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Nobuaki Tamamaki

Nobuaki Tamamaki

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Nobuaki Tamamaki is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan, specializing in Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple interconnected subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications highlight contributions to understanding neural mechanisms and development. Notable papers include:

  • The External Globus Pallidus as the Hub of the Auditory Cortico-Basal Ganglia Loop (2024, eNeuro)
  • Sequential pattern of sublayer formation in the paleocortex and neocortex (2020, Medical Molecular Morphology)
  • Two-Phase Lineage Specification of Telencephalon Progenitors Generated From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Characterization and Stage-Dependent Lineage Analysis of Intermediate Progenitors of Cortical GABAergic Interneurons (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • Formation of dorsal-ventral axis of the pallium derived from mouse embryonic stem cells (2020, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications)

Tamamaki's research topics encompass Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Neurological Disorders and Treatments, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's work include Makoto Nasu, Shigeyuki Esumi, Kenji Shimamura, Yuchio Yanagawa, and Takaichi Fukuda. The collaboration network has been reflected in multiple coauthored publications.

The scientist has published their work in several venues, notably:

  • eNeuro
  • Medical Molecular Morphology
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Overall, Nobuaki Tamamaki's scientific output contributes to a detailed understanding of brain development, neural circuit formation, and molecular processes underlying nervous system function. Their focus on experimental approaches within stem cell-derived models and neural progenitor characterization has advanced knowledge in developmental neuroscience and related biomedical fields.

Best Publications

  • Green fluorescent protein expression and colocalization with calretinin, parvalbumin, and somatostatin in the GAD67-GFP knock-in mouse.

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Yuchio Yanagawa;Ryohei Tomioka;Jun Ichi Miyazaki

  • Neurogenesis in the ependymal layer of the adult rat 3rd ventricle

    Yi Xu;Nobuaki Tamamaki;Toru Noda;Kazushi Kimura

  • Origin and Route of Tangentially Migrating Neurons in the Developing Neocortical Intermediate Zone

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Kazuhiro E. Fujimori;Rumiko Takauji

  • Hippocampal pyramidal cells excite inhibitory neurons through a single release site

    A. I. Gulyás;R. Miles;A. Sik;K. Tóth;K. Tóth

  • Radial glia is a progenitor of neocortical neurons in the developing cerebral cortex.

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Kouichi Nakamura;Keiko Okamoto;Takeshi Kaneko

  • Preservation of topography in the connections between the subiculum, field CA1, and the entorhinal cortex in rats

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Yoshiaki Nojyo

  • Demonstration of long-range GABAergic connections distributed throughout the mouse neocortex

    Ryohei Tomioka;Keiko Okamoto;Takahiro Furuta;Fumino Fujiyama

  • Projection of the entorhinal layer II neurons in the rat as revealed by intracellular pressure-injection of neurobiotin

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Yoshiaki Nojyo

  • Pyramidal neurons of upper cortical layers generated by NEX-positive progenitor cells in the subventricular zone

    Sheng Xi Wu;Sandra Goebbels;Kouichi Nakamura;Kazuhiro Nakamura

  • Differential distribution of vesicular glutamate transporters in the rat cerebellar cortex.

    H Hioki;F Fujiyama;K Taki;R Tomioka

  • Three-dimensional analysis of the whole axonal arbors originating from single CA2 pyramidal neurons in the rat hippocampus with the aid of a computer graphic technique

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Koutarou Abe;Yoshiaki Nojyo

  • Guidance of glial precursor cell migration by secreted cues in the developing optic nerve.

    Yoshihiko Sugimoto;Masahiko Taniguchi;Takeshi Yagi;Yoshio Akagi

  • Mechanisms of Neuropeptide Y, Peptide YY, and Pancreatic Polypeptide Inhibition of Identified Green Fluorescent Protein-Expressing GABA Neurons in the Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Arcuate Nucleus

    Claudio Acuna-Goycolea;Nobuaki Tamamaki;Yuchio Yanagawa;Kunihiko Obata

  • Nav1.1 haploinsufficiency in excitatory neurons ameliorates seizure-associated sudden death in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome

    Ikuo Ogiwara;Takuji Iwasato;Takuji Iwasato;Hiroyuki Miyamoto;Hiroyuki Miyamoto;Ryohei Iwata;Ryohei Iwata

  • Complete axon arborization of a single CA3 pyramidal cell in the rat hippocampus, and its relationship with postsynaptic parvalbumin-containing interneurons.

    A. Sik;N. Tamamaki;T. F. Freund

  • Disposition of the slab-like modules formed by axon branches originating from single CA1 pyramidal neurons in the rat hippocampus.

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Yoshiaki Nojyo

  • Parvalbumin neurons in the forebrain as revealed by parvalbumin-Cre transgenic mice

    Chiyoko Tanahira;Shigeyoshi Higo;Shigeyoshi Higo;Keisuke Watanabe;Ryohei Tomioka

  • Intracerebral microinjection of interleukin-4/interleukin-13 reduces β-amyloid accumulation in the ipsilateral side and improves cognitive deficits in young amyloid precursor protein 23 mice

    Koichi Kawahara;Michita Suenobu;Akira Yoshida;Kiyohiro Koga

  • Long-Range GABAergic Connections Distributed throughout the Neocortex and their Possible Function.

    Nobuaki Tamamaki;Ryohei Tomioka

  • In vivo transduction of central neurons using recombinant Sindbis virus: Golgi-like labeling of dendrites and axons with membrane-targeted fluorescent proteins

    Takahiro Furuta;Ryohei Tomioka;Kousuke Taki;Kouichi Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Kaneko
Takeshi Kaneko Kyoto University
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Sheng-Xi Wu
Sheng-Xi Wu Air Force Medical University
Takahiro Furuta
Takahiro Furuta Osaka University
Fumino Fujiyama
Fumino Fujiyama Doshisha University
Kunihiko Obata
Kunihiko Obata The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Kenji Sakimura
Kenji Sakimura Niigata University
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura Nagoya University
Itaru Imayoshi
Itaru Imayoshi Kyoto University
Klaus-Armin Nave
Klaus-Armin Nave Max Planck Society

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