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Kaspar E. Vogt

Kaspar E. Vogt

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Neuroscience

D-Index
36
Citations
6963
World Ranking
8937
National Ranking
328

Overview

Kaspar E. Vogt is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their work focuses primarily on neuroscience, with an emphasis on various subfields and topics related to brain function and behavior.

The main field of study for Kaspar E. Vogt is Neuroscience, specifically concentrated in areas such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Molecular Biology

Kaspar E. Vogt's research addresses several key topics in neuroscience and related disciplines, including:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on sleep mechanisms, memory consolidation, and neurophysiological processes. Notable publications include:

  • "Sparse Activity of Hippocampal Adult-Born Neurons during REM Sleep Is Necessary for Memory Consolidation" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Exercise improves the quality of slow-wave sleep by increasing slow-wave stability" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Cerebral capillary blood flow upsurge during REM sleep is mediated by A2a receptors" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "Evolutionary Origin of Distinct NREM and REM Sleep" (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Optogenetic induction of hibernation-like state with modified human Opsin4 in mice" (2022, Cell Reports Methods)

Kaspar E. Vogt has frequently published research in journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their research collaborations include repeated coauthorships with several scientists, among whom are:

  • Masashi Yanagisawa
  • Robert Greene
  • Javier Díaz
  • Takeshi Kanda
  • Takeshi Sakurai

This profile highlights Kaspar E. Vogt's contributions to understanding the neural mechanisms underlying sleep, memory, and neurobiological rhythms through a multidisciplinary approach intersecting molecular biology, neuropharmacology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • General anesthetic actions in vivo strongly attenuated by a point mutation in the GABA(A) receptor beta3 subunit.

    Rachel Jurd;Margarete Arras;Sachar Lambert;Berthold Drexler

  • Trace fear conditioning involves hippocampal α5 GABAA receptors

    F. Crestani;R. Keist;J.-M. Fritschy;D. Benke

  • The actions of synaptically released zinc at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses.

    Kaspar Vogt;Jack Mellor;Gang Tong;Roger Nicoll

  • Use-dependent increases in glutamate concentration activate presynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptors.

    Massimo Scanziani;Paul A. Salin;Kaspar E. Vogt;Robert C. Malenka

  • A specialized subclass of interneurons mediates dopaminergic facilitation of amygdala function.

    Anne Marowsky;Yuchio Yanagawa;Kunihiko Obata;Kaspar Emanuel Vogt

  • Shared Synaptic Pathophysiology in Syndromic and Nonsyndromic Rodent Models of Autism

    Stéphane J. Baudouin;Julien Gaudias;Stefan Gerharz;Laetitia Hatstatt

  • Fingolimod, a sphingosine-1 phosphate receptor modulator, increases BDNF levels and improves symptoms of a mouse model of Rett syndrome

    Rubén Deogracias;Morteza Yazdani;Martijn P. J. Dekkers;Jacky Guy

  • GABA A receptors as in vivo substrate for the anxiolytic action of valerenic acid, a major constituent of valerian root extracts.

    Dietmar Benke;Andrea Barberis;Sascha Kopp;Karl Heinz Altmann

  • Specific Subtypes of GABAA Receptors Mediate Phasic and Tonic Forms of Inhibition in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons

    George A. Prenosil;Edith M.Schneider Gasser;Uwe Rudolph;Ruth Keist

  • Glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid mediate a heterosynaptic depression at mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus

    Kaspar E. Vogt;Roger A. Nicoll

  • Cholinergic Modulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the CA3 Area of the Hippocampus

    Kaspar E. Vogt;Wade G. Regehr

  • Shift of adenosine kinase expression from neurons to astrocytes during postnatal development suggests dual functionality of the enzyme.

    F.E. Studer;D.E. Fedele;A. Marowsky;C. Schwerdel

  • Assessing the Role of Calcium-Induced Calcium Release in Short-Term Presynaptic Plasticity at Excitatory Central Synapses

    Adam G. Carter;Kaspar E. Vogt;Kelly A. Foster;Wade G. Regehr

  • Nonpeptide orexin type-2 receptor agonist ameliorates narcolepsy-cataplexy symptoms in mouse models

    Yoko Irukayama-Tomobe;Yasuhiro Ogawa;Hiromu Tominaga;Yukiko Ishikawa

  • Spatiotemporal specificity of GABAA receptor‐mediated regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Venceslas Duveau;Simon Laustela;Lydia Barth;Francesca Gianolini

  • Functional mapping of GABAA receptor subtypes in the amygdala

    Anne Marowsky;Jean‐Marc Fritschy;Kaspar E. Vogt

  • Sparse Activity of Hippocampal Adult-Born Neurons during REM Sleep Is Necessary for Memory Consolidation

    Deependra Kumar;Iyo Koyanagi;Alvaro Carrier-Ruiz;Pablo Vergara

  • α1E-Containing Ca2+ channels are involved in synaptic plasticity

    J. Breustedt;K. E. Vogt;Richard J Miller;R. A. Nicoll

  • Enhancement of the NMDA receptor function by reduction of glycine transporter-1 expression.

    Laetitia Gabernet;Meike Pauly-Evers;Cornelia Schwerdel;Michèle Lentz

  • Differential dependence of axo-dendritic and axo-somatic GABAergic synapses on GABAA receptors containing the alpha1 subunit in Purkinje cells.

    Jean-Marc Fritschy;Patrizia Panzanelli;Jason E. Kralic;Kaspar E. Vogt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Marc Fritschy
Jean-Marc Fritschy University of Zurich
Robert W. Greene
Robert W. Greene The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Thomas J. McHugh
Thomas J. McHugh RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Roger A. Nicoll
Roger A. Nicoll University of California, San Francisco
Steven G. Kernie
Steven G. Kernie Columbia University
Masanobu Kano
Masanobu Kano University of Tokyo
Hans-Rudolf Lüscher
Hans-Rudolf Lüscher University of Bern
Michael Lazarus
Michael Lazarus University of Tsukuba
Detlev Boison
Detlev Boison Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam

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