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Matteo Caleo

Matteo Caleo

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Neuroscience

D-Index
52
Citations
9422
World Ranking
5345
National Ranking
264

Overview

Matteo Caleo is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and specializes in neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans various subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and rehabilitation. The scientist's work covers key topics such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neural dynamics and brain function, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neuroscience and neural engineering, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, as well as neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Recent publications by Matteo Caleo illustrate a focus on both fundamental and applied aspects of neuroscience. These include:

  • Advanced Neurotechnologies for the Restoration of Motor Function, 2020, Neuron
  • The functional characterization of callosal connections, 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • Differential roles of pyramidal and fast-spiking, GABAergic neurons in the control of glioma cell proliferation, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Glial-fibrillary-acidic-protein (GFAP) biomarker detection in serum-matrix: Functionalization strategies and detection by an ultra-high-frequency surface-acoustic-wave (UHF-SAW) lab-on-chip, 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Experimental and Computational Study on Motor Control and Recovery After Stroke: Toward a Constructive Loop Between Experimental and Virtual Embodied Neuroscience, 2020, Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuro-Oncology, Neurobiology of Disease, Toxicon, and Progress in Neurobiology.

Matteo Caleo has collaborated extensively with several researchers, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to neuroscience research. Frequent co-authors include Eleonora Vannini, Cristina Spalletti, Silvestro Micera, Alberto Mazzoni, and Laura Restani.

Best Publications

  • Environmental enrichment strengthens corticocortical interactions and reduces amyloid-β oligomers in aged mice

    Marco Mainardi;Angelo Di Garbo;Matteo Caleo;Nicoletta Berardi

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is required for the enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis following environmental enrichment

    Chiara Rossi;Andrea Angelucci;Laura Costantin;Chiara Braschi

  • Long-Distance Retrograde Effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin A

    Flavia Antonucci;Chiara Rossi;Laura Gianfranceschi;Ornella Rossetto

  • Microvesicles released from microglia stimulate synaptic activity via enhanced sphingolipid metabolism

    Flavia Antonucci;Elena Turola;Loredana Riganti;Matteo Caleo

  • Neuroplastic Changes Following Brain Ischemia and their Contribution to Stroke Recovery: Novel Approaches in Neurorehabilitation

    Claudia Alia;Cristina Spalletti;Stefano Lai;Alessandro Panarese

  • Botulinum Neurotoxins A and E Undergo Retrograde Axonal Transport in Primary Motor Neurons

    Laura Restani;Francesco Giribaldi;Maria Manich;Maria Manich;Kinga Bercsenyi

  • Neuroinflammatory targets and treatments for epilepsy validated in experimental models

    Eleonora Aronica;Sebastian Bauer;Yuri Bozzi;Yuri Bozzi;Matteo Caleo

  • A Radial Glia-Specific Role of RhoA in Double Cortex Formation

    Silvia Cappello;Christian R.J. Böhringer;Matteo Bergami;Karl-Klaus Conzelmann

  • Evidence for anterograde transport and transcytosis of botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT/A).

    Laura Restani;Flavia Antonucci;Laura Gianfranceschi;Chiara Rossi

  • Epilepsy as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder

    Yuri Bozzi;Simona Casarosa;Simona Casarosa;Matteo Caleo

  • Randomized trial on the effects of a combined physical/cognitive training in aged MCI subjects: the Train the Brain study

    L. Maffei;E. Picano;M. G. Andreassi;A. Angelucci

  • Synergistic Effects of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Chondroitinase ABC on Retinal Fiber Sprouting after Denervation of the Superior Colliculus in Adult Rats

    Daniela Tropea;Matteo Caleo;Lamberto Maffei

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is an anterograde survival factor in the rat visual system

    Matteo Caleo;Elisabetta Menna;Sabrina Chierzi;Maria Cristina Cenni

  • Acute retinal ganglion cell injury caused by intraocular pressure spikes is mediated by endogenous extracellular ATP

    Valentina Resta;Elena Novelli;Giovanni Vozzi;Cristiano Scarpa

  • Early depolarizing GABA controls critical-period plasticity in the rat visual cortex

    Gabriele Deidda;Manuela Allegra;Chiara Cerri;Shovan Naskar

  • The Chemokine CCL2 Mediates the Seizure-enhancing Effects of Systemic Inflammation.

    Chiara Cerri;Sacha Genovesi;Manuela Allegra;Francesco Pistillo

  • Central effects of tetanus and botulinum neurotoxins

    Matteo Caleo;Giampietro Schiavo

  • More than at the Neuromuscular Synapse Actions of Botulinum Neurotoxin A in the Central Nervous System

    Riccardo Mazzocchio;Matteo Caleo

  • AP2gamma regulates basal progenitor fate in a region- and layer-specific manner in the developing cortex.

    Luisa Pinto;Daniela Drechsel;Marie-Theres Schmid;Jovica Ninkovic

  • Epileptiform Activity and Cognitive Deficits in SNAP-25+/− Mice are Normalized by Antiepileptic Drugs

    Irene Corradini;Andrea Donzelli;Flavia Antonucci;Hans Welzl

  • Advanced Neurotechnologies for the Restoration of Motor Function

    Silvestro Micera;Silvestro Micera;Matteo Caleo;Carmelo Chisari;Friedhelm C. Hummel

  • Antiepileptic Effects of Botulinum Neurotoxin E

    Laura Costantin;Yuri Bozzi;Cristina Richichi;Alessandro Viegi

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Lamberto Maffei
Lamberto Maffei National Research Council (CNR)
Yuri Bozzi
Yuri Bozzi University of Trento
Simone Rossi
Simone Rossi University of Siena
Nicoletta Berardi
Nicoletta Berardi University of Florence
Enrica Strettoi
Enrica Strettoi National Research Council (CNR)
Tibor Harkany
Tibor Harkany Medical University of Vienna
Alberto Priori
Alberto Priori University of Milan
Annamaria Vezzani
Annamaria Vezzani Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Magdalena Götz
Magdalena Götz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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