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Charu Ramakrishnan

Charu Ramakrishnan

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Neuroscience

D-Index
71
Citations
30746
World Ranking
2358
National Ranking
1117

Overview

Charu Ramakrishnan is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes in neuroscience. Their research broadly covers neural mechanisms and brain function, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive and developmental neuroscience.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience

Within this field, Ramakrishnan has contributed to several subfields:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Their research covers multiple key topics such as:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Charu Ramakrishnan has authored a number of papers published in prestigious journals. Selected recent notable publications include:

  • Cardiogenic control of affective behavioural state, 2023, Nature
  • Deep brain optogenetics without intracranial surgery, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Genetically targeted chemical assembly of functional materials in living cells, tissues, and animals, 2020, Science
  • Two genetically, anatomically and functionally distinct cell types segregate across anteroposterior axis of paraventricular thalamus, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Comprehensive Dual- and Triple-Feature Intersectional Single-Vector Delivery of Diverse Functional Payloads to Cells of Behaving Mammals, 2020, Neuron

The primary publication venues for Ramakrishnan's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Neuron

Collaborations have been formed with several researchers, including:

  • Karl Deisseroth
  • Lief E. Fenno
  • Yoon Seok Kim
  • Sean Quirin

These collaborations and publication record highlight a sustained contribution to research in neural systems, especially in the development and application of optogenetics and neural engineering tools to study brain function and behavior.

Best Publications

  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

    Ofer Yizhar;Ofer Yizhar;Lief E. Fenno;Matthias Prigge;Franziska Schneider

  • Three-dimensional intact-tissue sequencing of single-cell transcriptional states.

    Xiao Wang;William E. Allen;Matthew A. Wright;Emily L. Sylwestrak

  • Amygdala circuitry mediating reversible and bidirectional control of anxiety

    Kay M. Tye;Rohit Prakash;Sung-Yon Kim;Lief E. Fenno

  • Molecular and Cellular Approaches for Diversifying and Extending Optogenetics

    Viviana Gradinaru;Feng Zhang;Charu Ramakrishnan;Joanna Mattis

  • Principles for applying optogenetic tools derived from direct comparative analysis of microbial opsins

    Joanna Mattis;Kay M Tye;Emily A Ferenczi;Charu Ramakrishnan

  • Global and local fMRI signals driven by neurons defined optogenetically by type and wiring

    Jin Hyung Lee;Remy Durand;Viviana Gradinaru;Feng Zhang

  • Recombinase-Driver Rat Lines: Tools, Techniques, and Optogenetic Application to Dopamine-Mediated Reinforcement

    Ilana B. Witten;Elizabeth E. Steinberg;Soo Yeun Lee;Thomas J. Davidson

  • Midbrain circuits for defensive behaviour

    Philip Tovote;Maria Soledad Esposito;Maria Soledad Esposito;Paolo Botta;Fabrice Chaudun

  • Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception

    James H. Marshel;Yoon Seok Kim;Timothy A. Machado;Sean Quirin

  • Dynamics of Retrieval Strategies for Remote Memories

    Inbal Goshen;Matthew Brodsky;Rohit Prakash;Jenelle Wallace

  • Crystal structure of the channelrhodopsin light-gated cation channel

    Hideaki E. Kato;Feng Zhang;Ofer Yizhar;Charu Ramakrishnan

  • Visualizing Hypothalamic Network Dynamics for Appetitive and Consummatory Behaviors

    Joshua H. Jennings;Randall L. Ung;Shanna L. Resendez;Alice M. Stamatakis

  • Targeting cells with single vectors using multiple-feature Boolean logic

    L. E. Fenno;J. Mattis;C. Ramakrishnan;M. Hyun

  • Prefrontal cortical regulation of brainwide circuit dynamics and reward-related behavior

    Emily A. Ferenczi;Kelly A. Zalocusky;Conor Liston;Logan Grosenick

  • Projections from neocortex mediate top-down control of memory retrieval

    Priyamvada Rajasethupathy;Sethuraman Sankaran;James H. Marshel;Christina K. Kim

  • Cholinergic Interneurons Control Local Circuit Activity and Cocaine Conditioning

    Ilana B. Witten;Shih Chun Lin;Matthew Brodsky;Rohit Prakash

  • An optogenetic toolbox designed for primates

    Ilka Diester;Matthew T Kaufman;Murtaza Mogri;Ramin Pashaie;Ramin Pashaie

  • Simultaneous fast measurement of circuit dynamics at multiple sites across the mammalian brain

    Christina K Kim;Samuel J Yang;Nandini Pichamoorthy;Noah P Young

  • Serotonin engages an anxiety and fear-promoting circuit in the extended amygdala

    Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz;Christopher M. Mazzone;Giuseppe D’Agostino;Lindsay R. Halladay

  • Structure-guided transformation of channelrhodopsin into a light-activated chloride channel

    Andre Berndt;Soo Yeun Lee;Charu Ramakrishnan;Karl Deisseroth;Karl Deisseroth

  • Competition between engrams influences fear memory formation and recall

    Asim J Rashid;Chen Yan;Valentina Mercaldo;Hwa-Lin Liz Hsiang

  • A Unique Population of Ventral Tegmental Area Neurons Inhibits the Lateral Habenula to Promote Reward

    Alice M. Stamatakis;Joshua H. Jennings;Randall L. Ung;Grace A. Blair

  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social

    Lief E. Fenno;Matthias Prigge;Franziska Schneider;Thomas J. Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Ofer Yizhar
Ofer Yizhar Weizmann Institute of Science
Inbal Goshen
Inbal Goshen Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Stephen I. Ryu
Stephen I. Ryu Stanford University
Liqun Luo
Liqun Luo Stanford University
Krishna V. Shenoy
Krishna V. Shenoy Stanford University
Erin S. Calipari
Erin S. Calipari Vanderbilt University
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Kay M. Tye
Kay M. Tye Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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