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J. Eric Jensen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with additional contributions in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Jensen's work spans several subfields, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's main research topics include neuroscience and neuropharmacology, stress responses and cortisol, functional brain connectivity studies, sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Jensen has contributed to numerous publications across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Recent papers by Jensen encompass topics related to neurotransmitter function, psychiatric disorders, and pharmacological effects. Some notable publications are:

  • 1H MRS Measurement of Cortical GABA and Glutamate in Primary Insomnia and Major Depressive Disorder: Relationship to Sleep Quality and Depression Severity, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Reduced adaptation of glutamatergic stress response is associated with pessimistic expectations in depression, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Regional specificity and clinical correlates of cortical GABA alterations in posttraumatic stress disorder, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Effects of cannabinoid exposure on short-term memory and medial orbitofrontal cortex function and chemistry in adolescent female rhesus macaques, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Partial Pharmacological "Rescue" and MRS spectroscopy in Two Carriers of a Rare Marker Chromosome Containing Extra Copies of the GLDC Gene Encoding a Glycine-Degrading Enzyme Implicate NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in Psychosis, 2020, Biological Psychiatry

Jensen has frequently collaborated with various researchers, including:

  • Jessica A. Cooper
  • Makiah Nuutinen
  • Victoria M. Lawlor
  • Brittany DeVries
  • Elyssa M Barrick

Best Publications

  • Effects of Yoga Versus Walking on Mood, Anxiety, and Brain GABA Levels: A Randomized Controlled MRS Study

    Chris C. Streeter;Theodore H. Whitfield;Liz Owen;Tasha Rein

  • Yoga Asana sessions increase brain GABA levels: a pilot study

    Chris C. Streeter;J. Eric Jensen;Ruth M. Perlmutter;Howard J. Cabral

  • Abnormal glutamatergic neurotransmission and neuronal-glial interactions in acute mania.

    Dost Öngür;Dost Öngür;J. Eric Jensen;J. Eric Jensen;Andrew P. Prescot;Andrew P. Prescot;Caitlin Stork

  • Reduced brain GABA in primary insomnia: preliminary data from 4T proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS).

    John W. Winkelman;Orfeu M. Buxton;J. Eric Jensen;Kathleen L. Benson

  • Frontal lobe γ-aminobutyric acid levels during adolescence: associations with impulsivity and response inhibition.

    Marisa M. Silveri;Marisa M. Silveri;Jennifer T. Sneider;Jennifer T. Sneider;David J. Crowley;David J. Crowley;Michael J. Covell

  • Creatine abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Dost Öngür;Andrew P. Prescot;J. Eric Jensen;Bruce M. Cohen

  • Reduced γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Occipital and Anterior Cingulate Cortices in Primary Insomnia: a Link to Major Depressive Disorder?

    David T Plante;J Eric Jensen;J Eric Jensen;Laura Schoerning;John W Winkelman;John W Winkelman

  • Brain bioenergetics and response to triiodothyronine augmentation in major depressive disorder.

    Dan V. Iosifescu;Nicolas R. Bolo;Andrew A. Nierenberg;J. Eric Jensen

  • Rapid Enhancement of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Bipolar Depression Following Treatment with Riluzole

    Brian P Brennan;Brian P Brennan;James I Hudson;James I Hudson;J Eric Jensen;J Eric Jensen;Julie McCarthy

  • A CRITICAL REVIEW OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

    Brian P. Brennan;Brian P. Brennan;Scott L. Rauch;Scott L. Rauch;J. Eric Jensen;J. Eric Jensen;Harrison G. Pope;Harrison G. Pope

  • Increased Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex Volume in Chronic Primary Insomnia.

    John W. Winkelman;David T. Plante;Laura Schoerning;Kathleen Benson

  • High-field MRS study of GABA, glutamate and glutamine in social anxiety disorder: response to treatment with levetiracetam.

    Mark H. Pollack;J. Eric Jensen;Naomi M. Simon;Rebecca E. Kaufman

  • Grey and white matter GABA level differences in the human brain using two-dimensional, J-resolved spectroscopic imaging.

    J Eric Jensen;Blaise de B Frederick;Blaise de B Frederick;Perry F Renshaw;Perry F Renshaw;Perry F Renshaw

  • Brain and cognition abnormalities in long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid users

    Marc J. Kaufman;Amy C. Janes;James I. Hudson;Brian P. Brennan

  • INSULA AND ANTERIOR CINGULATE GABA LEVELS IN POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

    Isabelle M. Rosso;Isabelle M. Rosso;Melissa R. Weiner;Davidan J Crowley;Davidan J Crowley;Marisa M. Silveri

  • Age-related changes in brain energetics and phospholipid metabolism

    Brent P. Forester;Brent P. Forester;Yosef A. Berlow;Yosef A. Berlow;David G. Harper;David G. Harper;J. Eric Jensen;J. Eric Jensen

  • Citicoline enhances frontal lobe bioenergetics as measured by phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    M. M. Silveri;M. M. Silveri;J. Dikan;A. J. Ross;A. J. Ross;J. E. Jensen;J. E. Jensen

  • Brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) abnormalities in bipolar disorder

    Roscoe O Brady;Julie M McCarthy;Julie M McCarthy;Andrew P Prescot;J Eric Jensen

  • 31Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of tissue specific changes in high energy phosphates before and after sertraline treatment of geriatric depression.

    Brent P. Forester;Brent P. Forester;David G. Harper;David G. Harper;J. Eric Jensen;J. Eric Jensen;Caitlin Ravichandran;Caitlin Ravichandran

  • Triacetyluridine (TAU) decreases depressive symptoms and increases brain pH in bipolar patients.

    J. Eric Jensen;Melissa Daniels;Charlotte Haws;Nicolas R. Bolo

  • In vivo brain (31)P-MRS: measuring the phospholipid resonances at 4 Tesla from small voxels.

    J. Eric Jensen;Dick J. Drost;Dick J. Drost;Ravi S. Menon;Peter C. Williamson

  • Accuracy and stability of measuring GABA, glutamate, and glutamine by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a phantom study at 4 Tesla.

    Michael E. Henry;Tara L. Lauriat;Meghan Shanahan;Perry F. Renshaw

  • Quantification of J‐resolved proton spectra in two‐dimensions with LCModel using GAMMA‐simulated basis sets at 4 Tesla

    J. Eric Jensen;Stephanie C. Licata;Dost Öngür;Seth D. Friedman;Seth D. Friedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabelle M. Rosso
Isabelle M. Rosso Harvard University
Marc J. Kaufman
Marc J. Kaufman Harvard University
Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
Ravi S. Menon
Ravi S. Menon University of Western Ontario
Blaise deB. Frederick
Blaise deB. Frederick Harvard University
Orfeu M. Buxton
Orfeu M. Buxton Pennsylvania State University
Maria Densmore
Maria Densmore University of Western Ontario
Diego A. Pizzagalli
Diego A. Pizzagalli Harvard University
Richard W. J. Neufeld
Richard W. J. Neufeld University of Western Ontario
Laura D. Baker
Laura D. Baker Wake Forest University

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