Takao Kurt Hensch

Takao Kurt Hensch, Ph.D.

Professor of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Tutor, Academic (Other Faculty), Faculty of Arts & Sciences

617-384-5882

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Faculty Information
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Harvard Title

Professor of Neurology
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Other Affiliations

Cellular Biology and Center for Brain Science

Address

Center for Brain Science (NW347.10)
Northwest Lab Building
52 Oxford Street
Cambridge MA 02138

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Prenatal antidepressant exposure associated with CYP2E1 DNA methylation change in neonates.

Authors: Gurnot C, Martin-Subero I, Mah SM, Weikum W, Goodman SJ, Brain U, Werker JF, Kobor MS, Esteller M, Oberlander TF, Hensch TK.
Epigenetics 2015-01-01
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Remodeling of retrotransposon elements during epigenetic induction of adult visual cortical plasticity by HDAC inhibitors.

Authors: Lennartsson A, Arner E, Fagiolini M, Saxena A, Andersson R, Takahashi H, Noro Y, Sng J, Sandelin A, Hensch TK, Carninci P.
Epigenetics Chromatin 2015-01-01
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At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease.

Authors: Albers MW, Gilmore GC, Kaye J, Murphy C, Wingfield A, Bennett DA, Boxer AL, Buchman AS, Cruickshanks KJ, Devanand DP, Duffy CJ, Gall CM, Gates GA, Granholm AC, Hensch T, Holtzer R, Hyman BT, Lin FR, McKee AC, Morris JC, Petersen RC, Silbert LC, Struble RG, Trojanowski JQ, Verghese J, Wilson DA, Xu S, Zhang LI.
Alzheimers Dement 2015-01-01
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Sensory integration in mouse insular cortex reflects GABA circuit maturation.

Authors: Gogolla N, Takesian AE, Feng G, Fagiolini M, Hensch TK.
Neuron 2014-08-20
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Bistable parvalbumin circuits pivotal for brain plasticity.

Authors: Hensch TK.
Cell 2014-01-16
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Nav1.1 haploinsufficiency in excitatory neurons ameliorates seizure-associated sudden death in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome.

Authors: Ogiwara I, Iwasato T, Miyamoto H, Iwata R, Yamagata T, Mazaki E, Yanagawa Y, Tamamaki N, Hensch TK, Itohara S, Yamakawa K.
Hum Mol Genet 2013-12-01
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Visual acuity development and plasticity in the absence of sensory experience.

Authors: Kang E, Durand S, LeBlanc JJ, Hensch TK, Chen C, Fagiolini M.
J Neurosci 2013-11-06
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A theory of the transition to critical period plasticity: inhibition selectively suppresses spontaneous activity.

Authors: Toyoizumi T, Miyamoto H, Yazaki-Sugiyama Y, Atapour N, Hensch TK, Miller KD.
Neuron 2013-10-02
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DNA methylation map of mouse and human brain identifies target genes in Alzheimer's disease.

Authors: Sanchez-Mut JV, Aso E, Panayotis N, Lott I, Dierssen M, Rabano A, Urdinguio RG, Fernandez AF, Astudillo A, Martin-Subero JI, Balint B, Fraga MF, Gomez A, Gurnot C, Roux JC, Avila J, Hensch TK, Ferrer I, Esteller M.
Brain 2013-10-01
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Choroid-plexus-derived Otx2 homeoprotein constrains adult cortical plasticity.

Authors: Spatazza J, Lee HH, Di Nardo AA, Tibaldi L, Joliot A, Hensch TK, Prochiantz A.
Cell Rep 2013-06-27
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