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Michael M. Halassa

Michael M. Halassa

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
11638
World Ranking
8205
National Ranking
3515

Michael M. Halassa publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael M. Halassa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael M. Halassa D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael M. Halassa sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael M. Halassa is a researcher affiliated with MIT in the United States, specializing primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research focuses on a range of topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Recent publications by Michael M. Halassa include:

  • Distinct subnetworks of the thalamic reticular nucleus (2020, Nature)
  • Thalamic subnetworks as units of function (2022, Nature Neuroscience)
  • An Ultra-Sensitive Step-Function Opsin for Minimally Invasive Optogenetic Stimulation in Mice and Macaques (2020, Neuron)
  • Thalamic circuits for independent control of prefrontal signal and noise (2021, Nature)
  • Variation of connectivity across exemplar sensory and associative thalamocortical loops in the mouse (2020, eLife)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Michael include:

  • Ralf Wimmer
  • Arghya Mukherjee
  • Norman H. Lam
  • Bin Wang
  • Burkhard Pleger

The main venues in which this researcher has published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuron
  • Cell Reports Medicine

Michael M. Halassa has also contributed to academic books, with a publication titled "The Thalamus" (2022) through Cambridge University Press.

The researcher was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The tripartite synapse: roles for gliotransmission in health and disease

    Michael M. Halassa;Tommaso Fellin;Philip G. Haydon

  • Integrated brain circuits: astrocytic networks modulate neuronal activity and behavior.

    Michael M. Halassa;Philip G. Haydon

  • Astrocytic Modulation of Sleep Homeostasis and Cognitive Consequences of Sleep Loss

    Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Cedrick Florian;Tommaso Fellin;James R. Munoz

  • Synaptic Islands Defined by the Territory of a Single Astrocyte

    Michael M. Halassa;Tommaso Fellin;Hajime Takano;Jing-Hui Dong

  • Thalamic amplification of cortical connectivity sustains attentional control

    L. Ian Schmitt;Ralf D. Wimmer;Miho Nakajima;Michael Happ

  • Thalamic control of sensory selection in divided attention

    Ralf D. Wimmer;L. Ian Schmitt;Thomas J. Davidson;Miho Nakajima

  • Thalamic functions in distributed cognitive control.

    Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Sabine Kastner

  • Selective optical drive of thalamic reticular nucleus generates thalamic bursts and cortical spindles

    Michael M Halassa;Joshua H Siegle;Jason T Ritt;Jonathan T Ting

  • State-Dependent Architecture of Thalamic Reticular Subnetworks

    Michael M. Halassa;Zhe Chen;Ralf D. Wimmer;Philip M. Brunetti

  • Fusion-related Release of Glutamate from Astrocytes

    Qi Zhang;Tina Pangrsic;Marko Kreft;Mojca Krzan

  • Thalamic regulation of switching between cortical representations enables cognitive flexibility.

    Rajeev V Rikhye;Aditya Gilra;Michael M Halassa;Michael M Halassa

  • Thalamocortical Circuit Motifs: A General Framework.

    Michael M. Halassa;S. Murray Sherman

  • The impact of NMDA receptor hypofunction on GABAergic neurons in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

    Samuel M. Cohen;Richard W. Tsien;Donald C. Goff;Donald C. Goff;Michael M. Halassa

  • Tripartite synapses: roles for astrocytic purines in the control of synaptic physiology and behavior.

    Michael M. Halassa;Tommaso Fellin;Philip G. Haydon

  • IL-17a promotes sociability in mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Michael Douglas Reed;Michael Douglas Reed;Yeong Shin Yim;Yeong Shin Yim;Ralf D. Wimmer;Ralf D. Wimmer;Ralf D. Wimmer;Hyunju Kim

  • Endogenous nonneuronal modulators of synaptic transmission control cortical slow oscillations in vivo

    Tommaso Fellin;Michael M. Halassa;Miho Terunuma;Francesca Succol

  • Astrocyte-Derived Adenosine and A1 Receptor Activity Contribute to Sleep Loss-Induced Deficits in Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Memory in Mice

    Cédrick Florian;Christopher G. Vecsey;Michael M. Halassa;Philip G. Haydon

  • Thalamic reticular nucleus induces fast and local modulation of arousal state

    Laura D Lewis;Laura D Lewis;Jakob Voigts;Francisco J Flores;Francisco J Flores;L Ian Schmitt

  • Thalamic control of functional cortical connectivity.

    Miho Nakajima;Michael M Halassa;Michael M Halassa

  • Thalamic Inhibition: Diverse Sources, Diverse Scales

    Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;László Acsády

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip G. Haydon
Philip G. Haydon Tufts University
Tommaso Fellin
Tommaso Fellin Italian Institute of Technology
Jonathan T. Ting
Jonathan T. Ting Allen Institute for Brain Science
Zhe Chen
Zhe Chen Aalborg University
Karl Deisseroth
Karl Deisseroth Stanford University
Wei Ji Ma
Wei Ji Ma New York University
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology

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