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Kenji F. Tanaka

Kenji F. Tanaka

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Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
13642
World Ranking
3979
National Ranking
110

Overview

Kenji F. Tanaka is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research spans multiple subfields, with a particular focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, neurology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Kenji F. Tanaka has published a significant number of papers in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Some recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Essential role of microglial transforming growth factor-β1 in antidepressant actions of (R)-ketamine and the novel antidepressant TGF-β1, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Astrocytic cAMP modulates memory via synaptic plasticity, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A gradual temporal shift of dopamine responses mirrors the progression of temporal difference error in machine learning, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Lateral habenula glutamatergic neurons projecting to the dorsal raphe nucleus promote aggressive arousal in mice, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Serotonergic projections to the orbitofrontal and medial prefrontal cortices differentially modulate waiting for future rewards, 2020, Science Advances

Throughout their career, Kenji F. Tanaka has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Yoshifumi Abe
  • Norio Takata
  • Schuichi Koizumi
  • Eiji Shigetomi
  • Sho Yagishita

Best Publications

  • Near-infrared deep brain stimulation via upconversion nanoparticle–mediated optogenetics

    Shuo Chen;Adam Z. Weitemier;Xiao Zeng;Linmeng He

  • Lrp5 Controls Bone Formation by Inhibiting Serotonin Synthesis in the Duodenum

    Vijay K. Yadav;Je Hwang Ryu;Nina Suda;Kenji F. Tanaka

  • A serotonin-dependent mechanism explains the leptin regulation of bone mass, appetite, and energy expenditure.

    Vijay K. Yadav;Franck Oury;Nina Suda;Zhong Wu Liu

  • Hippocampal Memory Traces Are Differentially Modulated by Experience, Time, and Adult Neurogenesis

    Christine A. Denny;Mazen A. Kheirbek;Eva L. Alba;Kenji F. Tanaka

  • The role of exon sequences in splice site selection.

    Akiya Watakabe;Kenji Tanaka;Yoshiro Shimura

  • Transformation of Astrocytes to a Neuroprotective Phenotype by Microglia via P2Y1 Receptor Downregulation

    Youichi Shinozaki;Keisuke Shibata;Keitaro Yoshida;Eiji Shigetomi

  • Functional Connectome of the Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron

    Nao Chuhma;Kenji F. Tanaka;Kenji F. Tanaka;René Hen;Stephen Rayport

  • Chemical Landscape for Tissue Clearing Based on Hydrophilic Reagents.

    Kazuki Tainaka;Tatsuya C. Murakami;Etsuo A. Susaki;Chika Shimizu

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

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

  • A three-dimensional single-cell-resolution whole-brain atlas using CUBIC-X expansion microscopy and tissue clearing

    Tatsuya C. Murakami;Tomoyuki Mano;Shu Saikawa;Shuhei A. Horiguchi;Shuhei A. Horiguchi

  • Optogenetic activation of dorsal raphe serotonin neurons enhances patience for future rewards

    Kayoko W. Miyazaki;Katsuhiko Miyazaki;Kenji F. Tanaka;Akihiro Yamanaka

  • Optogenetic manipulation of activity and temporally controlled cell-specific ablation reveal a role for MCH neurons in sleep/wake regulation.

    Tomomi Tsunematsu;Takafumi Ueno;Sawako Tabuchi;Ayumu Inutsuka

  • Optogenetic countering of glial acidosis suppresses glial glutamate release and ischemic brain damage.

    Kaoru Beppu;Takuya Sasaki;Kenji F. Tanaka;Akihiro Yamanaka

  • 5-HT1A Receptors on Mature Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells are Critical for the Antidepressant Response

    Benjamin Adam Samuels;Christoph Anacker;Alice Hu;Marjorie R Levinstein

  • In Vivo Visualization of Subtle, Transient, and Local Activity of Astrocytes Using an Ultrasensitive Ca2+ Indicator

    Kazunori Kanemaru;Hiroshi Sekiya;Ming Xu;Kaname Satoh

  • Expanding the repertoire of optogenetically targeted cells with an enhanced gene expression system.

    Kenji F. Tanaka;Kenji F. Tanaka;Ko Matsui;Takuya Sasaki;Hiromi Sano

  • Mitral cells in the olfactory bulb are mainly excited through a multistep signaling path.

    David H. Gire;Kevin M. Franks;Joseph D. Zak;Kenji F. Tanaka

  • Behavioral and serotonergic consequences of decreasing or increasing hippocampus brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein levels in mice.

    T. Deltheil;B.P. Guiard;J. Cerdan;D.J. David;D.J. David

  • Application of an optogenetic byway for perturbing neuronal activity via glial photostimulation

    Takuya Sasaki;Kaoru Beppu;Kenji F. Tanaka;Yugo Fukazawa

  • Heparan Sulfate Organizes Neuronal Synapses through Neurexin Partnerships.

    Peng Zhang;Hong Lu;Rui T. Peixoto;Rui T. Peixoto;Mary K. Pines

  • Astroglial glutamate transporter deficiency increases synaptic excitability and leads to pathological repetitive behaviors in mice.

    Tomomi Aida;Junichi Yoshida;Masatoshi Nomura;Asami Tanimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Masaru Mimura
Masaru Mimura Keio University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Manabu Abe
Manabu Abe Niigata University
Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa Fujita Health University
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University

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