Joshua Patrick Johansen

Title(s)Associate Professor, Anatomy and Neurobiology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1001 Health Sciences Road
Irvine CA 92697-3950
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    1. The hidden logic of emotion. Science. 2026 Jul 09; 393(6807):145-146. Gu X, Johansen JP. PMID: 42424444.
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    2. A neuromodulatory circuit-to-molecular pathway for reformatting aversive memories during recall. Neuron. 2026 May 20; 114(10):1848-1862.e7. Tan BZ, Cuevas JNS, Yoshida R, Uematsu A, Koivumaa J, Ishizu Y, Goda Y, Johansen JP. PMID: 41780526.
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    3. Body size predicts the selection of defensive behavioral strategies. Neurosci Res. 2026 Feb; 223:105007. Kasuga Y, Ohnuki T, Hsieh KL, Johansen JP. PMID: 41371552.
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    4. Prefrontal encoding of an internal model for emotional inference. Nature. 2025 07; 643(8073):1044-1056. Gu X, Johansen JP. PMID: 40369081.
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    5. The neural pathway from the superior subpart of the medial habenula to the interpeduncular nucleus suppresses anxiety. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Aug; 30(8):3752-3764. Handa T, Sugiyama T, Islam T, Johansen JP, Yanagawa Y, McHugh TJ, Okamoto H. PMID: 40140491; PMCID: PMC12240801.
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    6. Bidirectional emotional regulation through prefrontal innervation of the locus coeruleus. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Aug; 30(8):3568-3578. Watanabe M, Uematsu A, Johansen JP. PMID: 40055498.
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    7. Amygdalo-cortical dialogue underlies memory enhancement by emotional association. Neuron. 2025 Mar 19; 113(6):931-948.e7. Saito Y, Osako Y, Odagawa M, Oisi Y, Matsubara C, Kato S, Kobayashi K, Morita M, Johansen JP, Murayama M. PMID: 39884277.
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    8. Honoring the legacy of Joseph E. LeDoux: introduction to the Special Issue. Cereb Cortex. 2025 Jan 08; 35(1):1-2. Schiller D, Johansen J, Ostroff L. PMID: 39673263.
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    9. Light-exercise-induced dopaminergic and noradrenergic stimulation in the dorsal hippocampus: Using a rat physiological exercise model. FASEB J. 2024 Dec 13; 38(24):e70215. Hiraga T, Hata T, Soya S, Shimoda R, Takahashi K, Soya M, Inoue K, Johansen JP, Okamoto M, Soya H. PMID: 39668509; PMCID: PMC11638517.
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    10. Diversity of ancestral brainstem noradrenergic neurons across species and multiple biological factors. bioRxiv. 2024 Oct 16. Kelberman MA, Rodberg E, Arabzadeh E, Bair-Marshall CJ, Berridge CW, Berrocoso E, Breton-Provencher V, Chandler DJ, Che A, Davy O, Devilbiss DM, Downs AM, Drummond G, Dvorkin R, Fazlali Z, Froemke RC, Glennon E, Gold JI, Ito H, Jiang X, Johansen JP, Kaye AP, Kim JR, Kuo CC, Liu RJ, Liu Y, Llorca-Torralba M, McCall JG, McElligott ZA, McKinney AM, Miguelez C, Min MY, Nowlan AC, Omrani M, Poe GR, Pickering AE, Ranjbar-Slamloo Y, Razquin J, Rodenkirch C, Sales AC, Satyasambit R, Shea SD, Sur M, Tkaczynski JA, Torres-Sanchez S, Uematsu A, Vazquez CR, Vreven A, Wang Q, Waterhouse BD, Yang HW, Yang JH, Zhao L, Zouridis IS, Weinshenker D, Vazey E, Totah NK. PMID: 39464004; PMCID: PMC11507722.
