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Johanna H. Meijer is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a significant focus on several specialized subfields.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Neuroscience (69 publications)
  • Medicine (20 publications)

Within these fields, they have an emphasis on the following subfields:

  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (32 publications)
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (19 publications)
  • Cognitive Neuroscience (17 publications)
  • Physiology (6 publications)
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5 publications)

The core topics of their work include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin (62 publications)
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (28 publications)
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research (26 publications)
  • Spaceflight effects on biology (8 publications)
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 publications)
  • Neural dynamics and brain function (6 publications)
  • Dietary Effects on Health (4 publications)

Selected recent papers authored by Johanna H. Meijer include:

  • The aging brain: sleep, the circadian clock and exercise, 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • The photobiology of the human circadian clock, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Beginning to See the Light: Lessons Learned From the Development of the Circadian System for Optimizing Light Conditions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Distinct contribution of cone photoreceptor subtypes to the mammalian biological clock, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Aging Affects the Capacity of Photoperiodic Adaptation Downstream from the Central Molecular Clock, 2020, Journal of Biological Rhythms

Their research has appeared frequently in specific publication venues, among which are:

  • Journal of Biological Rhythms (5 publications)
  • The FASEB Journal (5 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2 publications)

Johanna H. Meijer has collaborated often with a group of recurring co-authors, which include:

  • Stephan Michel (12 joint publications)
  • Robin A. Schoonderwoerd (10 joint publications)
  • Tom Deboer (8 joint publications)
  • Jos H. T. Rohling (8 joint publications)
  • Anouk W. van Beurden (7 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Neurophysiology of the suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker in rodents.

    J. H. Meijer;W. J. Rietveld

  • Regulation of Monoamine Oxidase A by Circadian-Clock Components Implies Clock Influence on Mood

    Gabriele Hampp;Jürgen A. Ripperger;Thijs Houben;Isabelle Schmutz

  • A GABAergic mechanism is necessary for coupling dissociable ventral and dorsal regional oscillators within the circadian clock.

    Henk Albus;Mariska J. Vansteensel;Stephan Michel;Gene D. Block

  • Sleep states alter activity of suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons.

    Tom Deboer;Mariska J Vansteensel;László Détári;Johanna H Meijer

  • Medicine in the Fourth Dimension.

    Christopher R. Cederroth;Urs Albrecht;Joseph Bass;Steven A. Brown

  • Wheel running in the wild

    Johanna H. Meijer;Yuri Robbers

  • Seasonal Encoding by the Circadian Pacemaker of the SCN

    Henk Tjebbe VanderLeest;Thijs Houben;Stephan Michel;Tom Deboer

  • In search of the pathways for light-induced pacemaker resetting in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    Johanna H. Meijer;William J. Schwartz

  • Detrimental effects of constant light exposure and high-fat diet on circadian energy metabolism and insulin sensitivity

    Claudia P. Coomans;Sjoerd A. A. van den Berg;Thijs Houben;Jan-Bert van Klinken

  • Evidence for neuronal desynchrony in the aged suprachiasmatic nucleus clock.

    Sahar Farajnia;Stephan Michel;Tom Deboer;Henk Tjebbe vanderLeest

  • Luminance coding in a circadian pacemaker: The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the rat and the hamster

    Johanna H. Meijer;Johanna H. Meijer;Gerard A. Groos;Benjamin Rusak

  • Heterogeneity of rhythmic suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons: Implications for circadian waveform and photoperiodic encoding.

    Jeroen Schaap;Henk Albus;Henk Tjebbe vanderLeest;Paul H. C. Eilers

  • Light Responsiveness of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Long-Term Multiunit and Single-Unit Recordings in Freely Moving Rats

    Johanna H. Meijer;Kazuto Watanabe;Jeroen Schaap;Henk Albus

  • Hamster circadian rhythms are phase-shifted by electrical stimulation of the geniculo-hypothalamic tract

    Benjamin Rusak;Johanna H. Meijer;Mary E. Harrington

  • The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Controls Circadian Energy Metabolism and Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity

    Claudia P. Coomans;Sjoerd A.A. van den Berg;Eliane A. Lucassen;Thijs Houben

  • Long term effects of sleep deprivation on the mammalian circadian pacemaker.

    Tom Deboer;László Détári;Johanna H. Meijer

  • The suprachiasmatic nuclei as a seasonal clock.

    Claudia P. Coomans;Ashna Ramkisoensing;Johanna H. Meijer

  • Glutamate phase shifts circadian activity rhythms in hamsters.

    J.H. Meijer;J.H. Meijer;van der Eddy Zee;Maurine Dietz

  • Prolonged daily light exposure increases body fat mass through attenuation of brown adipose tissue activity

    Sander Kooijman;Rosa van den Berg;Ashna Ramkisoensing;Mariëtte R. Boon

  • Glutamate immunoreactivity in terminals of the retinohypothalamic tract of the brown Norwegian rat.

    Martinus J. de Vries;Bob Nunes Cardozo;Johannes van der Want;Anneke de Wolf

  • Seasonal induction of GABAergic excitation in the central mammalian clock

    Sahar Farajnia;Tirsa L. E. van Westering;Johanna H. Meijer;Stephan Michel

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Deboer
Tom Deboer Leiden University Medical Center
Mariska J. Vansteensel
Mariska J. Vansteensel Utrecht University
Christopher S. Colwell
Christopher S. Colwell University of California, Los Angeles
Benjamin Rusak
Benjamin Rusak Dalhousie University
Michael C. Antle
Michael C. Antle University of Calgary
Russell G. Foster
Russell G. Foster University of Oxford
Michel D. Ferrari
Michel D. Ferrari Leiden University Medical Center
William J. Schwartz
William J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg Leiden University Medical Center
Stuart N. Peirson
Stuart N. Peirson University of Oxford

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