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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nobuo Suga is a researcher affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis, United States. Their work primarily spans the field of neuroscience, with a focus on several subfields including sensory systems, cognitive neuroscience, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The research contributions of Nobuo Suga cover important topics such as olfactory and sensory function studies, neural dynamics and brain function, and neurobiology and insect physiology research. These areas of interest highlight a broad engagement with how sensory information is processed and interpreted by the nervous system at multiple levels.

Nobuo Suga's scholarly output includes publications in notable journals, with one recent paper titled "Plasticity of the adult auditory system based on corticocortical and corticofugal modulations," published in 2020 in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. This work has been cited multiple times and represents part of their ongoing contribution to understanding neural plasticity and auditory system function.

  • Plasticity of the adult auditory system based on corticocortical and corticofugal modulations (2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)

The researcher has a consistent publication record in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, which is indicative of their engagement with interdisciplinary and biobehavioral aspects of neuroscience.

  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Throughout their career, Nobuo Suga has been recognized by various academic bodies. They have received the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience in 2004. Additionally, they have been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1998, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1992, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1981.

These honors reflect sustained involvement and acknowledgment by the scientific community over several decades. Nobuo Suga's research contributes to the understanding of complex brain functions and sensory modalities, especially auditory processing, leveraging both cellular and systems neuroscience approaches.

Best Publications

  • Multiparametric corticofugal modulation and plasticity in the auditory system

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  • Experience-dependent plasticity in the auditory cortex and the inferior colliculus of bats : role of the corticofugal system

    Enquan Gao;Nobuo Suga

  • The corticofugal system for hearing: Recent progress

    Nobuo Suga;Enquan Gao;Yunfeng Zhang;Xiaofeng Ma

  • Corticofugal modulation of frequency processing in bat auditory system

    Yunfeng Zhang;Nobuo Suga;Jun Yan

  • Corticofugal modulation of the midbrain frequency map in the bat auditory system.

    Wei Yan;Nobuo Suga

  • Experience-dependent corticofugal adjustment of midbrain frequency map in bat auditory system

    Enquan Gao;Nobuo Suga

  • Neural axis representing target range in the auditory cortex of the mustache bat.

    Nobuo Suga;William E. O'Neill

  • Analysis of acoustic elements and syntax in communication sounds emitted by mustached bats.

    Jagmeet S. Kanwal;Sumiko Matsumura;Kevin Ohlemiller;Nobuo Suga

  • Cortical computational maps for auditory imaging

    Nobuo Suga

  • Corticofugal modulation of time-domain processing of biosonar information in bats

    Jun Yan;Nobuo Suga

  • Plasticity and corticofugal modulation for hearing in adult animals.

    Nobuo Suga;Zhongju Xiao;Xiaofeng Ma;Weiqing Ji

  • Encoding of target range and its representation in the auditory cortex of the mustached bat.

    WE O'Neill;N Suga

  • Specificity of combination-sensitive neurons for processing of complex biosonar signals in auditory cortex of the mustached bat

    N. Suga;W. E. O'Neill;K. Kujirai;T. Manabe

  • Cortical Neurons Sensitive to Combinations of Information-Bearing Elements of Biosonar Signals in the Mustache Bat

    Nobuo Suga;William E. O'Neill;Toshiki Manabe

  • Target range-sensitive neurons in the auditory cortex of the mustache bat

    William E. O'Neill;Nobuo Suga

  • Neural Attenuation of Responses to Emitted Sounds in Echolocating Bats

    Nobuo Suga;Peter Schlegel

  • Disproportionate tonotopic representation for processing CF-FM sonar signals in the mustache bat auditory cortex

    Nobuo Suga;Philip H.-S. Jen

  • Role of corticofugal feedback in hearing.

    Nobuo Suga

  • Peripheral specialization for fine analysis of doppler-shifted echoes in the auditory system of the “CF-FM” bat Pteronotus parnellii

    N. Suga;J. A. Simmons;P. H. Jen

  • Modulation of cochlear hair cells by the auditory cortex in the mustached bat.

    Zhongju Xiao;Nobuo Suga

  • Modulation of responses and frequency tuning of thalamic and collicular neurons by cortical activation in mustached bats.

    Yunfeng Zhang;Nobuo Suga

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip H.-S. Jen
Philip H.-S. Jen University of Missouri
Kevin K. Ohlemiller
Kevin K. Ohlemiller Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel Margoliash
Daniel Margoliash University of Chicago

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