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Hey Kyoung Lee is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research spans mainly neuroscience with a focused presence in cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, and electrical and electronic engineering. The scientist's work strongly intersects with neural dynamics, neuropharmacology, advanced memory and neural computing, multisensory perception, retinal development, memory mechanisms, and visual perception processing.

Recent publications by Hey Kyoung Lee include:

  • "Norepinephrine potentiates and serotonin depresses visual cortical responses by transforming eligibility traces" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Cortical and Subcortical Circuits for Cross-Modal Plasticity Induced by Loss of Vision" (2021) in Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • "Metaplasticity framework for cross-modal synaptic plasticity in adults" (2023) in Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
  • "Mouse models of SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability" (2023) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Visual Deprivation Selectively Reduces Thalamic Reticular Nucleus-Mediated Inhibition of the Auditory Thalamus in Adults" (2022) in Journal of Neuroscience

The frequent co-authors of Hey Kyoung Lee include Alfredo Kirkwood, Samuel Parkins, Lukas Mesik, Gabrielle Ewall, and Yanis Jaoui. These collaborators have contributed to several projects reflecting shared interests in neural dynamics and synaptic plasticity.

Hey Kyoung Lee's work is often published in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • iScience

The scientist's principal fields of study are principally neuroscience with significant contributions to the understanding of cognitive mechanisms, neural function, and synaptic plasticity. Subfields center around cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and further molecular biology aspects relevant to neurology and bioengineering domains.

Main research topics that define Hey Kyoung Lee's scientific inquiry include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Advanced memory and neural computing
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Retinal development and disorders
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Best Publications

  • Regulation of distinct AMPA receptor phosphorylation sites during bidirectional synaptic plasticity.

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Michaela Barbarosie;Kimihiko Kameyama;Mark F. Bear

  • Phosphorylation of the AMPA Receptor GluR1 Subunit Is Required for Synaptic Plasticity and Retention of Spatial Memory

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kogo Takamiya;Jung Soo Han;Hengye Man

  • Control of GluR1 AMPA Receptor Function by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

    T. G. Banke;D. Bowie;H.-K. Lee;R. L. Huganir

  • NMDA Induces Long-Term Synaptic Depression and Dephosphorylation of the GluR1 Subunit of AMPA Receptors in Hippocampus

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kimihiko Kameyama;Richard L. Huganir;Mark F. Bear

  • BACE1, a Major Determinant of Selective Vulnerability of the Brain to Amyloid-β Amyloidogenesis, is Essential for Cognitive, Emotional, and Synaptic Functions

    Fiona M. Laird;Huaibin Cai;Alena V. Savonenko;Mohamed H. Farah

  • Aberrant light directly impairs mood and learning through melanopsin-expressing neurons

    Tara A. Legates;Cara M. Altimus;Hui Wang;Hey Kyoung Lee

  • Co-regulation of long-term potentiation and experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in visual cortex by age and experience

    Alfredo Kirkwood;Hey Kyoung Lee;Mark F. Bear

  • Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology

    Hey-Kyoung Lee;Alfredo Kirkwood

  • Neuromodulators control the polarity of spike-timing-dependent synaptic plasticity.

    Geun Hee Seol;Jokubas Ziburkus;Jokubas Ziburkus;Shi Yong Huang;Lihua Song

  • Interaction of the AMPA receptor subunit GluR2/3 with PDZ domains regulates hippocampal long-term depression

    Chong-Hyun Kim;Hee Jung Chung;Hey-Kyoung Lee;Richard L. Huganir

  • Involvement of a postsynaptic protein kinase A substrate in the expression of homosynaptic long-term depression

    Kimihiko Kameyama;Hey Kyoung Lee;Mark F. Bear;Richard L. Huganir

  • Altered Cortical Synaptic Morphology and Impaired Memory Consolidation in Forebrain- Specific Dominant-Negative PAK Transgenic Mice

    Mansuo L. Hayashi;Se Young Choi;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Hae Yoon Jung

  • Specific roles of AMPA receptor subunit GluR1 (GluA1) phosphorylation sites in regulating synaptic plasticity in the CA1 region of hippocampus.

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kogo Takamiya;Kaiwen He;Lihua Song

  • Persistence of Experience-Induced Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity through Adulthood in Superficial Layers of Mouse Visual Cortex

    Anubhuthi Goel;Hey Kyoung Lee

  • The Role of Synaptic GTPase-Activating Protein in Neuronal Development and Synaptic Plasticity

    Jee Hae Kim;Hey Kyoung Lee;Kogo Takamiya;Richard L. Huganir

  • Synaptic plasticity and phosphorylation.

    Hey Kyoung Lee

  • Adult neurogenesis modifies excitability of the dentate gyrus.

    Taruna Ikrar;Nannan Guo;Kaiwen He;Antoine Besnard

  • Cross-modal regulation of synaptic AMPA receptors in primary sensory cortices by visual experience

    Anubhuthi Goel;Bin Jiang;Linda W Xu;Lihua Song

  • REEXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF MCPG ON HIPPOCAMPAL LTP, LTD, AND DEPOTENTIATION

    David K. Selig;Hey-Kyoung Lee;Mark F. Bear;Robert C. Malenka

  • Integrating Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity: the current state of the field and future research directions

    Tara Keck;Taro Toyoizumi;Lu Chen;Brent Doiron

  • Stabilization of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors at perisynaptic sites by GluR1-S845 phosphorylation

    Kaiwen He;Lihua Song;Laurel W. Cummings;Jonathan Goldman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo Kirkwood
Alfredo Kirkwood Johns Hopkins University
Richard L. Huganir
Richard L. Huganir Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kogo Takamiya
Kogo Takamiya University of Miyazaki
Patrick O. Kanold
Patrick O. Kanold Johns Hopkins University
Michela Gallagher
Michela Gallagher Johns Hopkins University
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Frank Sengpiel
Frank Sengpiel Cardiff University
Alena Savonenko
Alena Savonenko Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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