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Emily M. Johansson

Lund UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8186-0747Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Carrie Davis-HanssoniD· 2 shared Jenny JohanssoniD· 2 shared Johan JakobssoniD· 2 shared Raquel GarzaiD· 2 shared Adam J. Funk· 1 shared Ali SalahpouriD· 1 shared Amy J. RamseyiD· 1 shared Anita AdamiiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 23, 2026

Endogenous retrovirus activation disrupts postsynaptic organization in human glutamatergic neurons

Carrie Davis-Hansson, Raquel Garza, Claire Piochon…·Emily M. Johansson

This study shows that activating ERV-W in human glutamatergic neurons disrupts postsynaptic organization and synaptic function.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.21.760639

humanexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 12, 2025

Retroviral insertions contributed to the divergence of human and chimpanzee brains

Patricia Gerdes, Ofelia Karlsson, Raquel Garza…·Johan Jakobsson

This study identifies a chimpanzee-specific retroviral insertion that influences gene regulation and brain development, highlighting its role in human-chimpanzee brain divergence.

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chicken / avianDNA methylation

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NeuroscienceMolecular PsychiatryPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2018

Consequences Of NMDA Receptor Deficiency Can Be Rescued In The Adult Brain

Catharine A. Mielnik, Mary A. Binko, Yuxiao Chen…·Amy J. Ramsey

This study shows that restoring NMDAR function in adult mice with congenital NMDAR deficiency improves cognitive behaviors, suggesting potential for adult treatment of related disorders.

54 citations

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