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Cara M. Altimus

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18

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3K

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Active since

2007

Affiliations

Johns Hopkins University(Current)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Milken Institute

University of British Columbia

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Cara M. Altimus is an author at Johns Hopkins University specializing in neuroscience, life sciences, and photoreceptor physiology.

Publications per year

2007–2022

18

Publications

18

Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

Ali D. Güler, Jennifer L. Ecker, Gurprit S. Lall et al. · Nature · 2008 · 877 citations · Full text

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Aberrant light directly impairs mood and learning through melanopsin-expressing neurons

Tara A. LeGates, Cara M. Altimus, Hui Wang et al. · Nature · 2012 · 581 citations · Full text

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Rods-cones and melanopsin detect light and dark to modulate sleep independent of image formation

Cara M. Altimus, Ali D. Güler, Kathryn Villa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 292 citations · Full text

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Distinct Contributions of Rod, Cone, and Melanopsin Photoreceptors to Encoding Irradiance

Gurprit S. Lall, Victoria L. Revell, Hiroshi Momiji et al. · Neuron · 2010 · 291 citations · Full text

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Rod photoreceptors drive circadian photoentrainment across a wide range of light intensities

Cara M. Altimus, Ali D. Güler, Nazia M. Alam et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2010 · 260 citations · Full text

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