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Shaowen Bao is a researcher affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States, focusing primarily on neuroscience. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including cognitive neuroscience, sensory systems, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and speech and hearing.

The researcher's contributions emphasize topics related to hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, and genetics, as well as hearing loss and rehabilitation. Their broader investigations also cover neural dynamics and brain function, vestibular and auditory disorders, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, noise effects and management, and aspects of neuroscience related to respiration and sleep.

Shaowen Bao has published extensively in multiple scientific venues. Prominent journals featuring their work include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience
  • Current topics in behavioral neurosciences

Their recent publications include:

  • "Neuroinflammation and Tinnitus," 2021, published in Current topics in behavioral neurosciences
  • "Chemogenetic Activation of Cortical Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons Reverses Noise-Induced Impairments in Gap Detection," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Graphene-electrode array for brain map remodeling of the cortical surface," 2021, NPG Asia Materials
  • "Increasing endogenous activity of NMDARs on GABAergic neurons increases inhibition, alters sensory processing and prevents noise-induced tinnitus," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Diffusible Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-α) Promotes Noise-Induced Parvalbumin-Positive (PV+) Neuron Loss and Auditory Processing Impairments," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Shaowen Bao's research practice. Frequent coauthors include Samer Masri, Weihua Wang, Di Deng, Alexander K. Zinsmaier, and Sungchil Yang, each of whom has worked on multiple projects with Bao.

This profile reflects a research focus grounded in understanding auditory and neurological processes, involving experimental and translational studies within neuroscience and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Cortical remodelling induced by activity of ventral tegmental dopamine neurons

    Shaowen Bao;Vincent T. Chan;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Persistent and specific influences of early acoustic environments on primary auditory cortex

    Li I. Zhang;Shaowen Bao;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Deficient Cerebellar Long-Term Depression, Impaired Eyeblink Conditioning, and Normal Motor Coordination in GFAP Mutant Mice

    Katsuei Shibuki;Hiroshi Gomi;Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao

  • Critical period window for spectral tuning defined in the primary auditory cortex (A1) in the rat.

    Etienne de Villers-Sidani;Edward F. Chang;Shaowen Bao;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Impaired motor coordination correlates with persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation in PKCγ mutant mice

    Chong Chen;Chong Chen;Masanobu Kano;Asa Abeliovich;Asa Abeliovich;Lu Chen

  • Temporal plasticity in the primary auditory cortex induced by operant perceptual learning

    Shaowen Bao;Edward F Chang;Jennifer Woods;Michael M Merzenich

  • Homeostatic plasticity drives tinnitus perception in an animal model.

    Sungchil Yang;Benjamin D. Weiner;Li S. Zhang;Sung-Jin Cho

  • Disruption of primary auditory cortex by synchronous auditory inputs during a critical period

    Li I. Zhang;Shaowen Bao;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Impaired classical eyeblink conditioning in cerebellar-lesioned and Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mutant mice

    Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao;Jon M. Lockard;Jeansok J. Kim

  • Selective enhancement of emotional, but not motor, learning in monoamine oxidase A-deficient mice

    Jeansok J. Kim;Jean C. Shih;Kevin Chen;Lu Chen

  • Development of spectral and temporal response selectivity in the auditory cortex.

    Edward F. Chang;Shaowen Bao;Kazuo Imaizumi;Christoph E. Schreiner

  • Early experience impairs perceptual discrimination.

    Yoon K Han;Hania Köver;Michele N Insanally;John H Semerdjian

  • Cerebellar cortical inhibition and classical eyeblink conditioning.

    Shaowen Bao;Lu Chen;Jeansok J. Kim;Richard F. Thompson

  • Tuning up the developing auditory CNS

    Dan H Sanes;Shaowen Bao

  • Impaired cerebellar synapse maturation in waggler, a mutant mouse with a disrupted neuronal calcium channel γ subunit

    Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao;Xiaoxi Qiao;Richard F. Thompson

  • Feature-Dependent Sensitive Periods in the Development of Complex Sound Representation

    Michele N. Insanally;Hania Köver;Heesoo Kim;Shaowen Bao

  • Progressive Degradation and Subsequent Refinement of Acoustic Representations in the Adult Auditory Cortex

    Shaowen Bao;Edward F. Chang;Jonathan D. Davis;Kevin T. Gobeske

  • Cerebellar Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-TrkB Defect Associated with Impairment of Eyeblink Conditioning in Stargazer Mutant Mice

    Xiaoxi Qiao;Lu Chen;Hua Gao;Shaowen Bao

  • Neuroinflammation mediates noise-induced synaptic imbalance and tinnitus in rodent models

    Weihua Wang;Li. S. Zhang;Li. S. Zhang;Alexander K. Zinsmaier;Genevieve Patterson

  • Optogenetic activation of an inhibitory network enhances feedforward functional connectivity in auditory cortex.

    Liberty S. Hamilton;Jascha Sohl-Dickstein;Alexander G. Huth;Vanessa M. Carels

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Lu Chen
Lu Chen Stanford University
Richard F. Thompson
Richard F. Thompson University of Southern California
Edward F. Chang
Edward F. Chang University of California, San Francisco
Jeansok J. Kim
Jeansok J. Kim University of Washington
Li I. Zhang
Li I. Zhang University of Southern California
Michael P. Kilgard
Michael P. Kilgard The University of Texas at Dallas
Mark A. Gluck
Mark A. Gluck Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Karen B. Avraham
Karen B. Avraham Tel Aviv University
Jong Hyun Ahn
Jong Hyun Ahn Yonsei University

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