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Overview

Carolyn R. Houser is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions across several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics, notably:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Their recent scholarly publications include the following papers:

  • Mossy Cells in the Dorsal and Ventral Dentate Gyrus Differ in Their Patterns of Axonal Projections (2020, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • A therapeutic small molecule enhances γ-oscillations and improves cognition/memory in Alzheimer's disease model mice (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • A therapeutic small molecule lead enhances γ-oscillations and improves cognition/memory in Alzheimer's disease model mice (2023, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Virally-induced expression of GABAA receptor δ subunits following their pathological loss reveals their role in regulating GABAA receptor assembly (2022, Progress in Neurobiology)
  • Virally-Induced Expression of GABA A Receptor δ Subunits Following Their Pathological Loss Reveals Their Role in Regulating GABA A Receptor Assembly (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Frequent co-authors in Carolyn R. Houser's research include:

  • Xiaofei Wei
  • István Módy
  • Christine Huang
  • Zechun Peng
  • Jesus Campagna

Their work is often published in several notable venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Progress in Neurobiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • GABA neurons are the major cell type of the nucleus reticularis thalami

    Carolyn R. Houser;James E. Vaughn;Robert P. Barber;Eugene Roberts

  • Two Forms of the γ‐Aminobutyric Acid Synthetic Enzyme Glutamate Decarboxylase Have Distinct Intraneuronal Distributions and Cofactor Interactions

    Daniel L. Kaufman;Carolyn R. Houser;Carolyn R. Houser;Allan J. Tobin

  • Altered patterns of dynorphin immunoreactivity suggest mossy fiber reorganization in human hippocampal epilepsy

    CR Houser;JE Miyashiro;BE Swartz;GO Walsh

  • Granule cell dispersion in the dentate gyrus of humans with temporal lobe epilepsy

    Carolyn R. Houser

  • Comparative localization of two forms of glutamic acid decarboxylase and their mRNAs in rat brain supports the concept of functional differences between the forms

    M. Esclapez;N. J. K. Tillakaratne;D. L. Kaufman;A. J. Tobin

  • Immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase within the rat neostriatum: a correlated light and electron microscopic study of cholinergic neurons and synapses.

    Patricia E. Phelps;Carolyn R. Houser;James E. Vaughn

  • Perisynaptic localization of delta subunit-containing GABA(A) receptors and their activation by GABA spillover in the mouse dentate gyrus.

    Weizheng Wei;Nianhui Zhang;Zechun Peng;Carolyn R. Houser

  • GABA Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex

    Carolyn R. Houser;James E. Vaughn;Stewart H. C. Hendry;Edward G. Jones

  • GABAA receptor α4 subunits mediate extrasynaptic inhibition in thalamus and dentate gyrus and the action of gaboxadol

    D. Chandra;F. Jia;J. Liang;Z. Peng

  • Morphological diversity of immunocytochemically identified GABA neurons in the monkey sensory-motor cortex

    C. R. Houser;S. H. C. Hendry;E. G. Jones;J. E. Vaughn

  • Altered expression of the delta subunit of the GABAA receptor in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Zechun Peng;Christine S Huang;Brandon M Stell;Istvan Mody

  • Loss of glutamate decarboxylase mRNA-containing neurons in the rat dentate gyrus following pilocarpine-induced seizures

    Andre! Obenaus;Monique Esclapez;Carolyn R. Houser

  • Electrophysiology of dentate granule cells after kainate-induced synaptic reorganization of the mossy fibers

    Cronin J;Obenaus A;Houser Cr;Houser Cr;Dudek Fe

  • Altered localization of GABAA receptor subunits on dentate granule cell dendrites influences tonic and phasic inhibition in a mouse model of epilepsy

    Nianhui Zhang;Weizheng Wei;Istvan Mody;Carolyn R. Houser

  • A new naturally occurring GABA A receptor subunit partnership with high sensitivity to ethanol

    Joseph Glykys;Zechun Peng;Dev Chandra;Gregg E Homanics

  • Comparative localization of mRNAs encoding two forms of glutamic acid decarboxylase with nonradioactive in situ hybridization methods

    Monique Esclapez;Niranjala J. K. Tillakaratne;Allan J. Tobin;Carolyn R. Houser

  • Locomotion-inducing sites in the vicinity of the pedunculopontine nucleus.

    E. Garcia-Rill;C.R. Houser;R.D. Skinner;W. Smith

  • GABAA receptor changes in δ subunit‐deficient mice: Altered expression of α4 and γ2 subunits in the forebrain

    Zechun Peng;Birgit Hauer;Robert M. Mihalek;Gregg E. Homanics

  • Vulnerability and plasticity of the GABA system in the pilocarpine model of spontaneous recurrent seizures.

    Carolyn R. Houser;Carolyn R. Houser;Monique Esclapez

  • Interneurons of the dentate gyrus: an overview of cell types, terminal fields and neurochemical identity.

    Carolyn R Houser

Frequent Co-Authors

Monique Esclapez
Monique Esclapez Aix-Marseille University
Richard W. Olsen
Richard W. Olsen University of California, Los Angeles
Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta
Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta University of California, Los Angeles
Istvan Mody
Istvan Mody University of California, Los Angeles
Gregg E. Homanics
Gregg E. Homanics University of Pittsburgh
Thomas S. Otis
Thomas S. Otis University College London
Igor Spigelman
Igor Spigelman University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Neil L. Harrison
Neil L. Harrison Columbia University
Michael S. Fanselow
Michael S. Fanselow University of California, Los Angeles

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