Dylan Terstege

Dylan Terstege

Postdoctoral Fellow, Epp Lab, University of Calgary

Publications

Impaired parvalbumin intereneurons in the retrosplenial cortex as the cause of sex-dependent vulnerability in Alzheimers disease.

Terstege, D.J., Ren, Y., Ahn, B., Seo, H., Adigun, K., Galea, L.A.M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D., Epp, J.R. (2025). "Impaired parvalbumin interneurons in the retrosplenial cortex as the cause of sex-dependent vulnerability in Alzheimers disease." Science Advances.

SSRIs reduce plasma tau and restore dorsal raphe metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease.

Terstege, D.J., Jabeen, S., Galea, L.A.M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D. (2025). "SSRIs reduce plasma tau and restore dorsal raphe metabolism in Alzheimers disease." Alzheimers and Dementia.

Running-induced neurogenesis reduces CA1 perineuronal net density without substantial temporal delay.

Terstege, D.J., Goonetilleke, D., Barha, C.K., Epp, J.R.(2024). "Running-induced neurogenesis reduces CA1 perineuronal net density without substantial temporal delay." Molecular Brain.

Retrosplenial hypometabolism precedes the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.

Terstege, D.J., Galea, L.A.M., Epp, J.R.(2024). "Retrosplenial hypometabolism precedes the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimers disease." Alzheimers and Dementia.

PAW, a cost-effective and open-source alternative to commercial rodent running wheels.

Terstege, D.J. & Epp, J.R. (2024). "PAW, a cost-effective and open-source alternative to commercial rodent running wheels." HardwareX. 17, e00499.

Long-term impact of early life stress on serotonin connectivity.

Ramkumar, R., Edge-Partington, M., Terstege, D.J., Adigun, K., Ren, Y., Khan., N.S., Rouhi, N., Jamani, N.F., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D. (2024). "Long-term impact of early life stress on serotonin connectivity." Biological Psychiatry.

Protocol for the integration of fiber photometry and social behavior in rodent models.

Terstege, D.J., Dawson, M., Jamani, N.F., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D. (2023). "Protocol for the integration of fiber photometry and social behavior in rodent models." STAR Protocols. 4(4).

Parvalbumin as a sex-specific target in Alzheimer’s disease research – A mini-review.

Terstege, D.J., Epp, J.R. (2023). "Parvalbumin as a sex-specific target in Alzheimer’s disease research – A mini-review." Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 134, 105370.

Hypocretin/orexin neurons encode social discrimination and exhibit a sex-dependent necessity for social interaction.

Dawson, M., Terstege, D.J., Jamani, N., Pavlov, D., Tsutsui, M., Bugescu, R., Epp, J.R., Leinninger, G.M., Sargin, D. (2023). "Hypocretin/orexin neurons encode social discrimination and exhibit a sex-dependent necessity for social interaction." Cell Reports. 42(7).

Network neuroscience untethered: brain-wide immediate early gene expression for the analysis of functional connectivity in freely behaving animals.

Terstege, D.J., Epp, J.R. (2022). "Network neuroscience untethered: brain-wide immediate early gene expression for the analysis of functional connectivity in freely behaving animals." Biology. 12(1), 34.

Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates brain-wide functional connectivity to promote anti-correlated c-Fos expression.

Moretti, J., Terstege, D.J., Poh, E.Z., Epp, J.R., Rodger, J. (2022). "Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates brain-wide functional connectivity to promote anti-correlated c-Fos expression." Scientific Reports. 12: 20571.

Brain-wide neuronal activation and functional connectivity are modulated by prior exposure to repetitive learning episodes.

Terstege, D.J., Durante, I.M., Epp, J.R. (2022). "Brain-wide neuronal activation and functional connectivity are modulated by prior exposure to repetitive learning episodes." Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 16: 907707.

New neurons in old brains: a cautionary tale for the analysis of neurogenesis in post-mortem tissue.

Terstege, D.J., Addo-Osafo, K., Teskey, G.C., Epp, J.R. (2022). "New neurons in old brains: a cautionary tale for the analysis of neurogenesis in post-mortem tissue." Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15(38).

Neurogenesis mediated plasticity is associated with reduced neuronal activity in CA1 during context fear memory retrieval.

Evans, A., Terstege, D.J., Scott, G.A., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R. (2022). "Neurogenesis mediated plasticity is associated with reduced neuronal activity in CA1 during context fear memory retrieval. " Scientific Reports. 12(1).

FASTMAP: Open-source flexible atlas segmentation tool for multi-area processing of biological images.

Terstege, D.J., Oboh, D.O., Epp, J.R. (2022). "FASTMAP: Open-source flexible atlas segmentation tool for multi-area processing of biological images. " eNeuro. 9(2).

Adult neurogenesis mediated forgetting of multiple types of memory in the rat.

Scott, G.A., Terstege, D.J., Roebuck, A.J., Gorzo, K.A., Vu, A.P., Howland, J.G., Epp, J.R. (2021). "Adult neurogenesis mediated forgetting of multiple types of memory in the rat." Molecular Brain. 14(1).

Standardised ginseng extract G115® potentiates the antidepressant-like properties of fluoxetine in the forced swim test.

Terstege, D.J., MacDonald, D.S., Tasker, R.A. (2021). "Standardised ginseng extract G115® potentiates the antidepressant-like properties of fluoxetine in the forced swim test." Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 33(3).

Disrupted neurogenesis in germ-free mice: Effects of age and sex.

Scott, G.A., Terstege, D.J., Vu, A.P., Law, S., Evans, A., Epp, J.R. (2020). "Disrupted neurogenesis in germ-free mice: Effects of age and sex. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology." Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8(1).