Ko Matsui Last updated: May 5, 2019 at 23:56
Research Interests
Optogenetics(71) ,
Electrophysiology(126) ,
Two photo imaging(1) ,
Cerebellum(37) ,
Lateral geniculate nucleus(3) ,
Retina(56) ,
Synapse(62) ,
Synaptic transmission(12) ,
Neurotransmitter(31) ,
Plasticity(59) ,
Neuron(94) ,
Glia(39) Academic & Professional Experience
Apr 2017
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Today
Professor, Super-network Brain Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences
Jan 2013
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Mar 2017
Associate Professor, Division of Interdisciplinary Medical Science, Center for Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Oct 2007
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Mar 2011
PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Feb 2006
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Dec 2012
Assistant Professor, Division of Cerebral Structure, National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Apr 2003
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Mar 2004
Research Fellowship, The Uehara Memorial Foundation
Apr 2001
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Feb 2006
Postdoctoral fellow, Vollum Institute
Apr 2001
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Mar 2003
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, Japan Society for the Promotion Science
Jun 1999
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Aug 1999
Marine Biological Laboratory - Neurobiology Course
Apr 1998
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Mar 2001
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion Science
Education
Apr 1996
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Mar 2001
Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
Apr 1994
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Mar 1996
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo
Apr 1992
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Mar 1994
Science Division II, Liberal Arts, The University of Tokyo
Awards & Honors
Jul 2005
The Japan Neuroscience Society Travel Award
Mar 2000
Physiological Society of Japan Award
Published Papers
Takata N, Sugiura Y, Yoshida K, Koizumi M, Hiroshi N, Honda K, Yano R, Komaki Y, Matsui K, Suematsu M, Mimura M, Okano H, Tanaka KF
Glia doi: 10.1002/glia.23454 May 2018 [Refereed]
Igarashi H, Ikeda K, Onimaru H, Kaneko R, Koizumi K, Beppu K, Nishizawa K, Takahashi Y, Kato F, Matsui K, Kobayashi K, Yanagawa Y, Muramatsu S, Ishizuka T, Yawo H
Scientific Reports 8 5435 Apr 2018 [Refereed]
Rubio ME, Matsui K, Fukazawa Y, Kamasawa N, Harada H, Itakura M, Molnár E, Abe M, Sakimura K, Shigemoto R
Brain Structure and Function 222 3375-3393 Apr 2017 [Refereed]
Ohnishi T, Yanazawa M, Sasahara T, Kitamura Y, Hiroaki H, Fukazawa Y, Kii I, Nishiyama T, Kakita A, Takeda H, Takeuchi A, Arai Y, Ito A, Komura H, Hirao H, Satomura K, Inoue M, Muramatsu S, Matsui K, Tada M, Sato M, Saijo E, Shigemitsu Y, Sakai S, Umetsu Y, Goda N, Takino N, Takahashi H, Hagiwara M, Sawasaki T, Iwasaki G, Nakamura Y, Nabeshima Y, Teplow DB, Hoshi M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112 E4465-E4474 Aug 2015 [Refereed]
Masamoto K, Unekawa M, Watanabe T, Toriumi H, Takuwa H, Kawaguchi H, Kanno I, Matsui K, Tanaka KF, Tomita Y, Suzuki N
Scientific Reports 5 11455 Jun 2015 [Refereed]
Nakamura Y, Harada H, Kamasawa N, Matsui K, Rothman JS, Shigemoto R, Silver RA, DiGregorio DA, Takahashi T
Neuron 85 145-158 Jan 2015 [Refereed]
Kanemaru K, Sekiya H, Xu M, Satoh K, Kitajima N, Yoshida K, Okubo Y, Sasaki T, Moritoh S, Hasuwa H, Mimura M, Horikawa K, Matsui K, Nagai T, Iino M, Tanaka KF
Cell Reports 8 311-318 Jul 2014 [Refereed]
Beppu K, Sasaki T, Tanaka KF, Yamanaka A, Fukazawa Y, Shigemoto R, Matsui K*
Neuron 81(2) 314-320 Jan 2014 [Refereed]
Kaufmann WA, Matsui K, Jeromin A, Nerbonne J, Ferraguti F
Brain Structure and Function 218(5) 1115-1132 Sep 2013 [Refereed]
[Mind control with optogenetic mice: exploring the causal relationships between brain activity and the mind].
