Tara A. LeGates

4.0k citations

22 papers · 2.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 15

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 2%
Physiology top 10%

Co-authors: Samer Hattar Diego C. Fernandez Scott M. Thompson Mark D. Kvarta Cara M. Altimus Haiqing Zhao Glen T. Prusky David M. Berson
Topics: Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers)Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Biological Psychiatry Behavioral Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Tara A. LeGates

22 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affect

2014 649 citations Tara A. LeGates, Diego C. Fernandez et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience profile →
Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision

2010 496 citations Jennifer L. Ecker, Kwoon Y. Wong et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sex-Specific Mechanisms Underlie Long-Term Potentiation at Hippocampus→Medium Spiny Neuron Synapses in the Medial Shell of the Nucleus Accumbens 2024 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Tara A. LeGates	3
2	Reciprocal relationships between stress and depressive symptoms: the essential role of the nucleus accumbens 2023 ·Psychological Medicine ·Yizhou Ma,Peter Kochunov,Mark D. Kvarta,Tara A. LeGates,Bhim M. Adhikari,Joshua Chiappelli,(unknown),Eric L. Goldwaser,Heather Bruce,Kathryn S. Hatch,Si Gao,Shuo Chen,Ann Summerfelt,Thomas E. Nichols,L. Elliot Hong	4
3	Light-dependent effects on mood: Mechanistic insights from animal models 2022 ·Progress in brain research ·(unknown),(unknown),Tara A. LeGates	7
4	Subsynaptic positioning of AMPARs by LRRTM2 controls synaptic strength 2021 ·Science Advances ·(unknown),Ai‐Hui Tang,Tara A. LeGates,(unknown),(unknown),Scott M. Thompson,Thomas Biederer,Thomas A. Blanpied	56
5	The reward integrator 2020 ·Science ·Tara A. LeGates	2
6	Reward behaviour is regulated by the strength of hippocampus–nucleus accumbens synapses 2018 ·Nature ·Tara A. LeGates,Mark D. Kvarta,Jessica R. Tooley,T. Chase Francis,Mary Kay Lobo,Meaghan C. Creed,Scott M. Thompson	189
7	Sex differences in antidepressant efficacy 2018 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Tara A. LeGates,Mark D. Kvarta,Scott M. Thompson	148
8	Long-Term Potentiation Requires a Rapid Burst of Dendritic Mitochondrial Fission during Induction 2018 ·Neuron ·Sai Sachin Divakaruni,(unknown),Ramesh Chandra,Tara A. LeGates,Minerva Contreras,Poorna A. Dharmasri,Henry N. Higgs,Mary Kay Lobo,Scott M. Thompson,Thomas A. Blanpied	92
9	Wnt5a is essential for hippocampal dendritic maintenance and spatial learning and memory in adult mice 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chih‐Ming Chen,Lauren L. Orefice,Shu‐Ling Chiu,Tara A. LeGates,Samer Hattar,Richard L. Huganir,Haiqing Zhao,Baoji Xu,Rejji Kuruvilla	70
10	Abnormal wake/sleep pattern in a novel gain-of-function model of DISC1 2016 ·Neuroscience Research ·Hanna Jaaro-Peled,Cara M. Altimus,Tara A. LeGates,(unknown),Sandra Zoubovsky,Takatoshi Hikida,Koko Ishizuka,Samer Hattar,Valérie Mongrain,Akira Sawa	20
11	An LHX1-Regulated Transcriptional Network Controls Sleep/Wake Coupling and Thermal Resistance of the Central Circadian Clockworks 2016 ·Current Biology ·Joseph L. Bedont,Tara A. LeGates,Ethan D. Buhr,(unknown),Jonathan P. Ling,(unknown),Mark N. Wu,Philip C. Wong,Russell N. Van Gelder,Valérie Mongrain,Samer Hattar,Seth Blackshaw	30
12	Motor neuron disease, TDP-43 pathology, and memory deficits in mice expressing ALS–FTD-linked UBQLN2 mutations 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Lydia Chang,(unknown),Polymnia Georgiou,Nathaniel Safren,Kerstin E. Braunstein,Mark D. Kvarta,(unknown),Tara A. LeGates,Thomas Philips,Brett M. Morrison,Scott M. Thompson,Adam C. Puché,Todd D. Gould,Jeffrey D. Rothstein,Philip C. Wong,Mervyn J. Monteiro	71
13	An excitatory synapse hypothesis of depression 2015 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Scott M. Thompson,Angy J. Kallarackal,Mark D. Kvarta,(unknown),Tara A. LeGates,Xiang Cai	214
14	Rapid Antidepressant Action and Restoration of Excitatory Synaptic Strength After Chronic Stress by Negative Modulators of Alpha5-Containing GABAA Receptors 2015 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Jonathan Fischell,(unknown),Mark D. Kvarta,Tara A. LeGates,Scott M. Thompson	86
15	Lhx1 Controls Terminal Differentiation and Circadian Function of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus 2014 ·Cell Reports ·Joseph L. Bedont,Tara A. LeGates,Emily A. Slat,Mardi S. Byerly,Hong Wang,Jianfei Hu,Alan C. Rupp,Jiang Qian,G. William Wong,Erik D. Herzog,Samer Hattar,Seth Blackshaw	77
16	Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affectbreakdown → 2014 ·Nature reviews. Neuroscience ·Tara A. LeGates,Diego C. Fernandez,Samer Hattar	649
17	Aberrant light directly impairs mood and learning through melanopsin-expressing neurons 2012 ·Nature ·Tara A. LeGates,Cara M. Altimus,Hui Wang,Hey‐Kyoung Lee,Sunggu Yang,Haiqing Zhao,Alfredo Kirkwood,E. Todd Weber,Samer Hattar	409
18	Melanopsin-expressing Retinal Ganglion Cells Mediate Light Modulation Of Cognitive Functions And Mood Related Behaviors 2011 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Tara A. LeGates,Cara M. Altimus,Sunggu Yang,Alfredo Kirkwood,E. Todd Weber,Samer Hattar	1
19	Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Visionbreakdown → 2010 ·Neuron ·Jennifer L. Ecker,(unknown),Kwoon Y. Wong,Nazia M. Alam,Shih‐Kuo Chen,Tara A. LeGates,Jordan M. Renna,Glen T. Prusky,David M. Berson,Samer Hattar	496
20	Accelerated re-entrainment to advanced light cycles in BALB/cJ mice 2009 ·Physiology & Behavior ·Tara A. LeGates,(unknown),E. Todd Weber	13

About Tara A. LeGates

Tara A. LeGates is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Biological Psychiatry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 22 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.5k citations), Biological Psychiatry (272 citations) and Behavioral Neuroscience (240 citations). Tara A. LeGates has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Samer Hattar, Diego C. Fernandez, Scott M. Thompson, Mark D. Kvarta, Cara M. Altimus, Haiqing Zhao, Glen T. Prusky, David M. Berson, Nazia M. Alam and Shih‐Kuo Chen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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