Michael J. Krashes

11.8k citations

56 papers · 7.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.1%
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Papers in ⓘ

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 32
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity 25
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin 12
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 26
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 14
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 7

Co-authors: Bradford B. Lowell (17 shared papers)Scott Waddell (10 shared papers)Shuichi Koda (4 shared papers)Alastair S. Garfield (7 shared papers)Bhavik P. Shah (5 shared papers)J. Douglas Armstrong (2 shared papers)Chia Li (15 shared papers)Sarah C. Rogan (1 shared paper)
Journals: Neuron (7 papers)Current Biology (5 papers)Nature Neuroscience (5 papers)Nature (5 papers)Cell Metabolism (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Japan

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Krashes

54 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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An excitatory paraventricular nucleus to AgRP neuron circuit that drives hunger 2014 · 473 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Nature
2014 Cell
2012 Nature
2011 Journal of Clinical Investigation

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1	Rapid, reversible activation of AgRP neurons drives feeding behavior in mice Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Michael J. Krashes, Shuichi Koda, Chian-Ping Ye, Sarah C. Rogan, Andrew C. Adams, Daniel Cusher, Eleftheria Maratos–Flier, Bryan L. Roth, Bradford B. Lowell Hit paper breakdown →	2011	1130
2	An excitatory paraventricular nucleus to AgRP neuron circuit that drives hunger Nature ·Michael J. Krashes, Bhavik P. Shah, Joseph C. Madara, David P. Olson, David E. Strochlic, Alastair S. Garfield, Linh Vong, Hongjuan Pei, Mitsuko Watabe‐Uchida, Naoshige Uchida, Stephen D. Liberles, Bradford B. Lowell Hit paper breakdown →	2014	473
3	A Neural Circuit Mechanism Integrating Motivational State with Memory Expression in Drosophila Cell ·Michael J. Krashes, Shamik Dasgupta, Andrew P. Vreede, Benjamin H. White, J. Douglas Armstrong, Scott Waddell	2009	410
4	Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain Cell ·Bo Duan, Longzhen Cheng, Steeve Bourane, Olivier Britz, Christopher Padilla, Lidia García‐Campmany, Michael J. Krashes, Wendy Knowlton, Tomoko Velasquez, Xiangyu Ren, Sarah E. Ross, Bradford B. Lowell, Yun Wang, Martyn Goulding, Qiufu Ma Hit paper breakdown →	2014	405
5	Layered reward signalling through octopamine and dopamine in Drosophila Nature ·Christopher J. Burke, Wolf Huetteroth, David Owald, Emmanuel Perisse, Michael J. Krashes, Gaurav Das, Daryl M. Gohl, Marion Silies, Sarah J. Certel, Scott Waddell Hit paper breakdown →	2012	397
6	A neural basis for melanocortin-4 receptor–regulated appetite Nature Neuroscience ·Alastair S. Garfield, Chia Li, Joseph C. Madara, Bhavik P. Shah, Emily S. Webber, Jennifer S. Steger, John N. Campbell, Oksana Gavrilova, Charlotte E. Lee, David P. Olson, Joel K. Elmquist, Bakhos A. Tannous, Michael J. Krashes, Bradford B. Lowell	2015	325
7	Sequential Use of Mushroom Body Neuron Subsets during Drosophila Odor Memory Processing Neuron ·Michael J. Krashes, Alex C. Keene, Benjamin Leung, J. Douglas Armstrong, Scott Waddell	2007	307
8	Rapid versus Delayed Stimulation of Feeding by the Endogenously Released AgRP Neuron Mediators GABA, NPY, and AgRP Cell Metabolism ·Michael J. Krashes, Bhavik P. Shah, Shuichi Koda, Bradford B. Lowell	2013	289
9	Distinct Subpopulations of Nucleus Accumbens Dynorphin Neurons Drive Aversion and Reward Neuron ·Ream Al‐Hasani, Jordan G. McCall, Gunchul Shin, Adrian M. Gomez, Gavin P. Schmitz, Julio M. Bernardi, Chang-O. Pyo, Sung Il Park, Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz, Nicole A. Crowley, Michael J. Krashes, Bradford B. Lowell, Thomas L. Kash, John A. Rogers, Michael R. Bruchas	2015	256
10	Melanocortin-4 receptor–regulated energy homeostasis Nature Neuroscience ·Michael J. Krashes, Bradford B. Lowell, Alastair S. Garfield	2016	233
