF Motol (electrophysiology in an animal model of epilepsy and research on sudden death in epilepsy, the role of serotonin in the regulation of breathing). Job position: researcher.
Research interests
Animal models
Current: Epilepsy, SUDEP, serotonin, hypercapnia, regulation of respiration
Past: Schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Episodic Memory, Immediate-early genes, Hippocampus
Selected publications
Kunčická D, Krajčovič B, Stuchlík A, Brožka H. Neuroscientist’s Behavioral Toolbox for Studying Episodic-Like Memory. eNeuro. 2024 Aug 30;11(8):ENEURO.0073-24.2024. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0073-24.2024. PMID: 39214694; PMCID: PMC11366770.
Kolar D, Krajcovic B, Kleteckova L, Kuncicka D, Vales K, Brozka H. Review: Genes Involved in Mitochondrial Physiology Within 22q11.2 Deleted Region and Their Relevance to Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2023 Nov 29;49(6):1637-1653. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbad066. PMID: 37379469; PMCID: PMC10686339.
Radostova D, Kuncicka D, Krajcovic B, Hejtmanek L, Petrasek T, Svoboda J, Stuchlik A, Brozka H. Incidental temporal binding in rats: A novel behavioral task. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 22;18(6):e0274437. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274437. PMID: 37347773; PMCID: PMC10286974.
Brozka H, Alexova D, Radostova D, Janikova M, Krajcovic B, Kubík Š, Svoboda J, Stuchlik A. Plasticity-Related Activity in the Hippocampus, Anterior Cingulate, Orbitofrontal, and Prefrontal Cortex Following a Repeated Treatment with D2/D3 Agonist Quinpirole. Biomolecules. 2021 Jan 11;11(1):84. doi: 10.3390/biom11010084. PMID: 33440912; PMCID: PMC7827652.
Krajcovic B, Fajnerova I, Horacek J, Kelemen E, Kubik S, Svoboda J, Stuchlik A. Neural and neuronal discoordination in schizophrenia: From ensembles through networks to symptoms. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2019 Aug;226(4):e13282. doi: 10.1111/apha.13282. Epub 2019 May 22. PMID: 31002202.