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Masami Takahashi

Masami Takahashi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
9719
World Ranking
13408
National Ranking
940

Overview

Masami Takahashi is affiliated with Kitasato University in Japan and has contributed to research primarily in the field of psychology, with an emphasis on experimental and cognitive psychology. Their scholarly activity includes work related to neuropsychology, physiological psychology, health, general health professions, and information systems and management.

Their research interests span multiple interconnected topics, including aging and gerontology research, health disparities and outcomes, health, psychology, and well-being, as well as technology adoption and user behaviour. Additionally, they have engaged with subjects related to digital platforms, economics, digital mental health interventions, and sleep and work-related fatigue.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Masami Takahashi include the following:

  • Japanese people's conceptualization of wisdom: Qualitative analysis of interviews with middle-aged and older adults, 2021, OUKA (Osaka University Knowledge Archive) (Osaka University)
  • :, 2020, Medical Entomology and Zoology
  • Japan's Study on International Taxation in the Digital Economy: Fairness in Taxation, Trade and Competition, 2022, International Transfer Pricing Journal
  • Sleep Misalignment and Cognitive Decline in Everyday Life-Social Jet Lag as a Proxy for Chronic Sleep Deprivation, 2025, Journal of Sleep Research

Throughout their publication record, Masami Takahashi has collaborated with a range of coauthors, including:

  • Ayaka Kasuga
  • Shinichi Sato
  • Y. Katagiri

Their frequent publication venues reflect the diverse nature of their work and include:

  • OUKA (Osaka University Knowledge Archive) (Osaka University)
  • Medical Entomology and Zoology
  • International Transfer Pricing Journal
  • Journal of Sleep Research

Best Publications

  • Identification of a syntaxin-binding site on N-type calcium channels.

    Zu Hang Sheng;Jens Rettig;Masami Takahashi;William A. Catterall

  • Beta phorbol ester- and diacylglycerol-induced augmentation of transmitter release is mediated by Munc13s and not by PKCs.

    Jeong Seop Rhee;Andrea Betz;Sonja Pyott;Kerstin Reim

  • Phosphorylation of 25-kDa Synaptosome-associated Protein POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN PROTEIN KINASE C-MEDIATED REGULATION OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE

    Youji Shimazaki;Tei Ichi Nishiki;Akira Omori;Mariko Sekiguchi

  • The high-affinity binding of Clostridium botulinum type B neurotoxin to synaptotagmin II associated with gangliosides GT1b/GD1a

    Tei Ichi Nishiki;Yoshimi Tokuyama;Yoichi Kamata;Yasuo Nemoto

  • Actin depolymerizing factor and cofilin phosphorylation dynamics: Response to signals that regulate neurite extension

    Peter J. Meberg;Shoichiro Ono;Shoichiro Ono;Laurie S. Minamide;Masami Takahashi

  • RIM1 confers sustained activity and neurotransmitter vesicle anchoring to presynaptic Ca2+ channels.

    Shigeki Kiyonaka;Minoru Wakamori;Takafumi Miki;Yoshitsugu Uriu

  • Neurotransmitter release from synaptotagmin-deficient clonal variants of PC12 cells

    Yoko Shoji-Kasai;Akira Yoshida;Kazuki Sato;Toshimitsu Hoshino

  • The Activation of Exocytotic Sites by the Formation of Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Microdomains at Syntaxin Clusters *

    Kyota Aoyagi;Tsukiko Sugaya;Masato Umeda;Seiji Yamamoto

  • Left-right asymmetry of the hippocampal synapses with differential subunit allocation of glutamate receptors

    Yoshiaki Shinohara;Hajime Hirase;Masahiko Watanabe;Makoto Itakura

  • Voltage-dependent potentiation of the activity of cardiac L-type calcium channel alpha 1 subunits due to phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase

    Adrian Sculptoreanu;Eric Rotman;Masami Takahashi;Todd Scheuer

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases the stimulation-evoked release of glutamate and the levels of exocytosis-associated proteins in cultured cortical neurons from embryonic rats.

    Nobuyuki Takei;Kumi Sasaoka;Ko Inoue;Masami Takahashi

  • Interaction of SNARE Complexes with P/Q-type Calcium Channels in Rat Cerebellar Synaptosomes

    Nicole Martin-Moutot;Nathalie Charvin;Christian Leveque;Kazuki Sato

  • Interaction of Cysteine String Proteins with the α1A Subunit of the P/Q-type Calcium Channel

    Christian Leveque;Sandrine Pupier;Beatrice Marqueze;Lionel Geslin

  • Direct interaction of the calcium sensor protein synaptotagmin I with a cytoplasmic domain of the α1A subunit of the P/Q‐type calcium channel

    Nathalie Charvin;Christian Lévêque;Denise Walker;Frédérique Berton

  • BDNF pro-peptide actions facilitate hippocampal LTD and are altered by the common BDNF polymorphism Val66Met

    Toshiyuki Mizui;Yasuyuki Ishikawa;Yasuyuki Ishikawa;Haruko Kumanogoh;Maria Lume

  • Activity-dependent phosphorylation of Ser187 is required for SNAP-25-negative modulation of neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels

    Davide Pozzi;Steven Condliffe;Yuri Bozzi;Maia Chikhladze

  • Binding of botulinum type B neurotoxin to Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with rat synaptotagmin II cDNA

    Tei Ichi Nishiki;Tei Ichi Nishiki;Yoshimi Tokuyama;Yoichi Kamata;Yasuo Nemoto

  • TARPs gamma-2 and gamma-7 are essential for AMPA receptor expression in the cerebellum.

    Maya Yamazaki;Masahiro Fukaya;Kouichi Hashimoto;Kouichi Hashimoto;Miwako Yamasaki

  • PROTEIN KINASE C AND CA2+/CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II PHOSPHORYLATE A NOVEL 58-KDA PROTEIN IN SYNAPTIC VESICLES

    Masami Takahashi;Yasuyoshi Arimatsu;Shinobu Fujita;Yoshiko Fujimoto

  • Transfection analysis of functional roles of complexin I and II in the exocytosis of two different types of secretory vesicles.

    Makoto Itakura;Hidemi Misawa;Mariko Sekiguchi;Seiichi Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuki Sato
Kazuki Sato Fukuoka Women's University
Shunji Kozaki
Shunji Kozaki Osaka Metropolitan University
Masahiro Fukaya
Masahiro Fukaya Kitasato University
Yasuo Mori
Yasuo Mori Kyoto University
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
William A. Catterall
William A. Catterall University of Washington
J Newsom-Davis
J Newsom-Davis University of Oxford
Yugo Fukazawa
Yugo Fukazawa University of Fukui
Kaoru Inokuchi
Kaoru Inokuchi University of Toyama

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