Maiken Nedergaard
University of Copenhagen
Maiken Nedergaard is a Danish neuroscientist most well known for discovering the glymphatic system. She is a jointly appointed professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She holds a part-time appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery within the University of Rochester Center for Translational Neuromedicine, where she is the principal investigator of the Division of Glial Disease and Therapeutics laboratory. She is also Professor
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Maiken Nedergaard is a Danish neuroscientist most well known for discovering the glymphatic system. She is a jointly appointed professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She holds a part-time appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery within the University of Rochester Center for Translational Neuromedicine, where she is the principal investigator of the Division of Glial Disease and Therapeutics laboratory. She is also Professor of Glial Cell Biology at the University of Copenhagen, Center for Translational Neuromedicine.
Affiliation
University of Copenhagen
Top Publications
- A Paravascular Pathway Facilitates CSF Flow Through the Brain Parenchyma and the Clearance of Interstitial Solutes, Including Amyloid β (2012) - 5,964 citations
- Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain (2013) - 5,573 citations
- The blood–brain barrier: an overview (2004) - 2,286 citations
- The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide (2015) - 2,133 citations
- Physiology of Astroglia (2017) - 1,766 citations
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- Full name
- Maiken Nedergaard
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-6502-6031
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5085677100
Research interests
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
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- A Paravascular Pathway Facilitates CSF Flow Through the Brain Parenchyma and the Clearance of Interstitial Solutes, Including Amyloid β ↗2012 · Science Translational Medicine5,964OpenAlex citations
- Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain ↗2013 · Science5,573OpenAlex citations
- The blood–brain barrier: an overview ↗2004 · Neurobiology of Disease2,286OpenAlex citations
- The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide ↗2015 · Neurochemical Research2,133OpenAlex citations
- Physiology of Astroglia ↗2017 · Physiological Reviews1,766OpenAlex citations
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- A Paravascular Pathway Facilitates CSF Flow Through the Brain Parenchyma and the Clearance of Interstitial Solutes, Including Amyloid β ↗2012 · Science Translational Medicine
- Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain ↗2013 · Science
- The blood–brain barrier: an overview ↗2004 · Neurobiology of Disease
- The Glymphatic System: A Beginner’s Guide ↗2015 · Neurochemical Research
- Physiology of Astroglia ↗2017 · Physiological Reviews
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