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D-Index
92
Citations
37440
World Ranking
1015
National Ranking
539

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 1979 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael P. Stryker is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Retinal Development and Disorders, Wnt/β-catenin Signaling in Development and Cancer, and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling.

Michael P. Stryker has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with notable papers including:

  • "Clustered gamma-protocadherins regulate cortical interneuron programmed cell death" (2020, eLife)
  • "Oligodendrocytes and myelin limit neuronal plasticity in visual cortex" (2024, Nature)
  • "Gamma rhythms and visual information in mouse V1 specifically modulated by somatostatin+ neurons in reticular thalamus" (2021, eLife)
  • "Activity-dependent recruitment of inhibition and excitation in the awake mammalian cortex during electrical stimulation" (2023, Neuron)
  • "Aberrant cortical spine dynamics after concussive injury are reversed by integrated stress response inhibition" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Their frequent collaborators include Mahmood S. Hoseini, Benjamin Rakela, Megumi Kaneko, Andrea R. Hasenstaub, and Arturo Álvarez-Buylla.

Publication venues where Michael P. Stryker has commonly published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Nature
  • Neuron

Over the course of their career, Michael P. Stryker has received a number of recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (1990)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1979)

Best Publications

  • Somatosensory cortical map changes following digit amputation in adult monkeys

    Michael M. Merzenich;Randall J. Nelson;Michael P. Stryker;Max S. Cynader

  • Modulation of Visual Responses by Behavioral State in Mouse Visual Cortex

    Cristopher M. Niell;Michael P. Stryker

  • Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications

    Steven C. Cramer;Mriganka Sur;Bruce H. Dobkin;Charles J O'Brien

  • Highly Selective Receptive Fields in Mouse Visual Cortex

    Cristopher M. Niell;Michael P. Stryker

  • Local GABA Circuit Control of Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Developing Visual Cortex

    Takao K. Hensch;Michela Fagiolini;Nobuko Mataga;Michael P. Stryker

  • A Cortical Circuit for Gain Control by Behavioral State

    Yu Fu;Jason M. Tucciarone;Jason M. Tucciarone;J. Sebastian Espinosa;Nengyin Sheng

  • Experience-Dependent Plasticity of Binocular Responses in the Primary Visual Cortex of the Mouse

    Joshua A. Gordon;Michael P. Stryker

  • Binocular impulse blockade prevents the formation of ocular dominance columns in cat visual cortex

    MP Stryker;WA Harris

  • Ocular dominance in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex and the effects of monocular deprivation.

    C J Shatz;M P Stryker

  • Ocular dominance column development: analysis and simulation

    Kenneth D. Miller;Joseph B. Keller;Michael P. Stryker

  • Single-unit recording and stimulation in superior colliculus of the alert rhesus monkey.

    P H Schiller;M Stryker

  • Ocular dominance columns and their development in layer IV of the cat's visual cortex: a quantitative study.

    Simon Levay;Michael P. Stryker;Carla J. Shatz

  • Development and Plasticity of the Primary Visual Cortex

    J. Sebastian Espinosa;Michael P. Stryker

  • The Role of Visual Experience in the Development of Columns in Cat Visual Cortex

    Michael C. Crair;Deda C. Gillespie;Michael P. Stryker

  • New Paradigm for Optical Imaging: Temporally Encoded Maps of Intrinsic Signal

    Valery A. Kalatsky;Michael P. Stryker

  • Prenatal Tetrodotoxin Infusion Blocks Segregation of Retinogeniculate Afferents

    Carla J. Shatz;Michael P. Stryker

  • Rapid remodeling of axonal arbors in the visual cortex.

    Antonella Antonini;Michael P. Stryker

  • Anatomical demonstration of orientation columns in macaque monkey

    David H. Hubel;Torsten N. Wiesel;Michael P. Stryker

  • Sleep Enhances Plasticity in the Developing Visual Cortex

    Marcos G Frank;Naoum P Issa;Michael P Stryker

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Mediates One Component of Competitive, Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Developing Visual Cortex

    Megumi Kaneko;David Stellwagen;Robert C. Malenka;Michael P. Stryker

Frequent Co-Authors

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla University of California, San Francisco
Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth D. Miller Columbia University
Michael C. Crair
Michael C. Crair Yale University
Edward S. Ruthazer
Edward S. Ruthazer Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Alcino J. Silva
Alcino J. Silva University of California, Los Angeles
Marcos G. Frank
Marcos G. Frank Washington State University Spokane
Max S. Cynader
Max S. Cynader University of British Columbia
Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Kevin Fox
Kevin Fox Cardiff University
Takao K. Hensch
Takao K. Hensch Harvard University

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