11	Identification of preoptic sleep neurons using retrograde labelling and gene profiling Nature ·Shinjae Chung, Franz Weber, Peng Zhong, Chan Lek Tan, Thuc Nghi Nguyen, Kevin T. Beier, Nikolai Hörmann, Wei-Cheng Chang, Zhe Zhang, Johnny Phong, Shenqin Yao, Michael J. Krashes, Bosiljka Tasic, Ali Çetin, Hongkui Zeng, Zachary A. Knight, Liqun Luo, Yang Dan	2017	211
12	Hunger-Driven Motivational State Competition Neuron ·C. Joseph Burnett, Chia Li, Emily S. Webber, Eva Tsaousidou, Stephen Y. Xue, Jens C. Brüning, Michael J. Krashes	2016	207
13	Rapid Consolidation to aradishand Protein Synthesis-Dependent Long-Term Memory after Single-Session Appetitive Olfactory Conditioning inDrosophila Journal of Neuroscience ·Michael J. Krashes, Scott Waddell	2008	204
14	GABAergic RIP-Cre Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Selectively Regulate Energy Expenditure Cell ·Dong Kong, Qingchun Tong, Chianping Ye, Shuichi Koda, Patrick M. Fuller, Michael J. Krashes, Linh Vong, Russell Ray, David P. Olson, Bradford B. Lowell	2012	181
15	MC4R-expressing glutamatergic neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus regulate feeding and are synaptically connected to the parabrachial nucleus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Bhavik P. Shah, Linh Vong, David P. Olson, Shuichi Koda, Michael J. Krashes, Chianping Ye, Zongfang Yang, Patrick M. Fuller, Joel K. Elmquist, Bradford B. Lowell	2014	170
16	Dynamic GABAergic afferent modulation of AgRP neurons Nature Neuroscience ·Alastair S. Garfield, Bhavik P. Shah, Christian R. Burgess, Monica M. Li, Chia Li, Jennifer S. Steger, Joseph C. Madara, John N. Campbell, Daniel Kroeger, Thomas E. Scammell, Bakhos A. Tannous, Martin G. Myers, Mark L. Andermann, Michael J. Krashes, Bradford B. Lowell	2016	166
17	The Paraventricular Hypothalamus Regulates Satiety and Prevents Obesity via Two Genetically Distinct Circuits Neuron ·Monica M. Li, Joseph C. Madara, Jennifer S. Steger, Michael J. Krashes, Nina Balthasar, John N. Campbell, Jon M. Resch, Nicholas J. Conley, Alastair S. Garfield, Bradford B. Lowell	2019	144
18	High-fat food biases hypothalamic and mesolimbic expression of consummatory drives Nature Neuroscience ·Christopher M. Mazzone, Jing Liang-Guallpa, Chia Li, Nora S. Wolcott, Montana H. Boone, Morgan Southern, Nicholas P. Kobzar, Isabel de Araujo Salgado, Deepa Reddy, Fangmiao Sun, Yajun Zhang, Yulong Li, Guohong Cui, Michael J. Krashes	2020	118
19	Dynorphin Controls the Gain of an Amygdalar Anxiety Circuit Cell Reports ·Nicole A. Crowley, Daniel W. Bloodgood, J. Andrew Hardaway, Alexis M. Kendra, Jordan G. McCall, Ream Al‐Hasani, Nora M. McCall, Waylin Yu, Zachary L. Schools, Michael J. Krashes, Bradford B. Lowell, Jennifer L. Whistler, Michael R. Bruchas, Thomas L. Kash	2016	117
20	Pathway- and Cell-Specific Kappa-Opioid Receptor Modulation of Excitation-Inhibition Balance Differentially Gates D1 and D2 Accumbens Neuron Activity Neuron ·Hugo A. Tejeda, Jocelyn Wu, Alana R. Kornspun, Marco Pignatelli, Vadim Kashtelyan, Michael J. Krashes, Brad B. Lowell, William A. Carlezon, Antonello Bonci	2017	106

About Michael J. Krashes

Michael J. Krashes is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Nutrition and Dietetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology, having authored 56 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (25 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (19 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (12 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (3.3k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.2k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.3k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (287 citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (1.5k citations). Michael J. Krashes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Bradford B. Lowell, Scott Waddell, Shuichi Koda, Alastair S. Garfield, Bhavik P. Shah, J. Douglas Armstrong, Chia Li, Sarah C. Rogan, Eleftheria Maratos–Flier and Andrew C. Adams. Their work appears in journals such as Neuron, Current Biology, Nature Neuroscience, Nature and Cell Metabolism.

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