Hyung‐Bae Kwon

This study identifies dendritic nanotubular networks in mammalian brains that facilitate intercellular communication and are implicated in Alzheimer's disease pathology.

This paper introduces KINACT, a light-gated tool that converts kinase activity into permanent fluorescent marks for analyzing kinase dynamics and signaling mechanisms.

This study investigates the role of NPTX2 loss of function in sleep and circadian rhythm disruption, showing that NPTX2 KO mice exhibit disrupted circadian rhythms and sleep fragmentation.

The paper identifies a neural circuit in mice that links infant cries to oxytocin neuron activation, showing how auditory cues influence maternal behavior through thalamic input.

This study shows that H-Ras overexpression increases dendritic spine numbers in mature neurons, suggesting spines have functions beyond serving as excitatory synapses.

This study identifies chandelier cells' role in adaptive motor control through axo-axonic inhibition and synaptic plasticity during learning.

This study shows that serotonin release from the dorsal raphe nuclei to the orbitofrontal cortex enhances reversal learning by increasing neuronal excitability and synaptic plasticity.

This paper introduces ST-Cal-Light, a method to tag active neurons by converting somatic calcium signals into gene expression, enabling precise functional circuit analysis.

This study identifies the role of the anterior insular cortex in associating temporally discontiguous stimuli during threat learning in mice.

The paper develops a genetically-encoded optogenetic tool, OXTR-iTango2, to label OXT-sensitive neurons in behaving animals with high temporal resolution.