Guillaume Etter

Guillaume Etter is a Researcher at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, affiliated with the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences. His work bridges neuroscience and artificial intelligence, focusing on learning and memory mechanisms in neural circuits.

• Education: PhD in Neuroscience (2017) from the University of Strasbourg, supported by the Ministry of Education and Research and the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale. Postdoctoral training at McGill University (miniaturized head-mounted microscopes) and Quebec Institute of AI (MILA) (AI models inspired by neocortex architecture).

Research Interests:

• Microcircuit dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in synaptic weight updating.
• Applying biological neural network insights to artificial intelligence (especially lifelong learning).
• Developing predictive methods for neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) using combined neuroscience and AI approaches.

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His publications focus on optogenetics, hippocampal circuits, and memory disorders, with recent work on REM sleep reactivations (2024), theta/gamma oscillations (2023–2024), and seizure modulation (2022–2023). Topics span neural coding, spatiotemporal dynamics, and therapeutic applications for Alzheimer’s.

Scientific Awards

• Amii Emerging Talent Award (2023, 2022).
• Open Science in Action (2020).
• Roger J Paiement Award (2017, 2016).

Expertise includes deep learning, reinforcement learning, in vivo calcium imaging, electrophysiology, and optogenetics. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to healthcare and neurodegenerative diseases.