Gilad Silberberg

Gilad Silberberg is a Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. His research focuses on the functional organization of neuronal circuits in the basal ganglia and neocortex, particularly their roles in sensory and motor functions. He leads the Gilad Silberberg group, which employs electrophysiological, optical, and computational methods to study synaptic connectivity and microcircuit dynamics.

Education: Docent (Associate Professor) at Karolinska Institutet (2011). Key research interests include striatal microcircuits, cortico-striatal pathways, and dopamine regulation. His work has been supported by grants from the Wallenberg Academy Fellowship (2012, 2017), Swedish Research Council, StratNeuro program, and EU Horizon 2020 (AND-PD project).

Scientific achievements include identifying polysynaptic inhibitory pathways in the striatum, characterizing cortico-striatal sensorimotor interactions, and elucidating the role of astrocyte-derived neurons in striatal circuits. Awards include the Wallenberg Academy Fellowships for outstanding research contributions.

Lab activities involve collaborations across multiple institutions, including Umeå University and Royal Institute of Technology. Ongoing projects explore bilateral sensorimotor processing, dopamine's impact on sensory integration, and the claustrum's role in functional modules. The lab also investigates mechanisms of bacterial brain invasion in meningitis and nicotine's effects on reward circuits.

• Key funding sources: Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Swedish Medical Research Council (VR-M), Hjärnfonden
• Key collaborations: StratNeuro Strategic Research Program, EU AND-PD consortium