Nobutoshi C. Harata

This study shows that higher astrocyte density increases excitatory synaptic transmission by increasing functional synapses and reducing presynaptically silent synapses.

The paper introduces a method to align images from different imaging sessions by performing immunocytochemistry on the microscope stage and using biological structures as landmarks.

This study shows that calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) hyperpolarizes locus coeruleus neurons via Ca2+-activated K+ channels, suppressing their electrical activity.

The paper shows that overexpressed torsinA proteins in astrocytes follow a mis-localization model, but endogenous torsinA is localized near the Golgi, suggesting caution in interpreting overexpression studies.

The paper localizes torsinA protein near the Golgi apparatus in cultured mouse neurons, contrasting previous overexpression studies.

The paper examines transcriptome profiles in mouse brain regions with a DYT1 dystonia mutation, finding subtle genotype-dependent changes across regions but not within individual regions.