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  • 1959 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John Larson is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with a specific emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and molecular biology.

The main topics of Larson's work cover a range of neurobiological and physiological themes, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Their publication record includes articles in diverse scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • The Journal of Physiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Some of Larson's recent papers are as follows:

  • The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current 'myths' in naked mole-rat biology, 2021, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Prenatal stress and fluoxetine exposure in mice differentially affect repetitive behaviors and synaptic plasticity in adult male and female offspring, 2022, Behavioural Brain Research
  • Tonic extracellular glutamate and ischaemia: glutamate antiporter system xc regulates anoxic depolarization in hippocampus, 2022, The Journal of Physiology
  • Synaptic and Network Contributions to Anoxic Depolarization in Mouse Hippocampal Slices, 2021, Neuroscience
  • Extracellular ATP-Induced Alterations in Extracellular H+ Fluxes From Cultured Cortical and Hippocampal Astrocytes, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Larson collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas J. Park
  • Bradley S. Heit
  • Alex Chu
  • Nigel C. Bennett
  • Gary R. Lewin

In 1959, Larson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Intracellular injections of EGTA block induction of hippocampal long-term potentiation

    Gary Lynch;John Larson;Stephen Kelso;German Barrionuevo

  • Patterned stimulation at the theta frequency is optimal for the induction of hippocampal long-term potentiation.

    John R. Larson;Darryl Wong;Gary Lynch

  • Induction of synaptic potentiation in hippocampus by patterned stimulation involves two events.

    John Larson;Gary Lynch

  • Fructose-driven glycolysis supports anoxia resistance in the naked mole-rat

    Thomas J. Park;Jane Reznick;Bethany L. Peterson;Gregory Blass

  • Effects of unilateral and bilateral training in a reaching task on dendritic branching of neurons in the rat motor-sensory forelimb cortex

    William T. Greenough;John R. Larson;Ginger S. Withers

  • Alterations in synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation in hippocampal slices from young and aged PDAPP mice.

    John Larson;John Larson;Gary Lynch;Dora Games;Peter Seubert

  • Dicer and eIF2c are enriched at postsynaptic densities in adult mouse brain and are modified by neuronal activity in a calpain‐dependent manner

    Giovanni Lugli;John Larson;Maryann E. Martone;Ying Jones

  • Role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the induction of synaptic potentiation by burst stimulation patterned after the hippocampal θ-rhythm

    John Larson;Gary Lynch

  • Expression of microRNAs and their Precursors in Synaptic Fractions of Adult Mouse Forebrain

    Giovanni Lugli;Vetle I. Torvik;John Larson;Neil R. Smalheiser

  • Theta-burst LTP.

    John Larson;Erin Munkácsy

  • Down-regulation of dendritic spine and glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 expressions in the reelin haploinsufficient heterozygous reeler mouse

    Wen Sheng Liu;Christine Pesold;Miguel A. Rodriguez;Giovanni Carboni

  • Reversal of LTP by theta frequency stimulation

    John Larson;Peng Xiao;Gary Lynch

  • The nature and causes of hippocampal long-term potentiation

    Gary Lynch;Markus Kessler;Amy Arai;John Larson

  • Complex environment experience rescues impaired neurogenesis, enhances synaptic plasticity, and attenuates neuropathology in familial Alzheimer’s disease-linked APPswe/PS1ΔE9 mice

    Yuan Shih Hu;Peng Xu;Gustavo Pigino;Scott T. Brady

  • Extreme hypoxia tolerance of naked mole-rat brain.

    John R. Larson;Thomas J. Park

  • No oxygen? No problem! Intrinsic brain tolerance to hypoxia in vertebrates.

    John Larson;Kelly L. Drew;Lars P. Folkow;Sarah L. Milton

  • Theta pattern stimulation and the induction of LTP: the sequence in which synapses are stimulated determines the degree to which they potentiate.

    John R. Larson;Gary Lynch

  • Impaired hippocampal long-term potentiation in melatonin MT2 receptor-deficient mice

    John Larson;Ruth E. Jessen;Tolga Uz;Ahmet D. Arslan

  • Development of hippocampal long-term potentiation is reduced by recently introduced calpain inhibitors.

    Sonia del Cerro;John Larson;Michael W. Oliver;Gary Lynch

  • Age-dependent and selective impairment of long-term potentiation in the anterior piriform cortex of mice lacking the fragile X mental retardation protein

    John R. Larson;Ruth E. Jessen;Daniel Kim;Ananda Kriiya S Fine

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Baudry
Michel Baudry Western University of Health Sciences
Ursula Staubli
Ursula Staubli New York University
Amy Arai
Amy Arai Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Tibor Harkany
Tibor Harkany Medical University of Vienna
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Jouni Sirviö
Jouni Sirviö Oy Sauloner Ltd
Ottavio Arancio
Ottavio Arancio Columbia University
Edwin H. Cook
Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago
Rachael L. Neve
Rachael L. Neve Harvard University
Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria

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