Markus Handal Sneve

Senior Engineer - Stab - LCBC
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Visiting address Department of Psychology Forskningsveien 3A 0373 OSLO
Postal address Postboks 1094 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Academic Interests

Low level memory mechanisms in vision:

Early visual areas are sensitive to differences in basic stimulus features such as orientation, size (spatial frequency), and motion; so-called low-level features. The low-level feature coding neurons are highly active during the analysis of incoming perceptual information, and normally, when the stimulus disappears, their activity goes back to a pre-stimulus level. In a visual working memory task, however, the information about the low-level features of the stimulus to be remembered is probably retained and retrieved through activity in some of the areas of their encoding. Thus, under certain task-related demands the sensory role of the visual system can be utilized by and extended into other, often characterized as higher-level, cognitive domains. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in combination with psychophysical paradigms, I investigate how the early visual system in the human cortex is recruited during memory for low-level visual features.

Neural mechanisms of filling-in:

Some regions of the visual field are blind as a consequence of the normal organization of the visual system, e.g. the blind spot which is caused by the lack of photoreceptors at the point where the optic nerve leaves the retina. Such constantly blind regions of the visual field are normally not noticed because of filling-in processes; one perceive the brightness, color, and texture of the adjacent areas as if they were genuine visual inputs to the blind area. Again, using a combination of fMRI and psychophysics, I try to elucidate the mechanisms behind such filling-in processes.

Teaching

Higher education and employment history

Higher education

  • 2006-2008: Neuro-Cognitive Psychology, Master's Program. Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

  • 2003-2005: Clinical Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway

Employment history

  • 2009 - Present: PhD research fellow - Center for the Study of Human Cognition

  • 2006 - 2009: E-Prime lecturer and consultant - at Sneve's Prime Time Services

  • 2004 - 2009: Research assistant to Professor Svein Magnussen and Associate Professor Tor Endestad

  • 2008: Research assistant to Professor Bruno Laeng and Dr. Thomas Espeseth

Cooperation

  • Mark W. Greenlee, University of Regensburg, Germany

  • Gianluca Campana, University of Padova, Italy

  • Lothar Spillmann, University of Freiburg, Germany

  • John S. Werner, University of California, Davis, USA

Tags: Cognitive psychology, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology

