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Tomi Taira is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The main topics in Taira's research include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Taira include:

  • Neurofilament Light Regulates Axon Caliber, Synaptic Activity, and Organelle Trafficking in Cultured Human Motor Neurons (2022, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Pharmacological and Optical Activation of TrkB in Parvalbumin Interneurons Regulate Intrinsic States to Orchestrate Cortical Plasticity (2021, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • ALS and Parkinson's Disease Genes CHCHD10 and CHCHD2 Modify Synaptic Transcriptomes in Human iPSC-Derived Motor Neurons (2020, Neurobiology of Disease)
  • Tropomyosin Tpm3.1 Is Required to Maintain the Structure and Function of the Axon Initial Segment (2020, iScience)
  • Kainate Receptors in the Developing Neuronal Networks (2021, Neuropharmacology)

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), iScience, Neuropharmacology, Neuroscience, and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Sari E. Lauri
  • Zoia Kharybina
  • Frederike Winkel
  • Giuliano Didio
  • Maria Llach Pou

Best Publications

  • Long-Lasting GABA-Mediated Depolarization Evoked by High-Frequency Stimulation in Pyramidal Neurons of Rat Hippocampal Slice Is Attributable to a Network-Driven, Bicarbonate-Dependent K+ Transient

    Kai Kaila;Karri Lamsa;Sergei Smirnov;Tomi Taira

  • Transgenic mice overexpressing the full-length neurotrophin receptor trkB exhibit increased activation of the trkB–PLCγ pathway, reduced anxiety, and facilitated learning

    Eija Koponen;Vootele Võikar;Ruusu Riekki;Tommi Saarelainen

  • Syndecan-3-deficient mice exhibit enhanced LTP and impaired hippocampus-dependent memory

    Marko Kaksonen;Ivan Pavlov;Vootele Võikar;Sari E. Lauri

  • Enhanced hippocampal long-term potentiation in mice lacking heparin-binding growth-associated molecule.

    L.E.A. Amet;S.E. Lauri;A. Hienola;S.D. Croll

  • Functional Maturation of CA1 Synapses Involves Activity-Dependent Loss of Tonic Kainate Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Glutamate Release

    Sari E. Lauri;Aino Vesikansa;Mikael Segerstråle;Graham L. Collingridge

  • Noradrenergic activity in rat brain during rapid eye movement sleep deprivation and rebound sleep.

    T. Porkka-Heiskanen;S. E. Smith;T. Taira;J. H. Urban

  • Reg1ulatory Role and Molecular Interactions of a Cell-Surface Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan (N-syndecan) in Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation

    S E Lauri;Sami Kaukinen;Tarja Kinnunen;Aarne Ylinen

  • Endogenous Activation of Kainate Receptors Regulates Glutamate Release and Network Activity in the Developing Hippocampus

    Sari E Lauri;Mikael Segerstråle;Aino Vesikansa;Francois Maingret

  • Synaptic GABAA Activation Inhibits AMPA-Kainate Receptor–Mediated Bursting in the Newborn (P0–P2) Rat Hippocampus

    Karri Lamsa;J. Matias Palva;Eva Ruusuvuori;Kai Kaila

  • Effects of C02 on excitatory transmission apparently caused by changes in intracellular pH in the rat hippocampal slice

    Junhee Lee;Tomi Taira;Pekka Pihlaja;Bruce R. Ransom

  • pH transients due to monosynaptic activation of GABAA receptors in rat hippocampal slices.

    Kai Kaila;Pekka Paalasmaa;Tomi Taira;Juha Voipio

  • Posttetanic Excitation Mediated by GABAA Receptors in Rat CA1 Pyramidal Neurons

    Tomi Taira;Karri Lamsa;Kai Kaila

  • Presynaptic mechanisms involved in the expression of STP and LTP at CA1 synapses in the hippocampus

    Sari E. Lauri;Mary Palmer;Mikael Segerstrale;Aino Vesikansa

  • Role of heparin-binding growth-associated molecule (HB-GAM) in hippocampal LTP and spatial learning revealed by studies on overexpressing and knockout mice.

    Ivan Pavlov;Vootele Võikar;Marko Kaksonen;Sari E. Lauri

  • MIM-Induced Membrane Bending Promotes Dendritic Spine Initiation.

    Juha Saarikangas;Juha Saarikangas;Nazim Kourdougli;Yosuke Senju;Genevieve Chazal

  • Use-dependent shift from inhibitory to excitatory GABAA receptor action in SP-O interneurons in the rat hippocampal CA3 area.

    Karri Lamsa;Tomi Taira

  • Isoflurane produces antidepressant effects and induces TrkB signaling in rodents

    Hanna Antila;Maria Ryazantseva;Dina Popova;Pia Sipilä

  • Fast network oscillations in the newborn rat hippocampus in vitro.

    J. Matias Palva;Karri Lamsa;Sari E. Lauri;Heikki Rauvala

  • Postnatal development of rat hippocampal gamma rhythm in vivo.

    Hannele Lahtinen;J. Matias Palva;Satu Sumanen;Juha Voipio

  • Activity blockade increases the number of functional synapses in the hippocampus of newborn rats.

    Sari E Lauri;Karri Lamsa;Ivan Pavlov;Ruusu Riekki

  • The dynamic synapse

    Tomi Taira;Sari Lauri;Heikki Rauvala

Frequent Co-Authors

Sari E. Lauri
Sari E. Lauri University of Helsinki
Kai Kaila
Kai Kaila University of Helsinki
Claudio Rivera
Claudio Rivera University of Helsinki
Eero Castrén
Eero Castrén University of Helsinki
Juha Voipio
Juha Voipio University of Helsinki
Graham L. Collingridge
Graham L. Collingridge Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
John T.R. Isaac
John T.R. Isaac Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Heikki Tanila
Heikki Tanila University of Eastern Finland
Ipek Yalcin
Ipek Yalcin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Esa R. Korpi
Esa R. Korpi University of Helsinki

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