Richard Naud, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

Synapse-specific and plasticity-regulated AMPA receptor mobility tunes synaptic integration.
Neuron · 2026
Synaptic and intrinsic membrane defects disrupt early neural network dynamics in Down syndrome.
Nature communications · 2026
Nonlinear recurrent inhibition through facilitating serotonin release in the raphe.
Nature neuroscience · 2025

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Role of ATRX in hippocampal function
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,419,075
Dendrocentric learning algorithms for neuromorphic computing
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Emergent neural computations from recurrent circuit dynamics in the raphe nucleus.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,109,250

All 5 grants and awards

36 publications.

01

Synapse-specific and plasticity-regulated AMPA receptor mobility tunes synaptic integration.

Nowacka A, Getz AM, Zieger HL, Malivert M, Bessa-Neto D, Augusto E, Breillat C, Daburon S, Lemoigne C, Marais S, Ducros M, Favereaux A, Penn AC, Naud R, Sainlos M, Choquet D

Neuron2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.12.004 PMID: 41643663

02

Synaptic and intrinsic membrane defects disrupt early neural network dynamics in Down syndrome.

Hannan SB, Alić I, Murray A, Kwon J, Mortensen M, Kang HJ, Plećaš A, Goh PA, O'Brien NL, Naud R, Nižetić D, Smart TG

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-68048-x PMID: 41571684

03

Nonlinear recurrent inhibition through facilitating serotonin release in the raphe.

Lynn MB, Geddes SD, Chahrour M, Maillé S, Caya-Bissonnette L, Harkin E, Harvey-Girard É, Haj-Dahmane S, Naud R, Béïque JC

Nature neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01912-7 PMID: 40175691

04

A prospective code for value in the serotonin system.

Harkin EF, Grossman CD, Cohen JY, Béïque JC, Naud R

Nature2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08731-7 PMID: 40140568

05

Computational protocol for modeling and analyzing synaptic dynamics using SRPlasticity.

Poirier J, Beninger J, Naud R

STAR protocols2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103652 PMID: 40029747

06

Functional subtypes of synaptic dynamics in mouse and human.

Beninger J, Rossbroich J, Tóth K, Naud R

Cell reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113785 PMID: 38363673

07

Connecting levels of analysis in the computational era.

Naud R, Longtin A

The Journal of physiology2024First author

DOI: 10.1113/jp286013 PMID: 38071740

08

Dendritic excitability controls overdispersion.

Friedenberger Z, Naud R

Nature computational science2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s43588-023-00580-6 PMID: 38177495

09

Silences, spikes and bursts: Three-part knot of the neural code.

Friedenberger Z, Harkin E, Tóth K, Naud R

The Journal of physiology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1113/jp281510 PMID: 37889516

10

Temporal derivative computation in the dorsal raphe network revealed by an experimentally driven augmented integrate-and-fire modeling framework.

Harkin EF, Lynn MB, Payeur A, Boucher JF, Caya-Bissonnette L, Cyr D, Stewart C, Longtin A, Naud R, Béïque JC

eLife2023

DOI: 10.7554/elife.72951 PMID: 36655738

Role of ATRX in hippocampal function

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Béïque, Jean-Claude

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Intellectual Disability; Learning; Plasticity; Synapse Function; Two-Photon Imaging

$1,419,075

Dendrocentric learning algorithms for neuromorphic computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Naud, Richard

Keywords: neuromorphic computing; energy efficiency; bioinspired computing; neural coding; dendritic computation; artificial intelligence; attention mechanisms; learning; synaptic plasticity; large language models

$36,000

Emergent neural computations from recurrent circuit dynamics in the raphe nucleus.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Béïque, Jean-Claude

Keywords: Computational Neuroscience; Electrophysiology; Glutamate; Optogenetics; Serotonin; Synaptic Transmission

$1,109,250

Synaptic and network processing in the raphe nucleus

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Béïque, Jean-Claude

Keywords: 2 Photon Imaging; 2 Photon Uncaging; Computational Neuroscience; Dendrites; Electrophysiology; Mood Regulation; Optogenetics; Synaptic Transmission

$1,101,600

Dendritic Computation and the Neural Code

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Naud, Richard

$182,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Simon Chen

Cellular and Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Leonard Maler

Cellular and Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Naud, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Synapse-specific and plasticity-regulated AMPA receptor mobility tunes synaptic integration." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Dendrocentric learning algorithms for neuromorphic computing" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]