Publications

  • Raud, Liisa; Sneve, Markus Handal; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sørensen, Øystein; Folvik, Line & Ness, Hedda Tvedten [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Hippocampal-cortical functional connectivity during memory encoding and retrieval. NeuroImage. ISSN 1053-8119. 279. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120309.
  • Roe, James Michael; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Amlien, Inge; Pan, Mengyu; Sneve, Markus Handal & de Schotten, Michel Thiebaut [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2023). Tracing the development and lifespan change of population-level structural asymmetry in the cerebral cortex. eLIFE. ISSN 2050-084X. 12, p. 1–32. doi: 10.7554/eLife.84685.
  • Løchen, Aili Røtterud; Kolskår, Knut-Kristian; de Lange, Ann-Marie Glasø; Sneve, Markus Handal; Haatveit, Beathe & Lagerberg, Trine Vik [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2023). Visual processing deficits in patients with schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders and associations with psychotic symptoms, and intellectual abilities. Heliyon. ISSN 2405-8440. 9. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13354. Full text in Research Archive
  • Folvik, Line; Sneve, Markus Handal; Ness, Hedda Tvedten; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Raud, Liisa & Geier, Oliver [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Sustained upregulation of widespread hippocampal-neocortical coupling following memory encoding. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 33(8), p. 4844–4858. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac384.
  • Capogna, Elettra; Sneve, Markus Handal; Raud, Liisa; Folvik, Line; Ness, Hedda Tvedten & Walhovd, Kristine B [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Whole-brain connectivity during encoding: age-related differences and associations with cognitive and brain structural decline. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 33(1), p. 68–82. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhac053.
  • Lengali, Lilly; Hippe, Johannes; Hatlestad-Hall, Christoffer; Rygvold, Trine Waage; Sneve, Markus Handal & Andersson, Stein (2021). Sensory-Induced Human LTP-Like Synaptic Plasticity – Using Visual Evoked Potentials to Explore the Relation Between LTP-Like Synaptic Plasticity and Visual Perceptual Learning. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. ISSN 1662-5161. 15. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.684573.
  • Ness, Hedda Tvedten; Folvik, Line; Sneve, Markus Handal; Vidal Pineiro, Didac; Raud, Liisa & Geier, Oliver [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2021). Reduced Hippocampal-Striatal Interactions during Formation of Durable Episodic Memories in Aging. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 32(11), p. 2358–2372. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab331.
  • Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sneve, Markus Handal; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Grydeland, Håkon; Mowinckel, Athanasia Monika & Roe, James Michael [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2020). The Functional Foundations of Episodic Memory Remain Stable Throughout the Lifespan. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa348. Full text in Research Archive
  • Endestad, Tor; Godøy, Rolf Inge; Sneve, Markus Handal; Hagen, Thomas; Bochynska, Agata Elzbieta & Laeng, Bruno (2020). Mental Effort When Playing, Listening, and Imagining Music in One Pianist’s Eyes and Brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. ISSN 1662-5161. 14. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.576888. Full text in Research Archive
  • Langnes, Espen; Sneve, Markus Handal; Sederevicius, Donatas; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2020). Anterior and posterior hippocampus macro‐ and microstructure across the lifespan in relation to memory—A longitudinal study. Hippocampus. ISSN 1050-9631. p. 1–15. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23189. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sederevicius, Donatas; Sneve, Markus Handal; de Lange, Ann-Marie Glasø; Bråthen, Anne Cecilie Sjøli & Idland, Ane-Victoria [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2020). Self-reported sleep problems are related to amyloid deposition in cortical regions with high HOMER1 gene expression. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 30(4), p. 2144–2156. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz228. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roe, James Michael; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sneve, Markus Handal; Kompus, Kristiina; Greve, Douglas N. & Walhovd, Kristine B [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Age-Related Differences in Functional AsymmetryDuring Memory Retrieval Revisited: No Evidence forContralateral Overactivation or Compensation. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 0(0), p. 1–19. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhz153. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sneve, Markus Handal; Sederevicius, Donatas; Sørensen, Øystein; Krogsrud, Stine Kleppe & Mowinckel, Athanasia Monika [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Volumetric and microstructural regional changes of the hippocampus underlying development of recall performance after extended retention intervals. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. ISSN 1878-9293. 40:100723, p. 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100723. Full text in Research Archive
  • Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Sneve, Markus Handal; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2019). Elaboration Benefits Source Memory Encoding Through Centrality Change. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 9(1), p. 1–13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39999-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Rosa, Marcello G P; Paus, Tomáš; Chaplin, Tristan & Walhovd, Kristine B [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). High-expanding regions in primate cortical brain evolution support supramodal cognitive flexibility. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 29(9), p. 3891–3901. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy268. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Chen, Chi-Hua Chen; Sederevicius, Donatas; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon & Krogsrud, Stine Kleppe [Show all 17 contributors for this article] (2019). Continuity and discontinuity in human cortical development and change from embryonic stages to old age. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 29(9), p. 3879–3890. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy266. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sneve, Markus Handal; Nyberg, Lars; Mowinckel, Athanasia Monika; Sederevicius, Donatas & Walhovd, Kristine B [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Maintained Frontal Activity Underlies High Memory Function Over 8 Years in Aging. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 29(7), p. 3111–3123. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy177. Full text in Research Archive
  • Mæhlum Walle, Kjersti; Nordvik, Jan Egil; Becker, Frank; Espeseth, Thomas; Sneve, Markus Handal & Laeng, Bruno (2019). Unilateral neglect post stroke: Eye movement frequencies indicate directional hypokinesia while fixation distributions suggest compensational mechanism. Brain and Behavior. ISSN 2162-3279. 9:e01170(1). doi: 10.1002/brb3.1170. Full text in Research Archive
  • Langnes, Espen; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sneve, Markus Handal; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2018). Development and decline of the hippocampal long-axis specialization and differentiation during encoding and retrieval of episodic memories. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. p. 1–17. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhy209. Full text in Research Archive
  • Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Sneve, Markus Handal; Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2018). The lifespan trajectory of the encoding-retrieval flip: A multimodal examination of medial parietal cortex contributions to episodic memory. Journal of Neuroscience. ISSN 0270-6474. 38(40), p. 8666–8679. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1702-17.2018. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bråthen, Anne Cecilie Sjøli; de Lange, Ann-Marie Glasø; Rohani, Darius; Sneve, Markus Handal; Fjell, Anders Martin & Walhovd, Kristine B (2018). Multimodal cortical and hippocampal prediction of episodic‐memory plasticity in young and older adults. Human Brain Mapping. ISSN 1065-9471. 39(11), p. 4480–4492. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24287. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vidal-Piñeiro, Didac; Sneve, Markus Handal; Storsve, Andreas Berg; Roe, James Michael; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2017). Neural correlates of durable memories across the adult lifespan: brain activity at encoding and retrieval. Neurobiology of Aging. ISSN 0197-4580. 60, p. 20–33. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.08.017. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm; Langnes, Espen; Walhovd, Kristine B & Fjell, Anders Martin (2017). Decoupling of large-scale brain networks supports the consolidation of durable episodic memories. NeuroImage. ISSN 1053-8119. 153, p. 336–345. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.05.048. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Storsve, Andreas Berg; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm & Yendiki, Anastasia [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Relationship between structural and functional connectivity change across the lifespan – a longitudinal investigation. Human Brain Mapping. ISSN 1065-9471. 38(1), p. 561–573. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23403. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dørum, Erlend Solberg; Alnæs, Dag; Kaufmann, Tobias; Richard, Geneviéve´; Lund, Martina Jonette & Tønnesen, Siren [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2016). Age-related differences in brain network activation and co-activation during multiple object tracking. Brain and Behavior. ISSN 2162-3279. 6(11). doi: 10.1002/brb3.533. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Storsve, Andreas Berg & Walhovd, Kristine B (2016). The Disconnected Brain and Executive Function Decline in Aging. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw082. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roe, James; Nesheim, Mathias; Mathiesen, Nina Chung; Moberget, Torgeir; Alnæs, Dag & Sneve, Markus Handal (2016). The effects of tDCS upon sustained visual attention are dependent on cognitive load. Neuropsychologia. ISSN 0028-3932. 80, p. 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.11.005.
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sneve, Markus Handal; Storsve, Andreas Berg; Grydeland, Håkon; Yendiki, Anastasia & Walhovd, Kristine B (2016). Brain Events Underlying Episodic Memory Changes in Aging: A Longitudinal Investigation of Structural and Functional Connectivity. Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 26(3), p. 1272–1286. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhv102. Full text in Research Archive
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Storsve, Andreas Berg; de Lange, Ann-Marie Glasø & Amlien, Inge Kasbohm [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). Functional connectivity change across multiple cortical networks relates to episodic memory changes in aging. Neurobiology of Aging. ISSN 0197-4580. 36(12), p. 3255–3268. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.08.020. Full text in Research Archive
  • Alnæs, Dag; Sneve, Markus Handal; Richard, Geneviéve´; Skåtun, Kristina Cecilie; Kaufmann, Tobias & Nordvik, Jan Egil [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2015). Functional connectivity indicates differential roles for the intraparietal sulcus and the superior parietal lobule in multiple object tracking. NeuroImage. ISSN 1053-8119. 123, p. 129–137. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.08.029.
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Nyberg, Lars; Bowles, Ben; Amlien, Inge Kasbohm & Langnes, Espen [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). Mechanisms underlying encoding of short-lived versus durable episodic memories. Journal of Neuroscience. ISSN 0270-6474. 35(13), p. 5202–5212. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4434-14.2015. Full text in Research Archive
  • Alnæs, Dag; Kaufmann, Tobias; Richard, Geneviéve´; Duff, Eugene; Sneve, Markus Handal & Endestad, Tor [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2015). Attentional load modulates large-scale functional brain connectivity beyond the core attention networks. NeuroImage. ISSN 1053-8119. 109, p. 260–272. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.01.026.
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Sreenivasan, Kartik K; Alnæs, Dag; Endestad, Tor & Magnussen, Svein (2015). Short-term retention of visual information: Evidence in support of feature-based attention as an underlying mechanism. Neuropsychologia. ISSN 0028-3932. 66, p. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.11.004.
  • Fjell, Anders Martin; Amlien, Inge; Sneve, Markus Handal; Grydeland, Håkon; Tamnes, Christian Krog & Chaplin, Tristan [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). The roots of Alzheimer's disease: Are high-expanding cortical areas preferentially targeted? Cerebral Cortex. ISSN 1047-3211. 25(9), p. 2556–2565. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu055. Full text in Research Archive
  • Alnæs, Dag; Sneve, Markus Handal; Espeseth, Thomas; Endestad, Tor; van de Pavert, Steven & Laeng, Bruno (2014). Pupil size signals mental effort deployed during multiple object tracking and predicts brain activity in the dorsal attention network and the locus coeruleus. Journal of Vision. ISSN 1534-7362. 14(4), p. 1–20. doi: 10.1167/14.4.1.
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Magnussen, Svein; Alnæs, Dag; Endestad, Tor & D'Esposito, Mark (2013). Top–Down Modulation from Inferior Frontal Junction to FEFs and Intraparietal Sulcus during Short-term Memory for Visual Features. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. ISSN 0898-929X. 25, p. 1944–1956. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00426.
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Alnæs, Dag; Endestad, Tor; Greenlee, Mark W. & Magnussen, Svein (2012). Visual short-term memory: Activity supporting encoding and maintenance in retinotopic visual cortex. NeuroImage. ISSN 1053-8119. 63(1), p. 166–178. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.06.053.
  • Sneve, Markus Handal; Alnæs, Dag; Endestad, Tor; Greenlee, Mark W. & Magnussen, Svein (2011). Modulation of activity in human visual area V1 during memory masking. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 6(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018651.
  • Espeseth, Thomas; Sneve, Markus Handal; Rootwelt, Helge & Laeng, Bruno (2010). Nicotinic Receptor Gene CHRNA4 Interacts with Processing Load in Attention. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 5(12). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014407.

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  • Alnæs, Dag; Endestad, Tor; Magnussen, Svein; Sneve, Markus Handal; Spillmann, Lothar & Werner, John S. (2010). Perceptual filling-in of the blind spot: an fMRI study. Perception. ISSN 0301-0066. 39, p. 175–175.
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  • Emaus, Nina; Omsland, Tone Kristin; Ahmed, Luai Awad; Grimnes, Guri; Sneve, Markus Handal & Berntsen, Gro (2009). BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND PREVALENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS AT THE HIP IN WOMEN AND MEN AGED 30-85 YEARS - THE TROMSO STUDY. Osteoporosis International. ISSN 0937-941X. 20, p. 64–65.

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