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Alexis M. Stranahan

Alexis M. Stranahan

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
7742
World Ranking
8482
National Ranking
3613

Best Publications

  • Diet‐induced insulin resistance impairs hippocampal synaptic plasticity and cognition in middle‐aged rats

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Eric D. Norman;Kim Lee;Roy G. Cutler

  • Diabetes impairs hippocampal function through glucocorticoid-mediated effects on new and mature neurons

    Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Thiruma V. Arumugam;Roy G. Cutler;Kim Lee

  • Social isolation delays the positive effects of running on adult neurogenesis

    Alexis Michelle Stranahan;David Khalil;Elizabeth Gould

  • Running induces widespread structural alterations in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex

    Alexis M. Stranahan;David Khalil;Elizabeth Gould

  • Voluntary exercise and caloric restriction enhance hippocampal dendritic spine density and BDNF levels in diabetic mice.

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Kim Lee;Bronwen Martin;Stuart Maudsley

  • Dietary obesity reversibly induces synaptic stripping by microglia and impairs hippocampal plasticity

    Shuai Hao;Aditi Dey;Xiaolin Yu;Alexis M. Stranahan

  • Obesity elicits interleukin 1-mediated deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity.

    Joanna R. Erion;Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn;Aditi Dey;Shuai Hao

  • Central Mechanisms of HPA Axis Regulation by Voluntary Exercise

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Alexis M. Stranahan;Kim Lee;Mark P. Mattson

  • Experience induces structural and biochemical changes in the adult primate brain

    Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy;Charles G. Gross;Catherine Kopil;Lisa Battaglia

  • Selective Vulnerability of Neurons in Layer II of the Entorhinal Cortex during Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Mark P. Mattson

  • Recruiting adaptive cellular stress responses for successful brain ageing

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Mark P. Mattson

  • Blood–brain barrier breakdown promotes macrophage infiltration and cognitive impairment in leptin receptor-deficient mice:

    Alexis M Stranahan;Shuai Hao;Aditi Dey;Xiaolin Yu

  • Intermittent fasting attenuates inflammasome activity in ischemic stroke

    David Yang Wei Fann;David Yang Wei Fann;Tomislav Santro;Silvia Manzanero;Alexander Widiapradja;Alexander Widiapradja

  • Hippocampal gene expression patterns underlying the enhancement of memory by running in aged mice.

    Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Kim Lee;Kevin G. Becker;Yonqing Zhang

  • Cross talk between AT1 receptors and Toll-like receptor 4 in microglia contributes to angiotensin II-derived ROS production in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

    Vinicia Campana Biancardi;Alexis M. Stranahan;Eric G. Krause;Annette D. de Kloet

  • Diet-induced elevations in serum cholesterol are associated with alterations in hippocampal lipid metabolism and increased oxidative stress

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Roy G. Cutler;Catherine Button;Richard Telljohann

  • Evidence for a developmental role for TLR4 in learning and memory

    Eitan Okun;Boaz Barak;Ravit Saada-Madar;Sarah M. Rothman

  • Cognitive Decline Is Associated with Reduced Reelin Expression in the Entorhinal Cortex of Aged Rats

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Rebecca P. Haberman;Michela Gallagher

  • Pharmacomimetics of exercise: novel approaches for hippocampally-targeted neuroprotective agents.

    Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Y. Zhou;B. Martin;S. Maudsley

  • Reelin signaling in development, maintenance, and plasticity of neural networks.

    Alexis M. Stranahan;Joanna R. Erion;Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of physical activity in relationship to improved cognitive status in humans and mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

    Alexis Michelle Stranahan;Bronwen Martin;Stuart Maudsley

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Michela Gallagher
Michela Gallagher Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth Gould
Elizabeth Gould Princeton University
Raghu Vemuganti
Raghu Vemuganti University of Wisconsin–Madison
Lin Mei
Lin Mei Case Western Reserve University
Edward L. Spangler
Edward L. Spangler National Institutes of Health
Javier E. Stern
Javier E. Stern Georgia State University
Steven P. Wilson
Steven P. Wilson University of South Carolina
Deborah Suchecki
Deborah Suchecki Federal University of Sao Paulo
Charles G. Gross
Charles G. Gross Princeton University

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