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Tsutomu Hashikawa is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Within these domains, Hashikawa's work often addresses subfields such as neurology, clinical psychology, molecular biology, critical care and intensive care medicine, and genetics.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a focus on the neurological and molecular impacts of COVID-19 as well as neurobiological methodologies. Key papers include:

  • The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Response to Commentary on "The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients", 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Cellular-resolution gene expression profiling in the neonatal marmoset brain reveals dynamic species- and region-specific differences, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Slitrk2 deficiency causes hyperactivity with altered vestibular function and serotonergic dysregulation, 2022, iScience
  • Author Correction: The Brain/MINDS 3D digital marmoset brain atlas, 2022, Scientific Data

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Hashikawa include:

  • Yanchao Li
  • Wanzhu Bai
  • Yoshiaki Kita
  • Hirozumi Nishibe
  • Yan Wang

Hashikawa's work is regularly published in venues such as the Journal of Medical Virology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, iScience, and Scientific Data, reflecting a research output that spans clinical medicine, molecular neuroscience, and data-centric neuroscience approaches.

The scientist's research topics frequently cover:

  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

This combination of topics and fields indicates a thorough engagement with understanding both molecular and clinical mechanisms underlying neurological and psychological effects of diseases, particularly related to COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients

    Yan Chao Li;Wan Zhu Bai;Tsutomu Hashikawa

  • Early and progressive accumulation of reactive microglia in the Huntington disease brain.

    E. Sapp;K. B. Kegel;N. Aronin;T. Hashikawa

  • CHIP Is Associated with Parkin, a Gene Responsible for Familial Parkinson's Disease, and Enhances Its Ubiquitin Ligase Activity

    Yuzuru Imai;Mariko Soda;Shigetsugu Hatakeyama;Takumi Akagi

  • Tau filament formation and associative memory deficit in aged mice expressing mutant (R406W) human tau

    Yoshitaka Tatebayashi;Tomohiro Miyasaka;De-Hua Chui;Takumi Akagi

  • Microtubule-associated protein tau is essential for long-term depression in the hippocampus

    Tetsuya Kimura;Daniel J. Whitcomb;Jihoon Jo;Philip Regan

  • Retrograde modulation of presynaptic release probability through signaling mediated by PSD-95-neuroligin.

    Kensuke Futai;Myung Jong Kim;Myung Jong Kim;Tsutomu Hashikawa;Peter Scheiffele

  • Temporal Integration and Duration Tuning in the Dorsal Zone of Cat Auditory Cortex

    Jufang He;Jufang He;Tsutomu Hashikawa;Hisayuki Ojima;Yohsuke Kinouchi

  • Targeted disruption of the Epm2a gene causes formation of Lafora inclusion bodies, neurodegeneration, ataxia, myoclonus epilepsy and impaired behavioral response in mice

    Subramaniam Ganesh;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta;Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta;Toshiro Sakamoto;Maria Rosa Avila

  • A microcolumnar structure of monkey cerebral cortex revealed by immunocytochemical studies of double bouquet cell axons.

    J. DeFelipe;S.H.C. Hendry;T. Hashikawa;M. Molinari

  • Tonotopic organization of auditory cortical fields delineated by parvalbumin immunoreactivity in macaque monkeys.

    H. Kosaki;T. Hashikawa;J. He;E.G. Jones

  • Neurodegeneration with Tau Accumulation in a Transgenic Mouse Expressing V337M Human Tau

    Kentaro Tanemura;Miyuki Murayama;Takumi Akagi;Tsutomu Hashikawa

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neuronal Connections in the Macaque Monkey

    Kadharbatcha S. Saleem;Jon M. Pauls;Mark Augath;Torsten Trinath

  • Projection of the mammalian superior colliculus upon the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus: Organization of tectogeniculate pathways in nineteen species

    John K. Harting;Michael F. Huerta;T. Hashikawa;David P. van Lieshout

  • Distal Extension of Climbing Fiber Territory and Multiple Innervation Caused by Aberrant Wiring to Adjacent Spiny Branchlets in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Lacking Glutamate Receptor δ2

    Ryoichi Ichikawa;Taisuke Miyazaki;Masanobu Kano;Tsutomu Hashikawa

  • De novo mutations of voltage-gated sodium channel αII gene SCN2A in intractable epilepsies

    I. Ogiwara;K. Ito;Y. Sawaishi;H. Osaka

  • Mitochondrial protease Omi/HtrA2 enhances caspase activation through multiple pathways.

    Y Suzuki;K Takahashi-Niki;T Akagi;T Hashikawa

  • Subdivisions of macaque monkey auditory cortex revealed by calcium-binding protein immunoreactivity.

    E. G. Jones;M. E. Dell'Anna;M. Molinari;E. Rausell

  • Connections between anterior inferotemporal cortex and superior temporal sulcus regions in the macaque monkey.

    K. S. Saleem;W. Suzuki;W. Suzuki;K. Tanaka;T. Hashikawa

  • Alpha-synuclein degradation by serine protease neurosin: implication for pathogenesis of synucleinopathies

    Atsushi Iwata;Mieko Maruyama;Takumi Akagi;Tsutomu Hashikawa

  • Differential expression of γ‐aminobutyric acid type B receptor‐1a and ‐1b mRNA variants in GABA and non‐GABAergic neurons of the rat brain

    Fengyi Liang;Yumiko Hatanaka;Harumi Saito;Tetsuo Yamamori

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of neuronal connections in the macaque monkey

    KS Saleem;BA Prause;J Pauls;M Augath

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward G. Jones
Edward G. Jones University of California, Davis
Atsushi Iriki
Atsushi Iriki RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Kazuhiro Yamakawa
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Nagoya City University
Shigeyoshi Itohara
Shigeyoshi Itohara RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Kathleen S. Rockland
Kathleen S. Rockland Boston University
Michael Hawrylycz
Michael Hawrylycz Allen Institute for Brain Science
Lydia Ng
Lydia Ng Allen Institute for Brain Science

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