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Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir

Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
6726
World Ranking
8740
National Ranking
656

Overview

Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience, with notable contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their work frequently addresses Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Cancer Research.

The core topics of their scientific investigation revolve around mechanisms underlying neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, as well as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Additional focus areas include axon guidance and neuronal signaling, RNA research and splicing, microRNA in disease regulation, and elements of neuroscience and neural engineering.

Key recent publications by Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir include:

  • Periods of synchronized myelin changes shape brain function and plasticity, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • iPS-cell-derived microglia promote brain organoid maturation via cholesterol transfer, 2023, Nature
  • Myelin: A gatekeeper of activity-dependent circuit plasticity?, 2021, Science
  • Human astrocytes and microglia show augmented ingestion of synapses in Alzheimer's disease via MFG-E8, 2023, Cell Reports Medicine
  • Nutritional regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation regulates perineuronal net remodeling in the median eminence, 2021, Cell Reports

Ragnhildur has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including Balázs Varga, Yasmine Kamen, Helena Pivoňková, Kimberley Anne Evans, and Joseph J. Y. Wong. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications in prominent peer-reviewed journals.

Their research outputs are commonly published in a range of scientific venues, most notably Cell Reports, Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and ECS Meeting Abstracts.

Best Publications

  • NMDA receptors are expressed in oligodendrocytes and activated in ischaemia

    Ragnhildur Káradóttir;Pauline Cavelier;Linda H. Bergersen;David Attwell

  • Aberrant methylation of tRNAs links cellular stress to neuro‐developmental disorders

    Sandra Blanco;Sabine Dietmann;Joana V Flores;Shobbir Hussain

  • Spiking and nonspiking classes of oligodendrocyte precursor glia in CNS white matter

    Ragnhildur Káradóttir;Nicola B Hamilton;Yamina Bakiri;David Attwell

  • Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells Become Regionally Diverse and Heterogeneous with Age.

    Sonia Olivia Spitzer;Sergey Sitnikov;Yasmine Kamen;Kimberley Anne Evans

  • Neuregulin and BDNF induce a switch to NMDA receptor-dependent myelination by oligodendrocytes.

    Iben Lundgaard;Aryna Luzhynskaya;John H. Stockley;Zhen Wang

  • Neuronal activity regulates remyelination via glutamate signalling to oligodendrocyte progenitors.

    Hélène O. B. Gautier;Kimberley A. Evans;Katrin Volbracht;Rachel James

  • Mechanical difference between white and gray matter in the rat cerebellum measured by scanning force microscopy.

    Andreas F. Christ;Kristian Franze;Helene Gautier;Pouria Moshayedi

  • Neurotransmitter receptors in the life and death of oligodendrocytes.

    R. Káradóttir;D. Attwell

  • Unraveling the secrets of white matter – Bridging the gap between cellular, animal and human imaging studies

    K.B. Walhovd;K.B. Walhovd;H. Johansen-Berg;R.T. Káradóttir

  • iPS-cell-derived microglia promote brain organoid maturation via cholesterol transfer

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  • Astrocyte response to motor neuron injury promotes structural synaptic plasticity via STAT3-regulated TSP-1 expression

    Giulia E. Tyzack;Sergey Sitnikov;Daniel Barson;Kerala L. Adams-Carr

  • Periods of synchronized myelin changes shape brain function and plasticity.

    Omar de Faria;Helena Pivonkova;Balazs Varga;Sebastian Timmler

  • Early maturation and distinct tau pathology in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from patients with MAPT mutations

    Mariangela Iovino;Sylvia Agathou;Ana González-Rueda;Martin Del Castillo Velasco-Herrera

  • Myelin: A gatekeeper of activity-dependent circuit plasticity?

    Giulia Bonetto;David Belin;Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir;Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir

  • A Preferential Role for Glycolysis in Preventing the Anoxic Depolarization of Rat Hippocampal Area CA1 Pyramidal Cells

    Nicola J Allen;Ragnhildur Káradóttir;David Attwell

  • Surpassing light-induced cell damage in vitro with novel cell culture media.

    John H. Stockley;Kimberley Evans;Moritz Matthey;Katrin Volbracht

  • High yields of oligodendrocyte lineage cells from human embryonic stem cells at physiological oxygen tensions for evaluation of translational biology

    Sybil R.L. Stacpoole;Sonia Spitzer;Bilada Bilican;Alastair Compston

  • Endogenous GABA controls oligodendrocyte lineage cell number, myelination, and CNS internode length

    Nicola Hamilton;Laura E. Clarke;I. Lorena Arancibia-Carcamo;Eleni Kougioumtzidou

  • A neuronal PI(3,4,5)P 3 -dependent program of oligodendrocyte precursor recruitment and myelination

    Sandra Goebbels;Georg L. Wieser;Alexander Pieper;Sonia Spitzer

  • Glutamatergic signaling in the brain's white matter.

    Y. Bakiri;V. Burzomato;G. Frugier;N.B. Hamilton

  • Reversal or reduction of glutamate and GABA transport in CNS pathology and therapy

    Nicola J. Allen;Ragnhildur Káradóttir;David Attwell

  • Testing NMDA receptor block as a therapeutic strategy for reducing ischaemic damage to CNS white matter

    Yamina Bakiri;Nicola B. Hamilton;Ragnhildur Káradóttir;David Attwell

  • Morphological and electrical properties of oligodendrocytes in the white matter of the corpus callosum and cerebellum.

    Yamina Bakiri;Ragnhildur Káradóttir;Lee Cossell;David Attwell

  • Spiking and nonspiking classes of oligodendrocyte precursor glia in CNS white matter (vol 11, pg 450, 2008)

    R Karadottir;NB Hamilton;Y Bakiri;D Attwell

Frequent Co-Authors

David Attwell
David Attwell University College London
Chao Zhao
Chao Zhao University of Cambridge
Edward S. Ruthazer
Edward S. Ruthazer Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Kristine B. Walhovd
Kristine B. Walhovd Oslo University Hospital
Ole Paulsen
Ole Paulsen University of Cambridge
James W. Fawcett
James W. Fawcett University of Cambridge
Linda H. Bergersen
Linda H. Bergersen University of Oslo
Maria Grazia Spillantini
Maria Grazia Spillantini University of Cambridge
Nicola J. Allen
Nicola J. Allen Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Manuel Mameli
Manuel Mameli University of Lausanne

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