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India
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
16071
World Ranking
6568
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in India Leader Award

Overview

Sumantra Chattarji is affiliated with the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India. Their research primarily spans Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

The primary topics addressed in their work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and Tryptophan and brain disorders.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sumantra Chattarji include:

  • Peter C. Kind
  • Biju Viswanath
  • David J. A. Wyllie
  • Meera Purushottam
  • Sanjeev Jain

Research output has been published in several venues with considerable frequency, which include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cell Reports
  • Molecular Autism
  • Neurobiology of Stress

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Chattarji include:

  • Lithium response in bipolar disorder correlates with improved cell viability of patient derived cell lines, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Corticosterone after acute stress prevents the delayed effects on the amygdala, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Cortical neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells lacking FMRP display altered spontaneous firing patterns, 2020, Molecular Autism
  • Systematic evaluation of the impact of defacing on quality and volumetric assessments on T1-weighted MR-images, 2021, Journal of Neuroradiology
  • Stress enhances hippocampal neuronal synchrony and alters ripple-spike interaction, 2021, Neurobiology of Stress

Best Publications

  • Stress, memory and the amygdala

    Benno Roozendaal;Bruce S. McEwen;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Chronic stress induces contrasting patterns of dendritic remodeling in hippocampal and amygdaloid neurons.

    Ajai Vyas;Rupshi Mitra;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Correction of fragile X syndrome in mice.

    Gül Dölen;Emily Osterweil;B.S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Gordon B. Smith

  • Loss of Presenilin Function Causes Impairments of Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Followed by Age-Dependent Neurodegeneration

    Carlos A. Saura;Se Young Choi;Vassilios Beglopoulos;Seema Malkani

  • Stress duration modulates the spatiotemporal patterns of spine formation in the basolateral amygdala

    Rupshi Mitra;Shantanu Jadhav;Bruce S. McEwen;Ajai Vyas

  • Forebrain-specific calcineurin knockout selectively impairs bidirectional synaptic plasticity and working/episodic-like memory.

    Hongkui Zeng;Sumantra Chattarji;Sumantra Chattarji;Michaela Barbarosie;Laure Rondi-Reig

  • Recovery after chronic stress fails to reverse amygdaloid neuronal hypertrophy and enhanced anxiety-like behavior.

    A. Vyas;A.G. Pillai;S. Chattarji

  • Effects of chronic stress on dendritic arborization in the central and extended amygdala.

    Ajai Vyas;Savita Bernal;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Transgenic brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression causes both anxiogenic and antidepressant effects

    Arvind Govindarajan;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Deepti Nair;Mimi Trinh

  • Prolonged behavioral stress enhances synaptic connectivity in the basolateral amygdala

    A. Vyas;S. Jadhav;S. Chattarji

  • Altered Cortical Synaptic Morphology and Impaired Memory Consolidation in Forebrain- Specific Dominant-Negative PAK Transgenic Mice

    Mansuo L. Hayashi;Se Young Choi;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Hae Yoon Jung

  • Inhibition of p21-activated kinase rescues symptoms of fragile X syndrome in mice

    Mansuo L. Hayashi;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Jin-Soo Seo;Han-Saem Choi

  • The neurobiological properties of Tianeptine (Stablon): from monoamine hypothesis to glutamatergic modulation

    Bruce S. McEwen;Sumantra Chattarji;David M. Diamond;Thérèse M. Jay;Thérèse M. Jay

  • Stress leads to contrasting effects on the levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the hippocampus and amygdala.

    Harini Lakshminarasimhan;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen mediate stress-induced decline of neuronal and cognitive functions in the mouse hippocampus

    Robert Pawlak;B. S. Shankaranarayana Rao;Jerry P. Melchor;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Neighborhood matters: divergent patterns of stress-induced plasticity across the brain

    Sumantra Chattarji;Anupratap Tomar;Aparna Suvrathan;Supriya Ghosh

  • Disruption of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Activity Prevents the Effects of Chronic Stress on Anxiety and Amygdalar Microstructure

    Matthew N. Hill;Shobha Anil Kumar;Sarah B. Filipski;Moriah Iverson

  • Neuronal encoding of the switch from specific to generalized fear

    Supriya Ghosh;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Molecular mechanisms of neuroplasticity and pharmacological implications: the example of tianeptine.

    Bruce S. McEwen;Sumantra Chattarji

  • Modulation of different states of anxiety-like behavior by chronic stress.

    Ajai Vyas;Sumantra Chattarji

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Peter C. Kind
Peter C. Kind University of Edinburgh
David J. A. Wyllie
David J. A. Wyllie University of Edinburgh
Alfredo Kirkwood
Alfredo Kirkwood Johns Hopkins University
Bauke Buwalda
Bauke Buwalda University of Groningen
Emma R. Wood
Emma R. Wood University of Edinburgh
Matthew N. Hill
Matthew N. Hill University of Calgary
Karen Duff
Karen Duff University College London

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