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
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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Critical period for acoustic preference in mice.
Otx2 binding to perineuronal nets persistently regulates plasticity in the mature visual cortex.
Authors: Beurdeley M, Spatazza J, Lee HH, Sugiyama S, Bernard C, Di Nardo AA, Hensch TK, Prochiantz A.
J Neurosci
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J Neurosci
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Re-opening Windows: Manipulating Critical Periods for Brain Development.
Trehalose-enhanced isolation of neuronal sub-types from adult mouse brain.
Authors: Saxena A, Wagatsuma A, Noro Y, Kuji T, Asaka-Oba A, Watahiki A, Gurnot C, Fagiolini M, Hensch TK, Carninci P.
Biotechniques
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Biotechniques
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Amblyopia: background to the special issue on stroke recovery.
A critical period for auditory thalamocortical connectivity.
Excitatory projection neuron subtypes control the distribution of local inhibitory interneurons in the cerebral cortex.
Authors: Lodato S, Rouaux C, Quast KB, Jantrachotechatchawan C, Studer M, Hensch TK, Arlotta P.
Neuron
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Neuron
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Linking topography to tonotopy in the mouse auditory thalamocortical circuit.
Authors: Hackett TA, Barkat TR, O'Brien BM, Hensch TK, Polley DB.
J Neurosci
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J Neurosci
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Lynx1, a cholinergic brake, limits plasticity in adult visual cortex.
Removing brakes on adult brain plasticity: from molecular to behavioral interventions.