Kimberly D. Derderian

Optogenetic activation of parabrachial tachykinin1 neurons drives nonphotic circadian entrainment

The paper shows that optogenetic activation of parabrachial tachykinin1 neurons can drive nonphotic circadian entrainment through a CeA molecular clock.

Impaired cerebellar plasticity hypersensitizessensory reflexes in SCN2A-associated ASD

The paper identifies impaired cerebellar plasticity as a mechanism underlying hypersensitized sensory reflexes in SCN2A-associated ASD, showing that increasing Scn2a expression rescues VOR plasticity in mice.

Physical and functional convergence of the autism risk genes Scn2a and Ank2 in neocortical pyramidal cell dendrites

This study shows that Ank2 and Scn2a work together in dendrites of neocortical neurons, linking their dysfunction to autism spectrum disorder.