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Overview

Takao K. Hensch is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within neuroscience and medicine, focusing primarily on understanding brain function and development.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these areas, they specialize in subfields such as:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Developmental Neuroscience

The research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Takao K. Hensch has contributed to a range of scientific publications. Recent papers include:

  • Critical period regulation across multiple timescales, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • CRISPR/dCas9-based Scn1a gene activation in inhibitory neurons ameliorates epileptic and behavioral phenotypes of Dravet syndrome model mice, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of mouse auditory cortex reveals critical period triggers and brakes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Translating the Biology of Adversity and Resilience Into New Measures for Pediatric Practice, 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • Increase in Seizure Susceptibility After Repetitive Concussion Results from Oxidative Stress, Parvalbumin-Positive Interneuron Dysfunction and Biphasic Increases in Glutamate/GABA Ratio, 2020, Cerebral Cortex

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Neuropsychopharmacology

Takao K. Hensch has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Charles A. Nelson
  • Laurel J. Gabard-Durnam
  • Laura Cornelissen
  • Charles B. Berde
  • Ellen Underwood

Best Publications

  • The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome

    P. Carninci;T. Kasukawa;S. Katayama;J. Gough

  • Critical period plasticity in local cortical circuits.

    Takao K. Hensch

  • Critical period regulation.

    Takao K. Hensch

  • Local GABA Circuit Control of Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Developing Visual Cortex

    Takao K. Hensch;Michela Fagiolini;Nobuko Mataga;Michael P. Stryker

  • Nav1.1 Localizes to Axons of Parvalbumin-Positive Inhibitory Interneurons: A Circuit Basis for Epileptic Seizures in Mice Carrying an Scn1a Gene Mutation

    Ikuo Ogiwara;Hiroyuki Miyamoto;Noriyuki Morita;Nafiseh Atapour

  • Inhibitory threshold for critical-period activation in primary visual cortex.

    Michela Fagiolini;Takao K. Hensch

  • Critical Periods in Speech Perception: New Directions

    Janet F. Werker;Takao K. Hensch

  • Removing Brakes on Adult Brain Plasticity: From Molecular to Behavioral Interventions

    Daphne Bavelier;Dennis M. Levi;Roger W. Li;Yang Dan

  • Common circuit defect of excitatory-inhibitory balance in mouse models of autism

    Nadine Gogolla;Jocelyn J. LeBlanc;Kathleen B. Quast;Kathleen B. Quast;Thomas C. Südhof

  • Balancing Plasticity/Stability Across Brain Development

    Anne E. Takesian;Takao K. Hensch;Takao K. Hensch

  • At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

    Mark W. Albers;Grover C. Gilmore;Jeffrey Kaye;Claire Murphy

  • Specific GABAA Circuits for Visual Cortical Plasticity

    Michela Fagiolini;Joan Marc Fritschy;Karin Löw;Hanns Möhler;Hanns Möhler

  • Experience-dependent transfer of Otx2 homeoprotein into the visual cortex activates postnatal plasticity

    Sayaka Sugiyama;Ariel A. Di Nardo;Shinichi Aizawa;Isao Matsuo

  • Perineuronal nets protect fast-spiking interneurons against oxidative stress

    Jan-Harry Cabungcal;Pascal Steullet;Hirofumi Morishita;Rudolf Kraftsik

  • Differential effects of the Rac GTPase on Purkinje cell axons and dendritic trunks and spines

    Liqun Luo;Takao K. Hensch;Larry Ackerman;Sandra Barbel

  • The dopamine hypothesis of bipolar affective disorder: the state of the art and implications for treatment

    Abhishekh Hulegar Ashok;Tiago Andre Reis Marques;Sameer Jauhar;Matthew Nour;Matthew Nour

  • Critical period regulation across multiple timescales.

    Rebecca K. Reh;Brian G. Dias;Brian G. Dias;Charles A. Nelson;Daniela Kaufer

  • Lynx1, a Cholinergic Brake, Limits Plasticity in Adult Visual Cortex

    Hirofumi Morishita;Julie M. Miwa;Julie M. Miwa;Nathaniel Heintz;Takao K. Hensch;Takao K. Hensch

  • Otx2 binding to perineuronal nets persistently regulates plasticity in the mature visual cortex.

    Marine Beurdeley;Julien Spatazza;Henry H. C. Lee;Sayaka Sugiyama

  • Experience-Dependent Pruning of Dendritic Spines in Visual Cortex by Tissue Plasminogen Activator

    Nobuko Mataga;Yoko Mizuguchi;Takao K. Hensch

  • Oxidative stress-driven parvalbumin interneuron impairment as a common mechanism in models of schizophrenia.

    P Steullet;J H Cabungcal;J Coyle;M Didriksen

  • Critical period revisited: impact on vision.

    Hirofumi Morishita;Takao K Hensch

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiro Yamakawa
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Nagoya City University
Alain Prochiantz
Alain Prochiantz Collège de France
Janet F. Werker
Janet F. Werker University of British Columbia
Shigeyoshi Itohara
Shigeyoshi Itohara RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Yuchio Yanagawa
Yuchio Yanagawa Gunma University
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
Michael P. Stryker
Michael P. Stryker University of California, San Francisco

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