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Overview

Amar Sahay is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology

The main topics covered in their research comprise:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Hair Growth and Disorders

Amar Sahay has published extensively with frequent contributions appearing in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Nature
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Cell Reports

Among their recent scientific publications are the following:

  • "An Integrated Index: Engrams, Place Cells, and Hippocampal Memory," 2020, Neuron
  • "Corticosterone inhibits GAS6 to govern hair follicle stem-cell quiescence," 2021, Nature
  • "Heterotypic cell-cell communication regulates glandular stem cell multipotency," 2020, Nature
  • "Communication, Cross Talk, and Signal Integration in the Adult Hippocampal Neurogenic Niche," 2020, Neuron
  • "Distinct Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampal CA3 Outputs Govern Contextual Fear Discrimination," 2020, Cell Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • B Antoine
  • Travis D. Goode
  • Jason Bondoc Alipio
  • Yu-Tzu Shih
  • Devesh K. Pathak

Best Publications

  • Increasing adult hippocampal neurogenesis is sufficient to improve pattern separation.

    Amar Sahay;Kimberly N. Scobie;Alexis S. Hill;Colin M. O'Carroll

  • Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in depression.

    Amar Sahay;Rene Hen

  • Pattern separation: a common function for new neurons in hippocampus and olfactory bulb.

    Amar Sahay;Donald A. Wilson;René Hen

  • Neurogenesis and generalization: a new approach to stratify and treat anxiety disorders

    Mazen A Kheirbek;Kristen C Klemenhagen;Amar Sahay;René Hen

  • Increasing Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis is Sufficient to Reduce Anxiety and Depression-Like Behaviors.

    Alexis S Hill;Amar Sahay;Ren eacute Hen

  • Neuropilin-2 Is Required In Vivo for Selective Axon Guidance Responses to Secreted Semaphorins

    Roman J. Giger;Jean François Cloutier;Amar Sahay;Rabinder K. Prinjha

  • Hippocampal oxytocin receptors are necessary for discrimination of social stimuli

    Tara Raam;Kathleen M. McAvoy;Antoine Besnard;Alexa H. Veenema

  • Adult neurogenesis modifies excitability of the dentate gyrus.

    Taruna Ikrar;Nannan Guo;Kaiwen He;Antoine Besnard

  • Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis, Fear Generalization, and Stress.

    Antoine Besnard;Amar Sahay

  • Semaphorin 3F is critical for development of limbic system circuitry and is required in neurons for selective CNS axon guidance events.

    Amar Sahay;Mark E. Molliver;David D. Ginty;Alex L. Kolodkin

  • Secreted Semaphorins Modulate Synaptic Transmission in the Adult Hippocampus

    Amar Sahay;Chong Hyun Kim;Jehuda P. Sepkuty;Edward Cho

  • Modulating Neuronal Competition Dynamics in the Dentate Gyrus to Rejuvenate Aging Memory Circuits

    Kathleen M. McAvoy;Kimberly N. Scobie;Stefan Berger;Craig Russo

  • Dentate granule cell recruitment of feedforward inhibition governs engram maintenance and remote memory generalization.

    Nannan Guo;Marta E Soden;Charlotte Herber;Michael TaeWoo Kim

  • An Integrated Index: Engrams, Place Cells, and Hippocampal Memory

    Travis D. Goode;Kazumasa Z. Tanaka;Amar Sahay;Thomas J. McHugh

  • Corticosterone inhibits GAS6 to govern hair follicle stem-cell quiescence.

    Sekyu Choi;Bing Zhang;Bing Zhang;Sai Ma;Sai Ma;Sai Ma;Meryem Gonzalez-Celeiro

  • Krüppel-Like Factor 9 Is Necessary for Late-Phase Neuronal Maturation in the Developing Dentate Gyrus and during Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

    Kimberly N. Scobie;Benjamin J. Hall;Scott A. Wilke;Kristen C. Klemenhagen

  • Neuroprotective Functions for the Histone Deacetylase SIRT6

    Shai Kaluski;Miguel Portillo;Antoine Besnard;Antoine Besnard;Daniel Stein

  • Functions of adult-born neurons in hippocampal memory interference and indexing.

    Samara M Miller;Amar Sahay

  • Dentate gyrus neurogenesis and depression.

    Amar Sahay;Michael R Drew;Rene Hen

  • Differential Requirements for Semaphorin 3F and Slit-1 in Axonal Targeting, Fasciculation, and Segregation of Olfactory Sensory Neuron Projections

    Jean François Cloutier;Amar Sahay;Amar Sahay;Ernie C. Chang;Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Heterotypic cell-cell communication regulates glandular stem cell multipotency.

    Alessia Centonze;Shuheng Lin;Elisavet Tika;Alejandro Sifrim;Alejandro Sifrim

  • In vivo imaging of adult human hippocampal neurogenesis: progress, pitfalls and promise

    N F Ho;Jacob M Hooker;Amar Sahay;Daphne Jane Holt

Frequent Co-Authors

René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Alex L. Kolodkin
Alex L. Kolodkin Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David D. Ginty
David D. Ginty Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Catherine Belzung
Catherine Belzung François Rabelais University
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Xiangmin Xu
Xiangmin Xu University of California, Irvine
Larry S. Zweifel
Larry S. Zweifel University of Washington
Gorazd Rosoklija
Gorazd Rosoklija Columbia University
Constance L. Cepko
Constance L. Cepko Harvard University
Thierry Voet
Thierry Voet KU Leuven

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