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Overview

Istvan Mody is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology, and developmental neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics within their field, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Recent publications by Istvan Mody include the following papers:

  • "Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids," 2021, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Mossy Cells in the Dorsal and Ventral Dentate Gyrus Differ in Their Patterns of Axonal Projections," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Amyloid β induces interneuron-specific changes in the hippocampus of APPNL-F mice," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Defining the nature of human pluripotent stem cell-derived interneurons via single-cell analysis," 2021, published in Stem Cell Reports
  • "Microglia contribute to neuronal synchrony despite endogenous ATP-related phenotypic transformation in acute mouse brain slices," 2024, published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Istvan Mody include:

  • Xiaofei Wei
  • László Molnár
  • Ranmal A. Samarasinghe
  • Bennett G. Novitch
  • Carolyn R. Houser

Mody has published in several prominent venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Inhibitory Interneuron Deficit Links Altered Network Activity and Cognitive Dysfunction in Alzheimer Model

    Laure Verret;Edward O. Mann;Giao B. Hang;Albert M.I. Barth

  • Reducing excessive GABA-mediated tonic inhibition promotes functional recovery after stroke

    Andrew N. Clarkson;Ben S. Huang;Sarah E. MacIsaac;Istvan Mody

  • Neuroactive steroids reduce neuronal excitability by selectively enhancing tonic inhibition mediated by δ subunit-containing GABAA receptors

    Brandon M. Stell;Stephen G. Brickley;C. Y. Tang;Mark Farrant

  • Bridging the cleft at GABA synapses in the brain

    I. Mody;Y. De Koninck;T.S. Otis;I. Soltesz

  • Extrasynaptic GABAA receptors: Their function in the CNS and implications for disease

    Stephen G. Brickley;Istvan Mody

  • Low extracellular magnesium induces epileptiform activity and spreading depression in rat hippocampal slices

    I. Mody;J. D. C. Lambert;U. Heinemann

  • Ovarian cycle–linked changes in GABA A receptors mediating tonic inhibition alter seizure susceptibility and anxiety

    Jamie L Maguire;Brandon M Stell;Mahsan Rafizadeh;Istvan Mody

  • Regulation of NMDA channel function by endogenous Ca(2+)-dependent phosphatase.

    David N. Lieberman;Istvan Mody

  • Cannabinoids inhibit hippocampal GABAergic transmission and network oscillations.

    Norbert Hájos;István Katona;S S Naiem;Ken Mackie

  • Astrocyte Kir4.1 ion channel deficits contribute to neuronal dysfunction in Huntington's disease model mice

    Xiaoping Tong;Yan Ao;Guido C Faas;Sinifunanya E Nwaobi

  • Diversity of inhibitory neurotransmission through GABAA receptors

    Istvan Mody;Robert A. Pearce

  • Selective Modulation of Tonic and Phasic Inhibitions in Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells

    Zoltan Nusser;Istvan Mody;Istvan Mody

  • Increased number of synaptic GABA A receptors underlies potentiation at hippocampal inhibitory synapses

    Zoltan Nusser;Norbert Hájos;Norbert Hájos;Peter Somogyi;Istvan Mody

  • High-frequency oscillations : What is normal and what is not?

    Jerome Engel;Anatol Bragin;Richard Staba;Istvan Mody

  • Which GABAA Receptor Subunits Are Necessary for Tonic Inhibition in the Hippocampus

    Joseph Glykys;Edward O. Mann;Istvan Mody

  • 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

  • Local Generation of Fast Ripples in Epileptic Brain

    Anatol Bragin;Istvan Mody;Charles L. Wilson;Jerome Engel

  • Neurofibromin Regulation of ERK Signaling Modulates GABA Release and Learning

    Yijun Cui;Rui M. Costa;Rui M. Costa;Geoffrey G. Murphy;Geoffrey G. Murphy;Ype Elgersma;Ype Elgersma

  • GABA(A)R plasticity during pregnancy: relevance to postpartum depression.

    Jamie Maguire;Istvan Mody

  • NMDA receptor-dependent excitotoxicity: the role of intracellular Ca2+ release

    I. Mody;J.F. MacDonald

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie Maguire
Jamie Maguire Tufts University
Zoltan Nusser
Zoltan Nusser Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Norbert Hájos
Norbert Hájos Indiana University
Carolyn R. Houser
Carolyn R. Houser University of California, Los Angeles
Tamás F. Freund
Tamás F. Freund Institute of Experimental Medicine
Jerome Engel
Jerome Engel University of California, Los Angeles
Ivan Soltesz
Ivan Soltesz Stanford University
Anatol Bragin
Anatol Bragin University of California, Los Angeles
Uwe Heinemann
Uwe Heinemann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Stephen G. Brickley
Stephen G. Brickley Imperial College London

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