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Overview

Georg Köhr is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research predominantly explores neural dynamics, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular mechanisms underlying brain function.

The main topics covered in Georg Köhr's work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Psychedelics and drug studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Key subfields of study associated with their research are:

  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Molecular biology
  • Cellular and molecular neuroscience
  • Clinical psychology
  • Biological psychiatry

Georg Köhr has published research in several scientific venues, including:

  • Communications Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cell Death and Disease

Notable recent publications by Georg Köhr include:

  • "Psilocybin targets a common molecular mechanism for cognitive impairment and increased craving in alcoholism," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Voltage-independent GluN2A-type NMDA receptor Ca2+ signaling promotes audiogenic seizures, attentional and cognitive deficits in mice," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Coordinated Prefrontal State Transition Leads Extinction of Reward-Seeking Behaviors," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Diverse maturity-dependent and complementary anti-apoptotic brakes safeguard human iPSC-derived neurons from cell death," 2022, Cell Death and Disease
  • "The small GTPase Arf6 is dysregulated in a mouse model for fragile X syndrome," 2020, Journal of Neurochemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Georg Köhr encompass:

  • Rainer Spanagel
  • Marcus W. Meinhardt
  • Simone Pfarr
  • Cathrin Rohleder
  • Manuela L. Meinhardt

Best Publications

  • Role of heteromer formation in GABAB receptor function.

    Rohini Kuner;Georg Köhr;Sylvia Grünewald;Gisela Eisenhardt

  • NMDA receptor function: subunit composition versus spatial distribution.

    Georg Köhr

  • The rat delta-1 and delta-2 subunits extend the excitatory amino acid receptor family.

    Hilda Lomeli;Rolf Sprengel;David J. Laurie;Georg Köhr

  • Subtype-specific regulation of recombinant NMDA receptor-channels by protein tyrosine kinases of the src family.

    G Köhr;P H Seeburg

  • Lack of NMDA Receptor Subtype Selectivity for Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation

    Sven Berberich;Pradeep Punnakkal;Vidar Jensen;Verena Pawlak

  • Mutagenesis reveals a role for ABP/GRIP binding to GluR2 in synaptic surface accumulation of the AMPA receptor.

    Pavel Osten;Latika Khatri;Joey L. Perez;Georg Köhr

  • MicroRNA Loss Enhances Learning and Memory in Mice

    Witold Konopka;Anna Kiryk;Martin Novak;Marina Herwerth

  • Triheteromeric NR1/NR2A/NR2B receptors constitute the major N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor population in adult hippocampal synapses.

    Claudia Rauner;Georg Köhr

  • NMDA receptor channels: subunit-specific potentiation by reducing agents.

    Georg Köhr;Sigrid Eckardt;Hartmut Lüddens;Hannah Monyer

  • C-Terminal Truncation of NR2A Subunits Impairs Synaptic But Not Extrasynaptic Localization of NMDA Receptors

    Frank Steigerwald;Torsten Wilhelm Schulz;Leslie T. Schenker;Mary B. Kennedy

  • NMDA receptor subunit NR2A is required for rapidly acquired spatial working memory but not incremental spatial reference memory.

    David M. Bannerman;Burkhard Niewoehner;Louisa Lyon;Carola Romberg

  • Intracellular Domains of NMDA Receptor Subtypes Are Determinants for Long-Term Potentiation Induction

    Georg Köhr;Vidar Jensen;Helmut J. Koester;Andre L. A. Mihaljevic

  • Excitotoxicity in vitro by NR2A- and NR2B-containing NMDA receptors

    Jakob von Engelhardt;Irinel Coserea;Verena Pawlak;Elke C. Fuchs

  • AMPA receptor signaling through BRAG2 and Arf6 critical for long-term synaptic depression

    Ralf Scholz;Sven Berberich;Louisa Rathgeber;Aleksandre Kolleker

  • RNA editing of the IQ domain in Cav1.3 channels modulates their Ca2+-dependent inactivation

    Hua Huang;Bao Zhen Tan;Yiru Shen;Jin Tao

  • NMDA receptor activation and respiratory chain complex V inhibition contribute to neurodegeneration in d-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria.

    Stefan Kölker;Verena Pawlak;Barbara Ahlemeyer;Jürgen G. Okun

  • The NMDA receptor channel: molecular design of a coincidence detector.

    Peter H. Seeburg;Nail Burnashev;Georg Köhr;Thomas Kuner

  • Convergent evidence from alcohol-dependent humans and rats for a hyperdopaminergic state in protracted abstinence

    Natalie Hirth;Marcus W. Meinhardt;Hamid R. Noori;Humberto Salgado

  • Calbindin-D28K (CaBP) levels and calcium currents in acutely dissociated epileptic neurons

    Georg Köhr;C. E. Lambert;Istvan Mody

  • Actin/alpha-actinin-dependent transport of AMPA receptors in dendritic spines: role of the PDZ-LIM protein RIL.

    Torsten W. Schulz;Terunaga Nakagawa;Pawel Licznerski;Verena Pawlak

  • Noradrenergic ‘Tone’ Determines Dichotomous Control of Cortical Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

    Humberto Salgado;Georg Köhr;Mario Treviño

Frequent Co-Authors

Vidar Jensen
Vidar Jensen University of Oslo
Peter Gass
Peter Gass Heidelberg University
Nail Burnashev
Nail Burnashev Aix-Marseille University
Anita C. Hansson
Anita C. Hansson Central Institute of Mental Health
Wolfgang H. Sommer
Wolfgang H. Sommer Heidelberg University
Hannah Monyer
Hannah Monyer German Cancer Research Center
Pavel Osten
Pavel Osten Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
David M. Bannerman
David M. Bannerman University of Oxford
Thomas S. Otis
Thomas S. Otis University College London
Kevin J. Staley
Kevin J. Staley Harvard University

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