Matsui K
Brain and Nerve 65(6) 609-621 Jun 2013 [Invited]
Indriati DW, Kamasawa N, Matsui K, Meredith AL, Watanabe M, Shigemoto R
Journal of Neuroscience 33(8) 3668-3678 Feb 2013 [Refereed]
Budisantoso T, Harada H, Kamasawa N, Fukazawa Y, Shigemoto R, Matsui K*
Journal of Physiology 591(1) 219-239 Jan 2013 [Refereed]
Sumegi M, Fukazawa Y, Matsui K, Lorincz A, Eyre MD, Nusser Z, Shigemoto R
Journal of Physiology 590(7) 1517-1534 Apr 2012 [Refereed]
Parajuli L, Nakajima C, Kulik A, Matsui K, Schneider T, Shigemoto R, Fukazawa Y
Journal of Neuroscience 32(39) 13555-13567 Sep 2012 [Refereed]
Abrahamsson T, Cathala L, Matsui K, Shigemoto R, Digregorio DA
Neuron 73(6) 1159-1172 Mar 2012 [Refereed]
Budisantoso T, Matsui K*, Kamasawa N, Fukazawa Y, Shigemoto R
Journal of Neuroscience 32(7) 2357-2376 Feb 2012 [Refereed]
Tanaka KF*, Matsui K*, Sasaki T, Sano H, Sugio S, Fan K, Hen R, Nakai J, Yanagawa Y, Hasuwa H, Okabe M, Deisseroth K, Ikenaka K, Yamanaka A
Cell Reports 2(2) 397-406 Aug 2012 [Refereed]
Sasaki T, Beppu K, Tanaka KF, Fukazawa Y, Shigemoto R, Matsui K*
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109(50) 20720-20725 Dec 2012 [Refereed]
Tarusawa E, Matsui K*, Budisantoso T, Molnár E, Watanabe M, Matsui M, Fukazawa Y*, Shigemoto R
Journal of Neuroscience 29(41) 12896-12908 Oct 2009 [Refereed]
Ko MatsuiJiang Y, Nishizawa Horimoto N, Imura K, Okamoto H, Matsui K, Shigemoto R
Advanced Materials 21(22) 2309-2313 Mar 2009 [Refereed]
[Ultrastructural insights of postsynaptic glutamate receptor organization].
Fukazawa Y, Tarusawa E, Matsui K, Shigemoto R
Tanpakushitsu kakusan koso. Protein, nucleic acid, enzyme 53 436-441 Mar 2008 [Invited]
Matsui K, Jahr CE
Current Opinion in Neurobiology 16(3) 305-311 Jun 2006 [Invited]
Matsui K, von Gersdorff H
Neuron 50(5) 669-671 Jun 2006 [Invited]
Matsui K*, Jahr CE, Rubio ME
Journal of Neuroscience 25(33) 7538-7547 Aug 2005 [Refereed]
Matsui K, Jahr CE
Journal of Neuroscience 24(41) 8932-8939 Oct 2004 [Refereed]
Matsui K, Jahr CE
Neuron 40(6) 1173-1183 Dec 2003 [Refereed]
Matsui K, Hasegawa J, Tachibana M
Journal of Neurophysiology 86(5) 2285-2298 Nov 2001 [Refereed]
Matsui K, Hosoi N, Tachibana M
Journal of Neuroscience 19(16) 6755-6766 Aug 1999 [Refereed]
Matsui K, Hosoi N, Tachibana M
Journal of Neuroscience 18(12) 4500-4510 Jun 1998 [Refereed]
Sakaba T, Tachibana M, Matsui K, Minami N
Neuroscience Research 27(4) 357-370 Apr 1997 [Refereed]
Misc
Tomomi Tsunematsu, Yosuke Morizawa, Ko Matsui
Clinical Neuroscience 36 925-928 Aug 2018 [Invited]
Conference Activities & Talks
Ko Matsui
9th FAOPS Congress 31 Mar 2019
Yosuke Morizawa, Ko Matsui
Gordon Research Conference: Glial Biology 3 Mar 2019
Ko Matsui
Gordon Research Conference: Glial Biology 3 Mar 2019
Ko Matsui
The 2nd FRIS-TFC Joint Symposium 19 Jan 2019
Cross talk between metabolism and information processing [Invited]
Ko Matsui
1 Dec 2018
Glial control of neuronal information processing [Invited]
Ko Matsui
TU-UCL Neuroscience meeting 11 Oct 2018
Neural and glial basis of hyperexcitable circuits [Invited]
Mariko Onodera, Ko Matsui
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Seminar 8 Oct 2018
Glial control of neuronal information processing [Invited]
Ko Matsui
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Seminar 8 Oct 2018
Glial control of neuronal information processing [Invited]
Ko Matsui
Japanese-German YoungGlia collaborative meeting for mutual research exchange 1 Oct 2018
Malfunction of potassium extrusion as a major cause of chronic epilepsy
Mariko Onodera, Jan Meyer, Christine Rose, Ko Matsui
Japanese-German YoungGlia collaborative meeting for mutual research exchange 1 Oct 2018
Study of astrocytes in modulating anxiety-related behaviour via multifunctional fibers
Yuanyuan Guo, Ko Matsui
6 Jul 2018
Glial manipulation of fear and memory [Invited]
Ko Matsui
6 Jul 2018
Glial manipulation of memory and mind [Invited]
Ko Matsui
13 Feb 2018
Optogenetics control of glial activity and animal behaviors
Ko Matsui
International Society for Neurochemistry 2 Sep 2017
Optogenetics for search of the mechanisms and treatment of disease
Ko Matsui
Neuro Global Summer School 2017 24 Jul 2017
Functional engineering of astrocytes and mind [Invited]
Ko Matsui
14 Apr 2017
Optogenetic relief of ischemic brain damage
Ko Matsui
15th Conference of Peace through Mind Brain Science 20 Feb 2014
Source and effect of glutamate liberate into the extracellular space
Ko Matsui
Korea Institute of Science and Technology - Center for Funtional Connectomics Seminar 18 Dec 2013
Proton triggered glial glutamate release underlies excitotoxicity upon ischemia
Ko Matsui
JSPS Core-to-Core Program Symposium "Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission" 5 Dec 2013
Optogenetic glial alkalization relieves ischemic brain damage
K. BEPPU, T. SASAKI, K. F. TANAKA, A. YAMANAKA, Y. FUKAZAWA, R. SHIGEMOTO, K. MATSUI
Society for Neuroscience 12 Nov 2013
