Prior to 2024
Research papers
Neural spike signatures determine the behavioral presentation of cerebellar disease
Van der Heijden, ME*^, Brown, AM*, Kizek, DJ, Sillitoe, RV.^ (2023) – Reviewed Preprint in: eLife
Glutamatergic cerebellar neurons differentially contribute to the acquisition of motor and social behaviors
Van der Heijden, ME*, Rey Hipolito, AG*, Kim, LH, Kizek, DJ, Perez, RM, Lin, T, Sillitoe, RV. (2023) – Article in: Nature Communications 
Propranolol modulates cerebellar circuit activity and reduces tremor
Zhou, J., Van der Heijden, M. E., Salazar Leon, L.E., Lin, T., Miterko, L.N., Kizek, D.J., Perez. R.M., Pavešković, M., Brown, A.M. Sillitoe, R.V. (2022) – Article in: Cells
Influence of data sampling methods on the representation of neural spiking activity in vivo
Van der Heijden, ME,Brown, AM, Sillitoe, RV. (2022) – Article in: iScience 
Quantification of Behavioral Deficits in Developing Mice with Dystonia-like Behaviors
Van der Heijden, ME,Gill, JS, Rey Hipolito, AG, Salazar Leon, LE, Sillitoe, RV. (2022) – Article in: Dystonia
Cerebellar dysfunction as a source of dystonic phenotypes in mice
Brown, AM, Van der Heijden, ME, Jinnah, HA, Sillitoe, RV (2022) – Article in: Cerebellum
Causal evidence for cerebellar role in prefrontal-hippocampal interaction in spatial working memory decision-making
Liu, Y, McAfee, SS, Van der Heijden, ME, Dhamala, M, Sillitoe, RV, Heck, DH. (2022) – Article in: Cerebellum
Ankyrin-R links Kv3.3 to the spectrin cytoskeleton and is required for Purkinje neuron survival
Stevens, SR, Van der Heijden, ME, Ogawa, Y, Lin, T, Sillitoe, RV, Rasband, MN. (2022) – Article in: Journal of Neuroscience *Cover image
Maturation of Purkinje cell firing properties relies on neurogenesis of excitatory neurons
Van der Heijden, ME,Lackey, EP, Perez, R, Ișleyen, FS, Brown, AM, Lin, T, Zoghbi, HY, Sillitoe, RV (2021) – Article in: eLife
Neuromodulation of the cerebellum rescues movement in a mouse model of ataxia
Miterko, LN, Lin, T, Zhou, J, Van der Heijden, ME, Beckenhausen, J, White, JJ, Sillitoe, RV (2021) – Article in: Nature Communications
Abnormal cerebellar function and tremor in a mouse model for non-manifesting DYT6
Van der Heijden, ME, Kizek, DJ, Perez, R, Ruff, EK, Ehrlich, ME, Sillitoe, RV (2021) – Article in: Journal of Physiology
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Purkinje cell misfiring generates high-amplitude action tremors that are corrected by cerebellar deep brain stimulation
Brown, AM, White, JJ, Van der Heijden, ME,Zhou, J, Lin, T, Sillitoe, RV (2020) – Article in: eLife
Review papers
Function and dysfunction of the dystonia network: an exploration of the circuits underpinning the acquired and isolated dystonias
Gill, JS, Nguyen, MX, Hull, M, Van der Heijden, ME, Nguyen, K, Thomas, S, Sillitoe, RV (2023) – Review in: Dystonia
Cerebellar dysfunction in rodent models with dystonia, tremor, and ataxia
Van der Heijden, ME*^, Sillitoe, RV^ (2023) – Review in: Dystonia
Physiology of Dystonia: Animal Studies
Rey Hipolito, AG*, Van der Heijden, ME*, Sillitoe, RV (2023) – Book chapter in: International Review of Neurobiology
Silencing the output of cerebellar neurons using cell type-specific genetic deletion of vesicular GABA and glutamate transporters
Van der Heijden, ME, Brown, AM, Sillitoe, RV (2022) – Book chapter in: Neuromethods: Measuring Cerebellar Function
Motor control: Internalizing your place in the world
Van der Heijden, ME, Brown, AM, Sillitoe, RV (2021) –Dispatch in: Current Biology
Abnormal cerebellar development in autism spectrum disorders
Van der Heijden, ME*^, Gill, JS, Sillitoe, RV^ (2021) – Review in: Developmental Neuroscience
Interactions between Purkinje cells and granule cells coordinate the development of functional cerebellar circuits
Van der Heijden, ME, Sillitoe, RV (2021) – Review in: Neuroscience
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