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  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Alfonso Araque is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has a primary research focus within the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications cover significant topics related to astrocyte function, neural communication, and brain dynamics. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" (2021) published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity" (2020) published in Neuron
  • "G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Astrocyte-Neuron Communication" (2020) published in Neuroscience
  • "Astrocytes modulate sensory-evoked neuronal network activity" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Astrocytes and Behavior" (2021) published in Annual Review of Neuroscience

Araque's research emphasizes key topics such as Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases.

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers in the field. Prominent co-authors include Paulo Kofuji, Carmen Nanclares, Andrés M. Baraibar, Justin Lines, and Juan Aguilar. These collaborations contribute to a cross-disciplinary approach within their research framework.

Araque's articles are commonly published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Glia, Acta Neuropathologica Communications, Neuroscience, and the Journal of Neuroscience, reflecting an active engagement with leading neuroscience journals and preprint platforms.

Their research output includes over 100 publications in Neuroscience, with significant contributions to both cellular mechanisms and clinical neurology aspects. The focus on astrocyte activity and neural communication highlights a specialized interest in cellular signaling and brain network regulation.

Alfonso Araque was recognized with the membership of Academia Europaea in 2010, marking a distinction within the academic community for their contributions to neuroscience research.

Best Publications

  • Tripartite synapses : Glia, the unacknowledged partner

    Alfonso Araque;Vladimir Parpura;Rita P. Sanzgiri;Philip G. Haydon

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Tripartite synapses: astrocytes process and control synaptic information

    Gertrudis Perea;Marta Navarrete;Alfonso Araque

  • Gliotransmitters Travel in Time and Space

    Alfonso Araque;Giorgio Carmignoto;Philip G. Haydon;Stéphane H.R. Oliet

  • Astrocytes Potentiate Transmitter Release at Single Hippocampal Synapses

    Gertrudis Perea;Alfonso Araque

  • Dynamic Signaling Between Astrocytes and Neurons

    Alfonso Araque;Giorgio Carmignoto;Philip G Haydon

  • Endocannabinoids Mediate Neuron-Astrocyte Communication

    Marta Navarrete;Alfonso Araque

  • Glutamate‐dependent astrocyte modulation of synaptic transmission between cultured hippocampal neurons

    Alfonso Araque;Vladimir Parpura;Rita P. Sanzgiri;Philip G. Haydon

  • Properties of Synaptically Evoked Astrocyte Calcium Signal Reveal Synaptic Information Processing by Astrocytes

    Gertrudis Perea;Alfonso Araque

  • Endocannabinoids potentiate synaptic transmission through stimulation of astrocytes.

    Marta Navarrete;Alfonso Araque

  • SNARE Protein-Dependent Glutamate Release from Astrocytes

    Alfonso Araque;Nianzhen Li;Robert T. Doyle;Philip G. Haydon

  • Calcium Elevation in Astrocytes Causes an NMDA Receptor-Dependent Increase in the Frequency of Miniature Synaptic Currents in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

    Alfonso Araque;Rita P. Sanzgiri;Vladimir Parpura;Philip G. Haydon

  • Astrocytes mediate in vivo cholinergic-induced synaptic plasticity.

    Marta Navarrete;Gertrudis Perea;David Fernandez de Sevilla;Marta Gómez-Gonzalo

  • Glial cells in neuronal network function

    Alfonso Araque;Marta Navarrete

  • Synaptically Released Acetylcholine Evokes Ca2+Elevations in Astrocytes in Hippocampal Slices

    Alfonso Araque;Eduardo D. Martı́n;Gertrudis Perea;Jon I. Arellano

  • Glial calcium signaling and neuron-glia communication.

    Gertrudis Perea;Alfonso Araque

  • Synapse-specific astrocyte gating of amygdala-related behavior

    Mario Martin-Fernandez;Stephanie Jamison;Laurie M Robin;Laurie M Robin;Zhe Zhao;Zhe Zhao

  • Circuit-specific signaling in astrocyte-neuron networks in basal ganglia pathways

    R. Martín;Raquel Bajo-Grañeras;Rosario Moratalla;Rosario Moratalla;Gertrudis Perea

  • Astroglial Excitability and Gliotransmission: An Appraisal of Ca2+ as a Signalling Route

    Robert Zorec;Alfonso Araque;Giorgio Carmignoto;Philip G Haydon

  • Dopamine-Evoked Synaptic Regulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Requires Astrocyte Activity.

    Michelle Corkrum;Ana Covelo;Justin Lines;Luigi Bellocchio

  • Structural and functional plasticity of astrocyte processes and dendritic spine interactions.

    Alberto Perez-Alvarez;Marta Navarrete;Ana Covelo;Eduardo D. Martin

  • GLIA modulates synaptic transmission

    Gertrudis Perea;Alfonso Araque

Frequent Co-Authors

Gertrudis Perea
Gertrudis Perea Spanish National Research Council
Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
Washington Buño
Washington Buño Spanish National Research Council
Philip G. Haydon
Philip G. Haydon Tufts University
Vladimir Parpura
Vladimir Parpura University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paulo Kofuji
Paulo Kofuji University of Minnesota
Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Giorgio Carmignoto
Giorgio Carmignoto National Research Council (CNR)
Giovanni Marsicano
Giovanni Marsicano University of Bordeaux
Angel Nuñez
Angel Nuñez Autonomous University of Madrid

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