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    11. Thalamocortical control of cell-type specificity drives circuits for processing whisker-related information in mouse barrel cortex. Nat Commun. 2023 09 28; 14(1):6077. Young TR, Yamamoto M, Kikuchi SS, Yoshida AC, Abe T, Inoue K, Johansen JP, Benucci A, Yoshimura Y, Shimogori T. PMID: 37770450; PMCID: PMC10539368.
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    12. Whole-brain afferent input mapping to functionally distinct brainstem noradrenaline cell types. Neurosci Res. 2023 Sep; 194:44-57. Sulkes Cuevas JN, Watanabe M, Uematsu A, Johansen JP. PMID: 37062443.
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    13. Enhanced Reactivation of Remapping Place Cells during Aversive Learning. J Neurosci. 2023 03 22; 43(12):2153-2167. Ormond J, Serka SA, Johansen JP. PMID: 36596695; PMCID: PMC10039748.
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    14. Editorial overview: Systems neuroscience. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2023 02; 78:102656. Johansen JP, Colgin LL. PMID: 36529081.
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    15. Enhanced synchronization between prelimbic and infralimbic cortices during fear extinction learning. Mol Brain. 2021 12 11; 14(1):175. Watanabe M, Uematsu A, Johansen JP. PMID: 34895283; PMCID: PMC8666018.
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    16. Functional organization of the midbrain periaqueductal gray for regulating aversive memory formation. Mol Brain. 2021 09 08; 14(1):136. Yeh LF, Ozawa T, Johansen JP. PMID: 34496926; PMCID: PMC8424891.
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    17. Locus coeruleus: a new look at the blue spot. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2020 11; 21(11):644-659. Poe GR, Foote S, Eschenko O, Johansen JP, Bouret S, Aston-Jones G, Harley CW, Manahan-Vaughan D, Weinshenker D, Valentino R, Berridge C, Chandler DJ, Waterhouse B, Sara SJ. PMID: 32943779; PMCID: PMC8991985.
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    18. The claustrum coordinates cortical slow-wave activity. Nat Neurosci. 2020 06; 23(6):741-753. Narikiyo K, Mizuguchi R, Ajima A, Shiozaki M, Hamanaka H, Johansen JP, Mori K, Yoshihara Y. PMID: 32393895.
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    19. Publisher Correction: Neuromodulation in circuits of aversive emotional learning. Nat Neurosci. 2019 Nov; 22(11):1946. Likhtik E, Johansen JP. PMID: 31605036.
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    20. Neuromodulation in circuits of aversive emotional learning. Nat Neurosci. 2019 10; 22(10):1586-1597. Likhtik E, Johansen JP. PMID: 31551602.
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    21. A dopaminergic switch for fear to safety transitions. Nat Commun. 2018 06 27; 9(1):2483. Luo R, Uematsu A, Weitemier A, Aquili L, Koivumaa J, McHugh TJ, Johansen JP. PMID: 29950562; PMCID: PMC6021378.
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    22. Learning rules for aversive associative memory formation. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2018 04; 49:148-157. Ozawa T, Johansen JP. PMID: 29518699.
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    23. Dysregulation of aversive signaling pathways: a novel circuit endophenotype for pain and anxiety disorders. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2018 02; 48:37-44. Yeh LF, Watanabe M, Sulkes-Cuevas J, Johansen JP. PMID: 28965072.
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    24. Modular organization of the brainstem noradrenaline system coordinates opposing learning states. Nat Neurosci. 2017 Nov; 20(11):1602-1611. Uematsu A, Tan BZ, Ycu EA, Cuevas JS, Koivumaa J, Junyent F, Kremer EJ, Witten IB, Deisseroth K, Johansen JP. PMID: 28920933.
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    25. A feedback neural circuit for calibrating aversive memory strength. Nat Neurosci. 2017 01; 20(1):90-97. Ozawa T, Ycu EA, Kumar A, Yeh LF, Ahmed T, Koivumaa J, Johansen JP. PMID: 27842071.
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    26. β-Adrenergic Receptors Regulate the Acquisition and Consolidation Phases of Aversive Memory Formation Through Distinct, Temporally Regulated Signaling Pathways. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2017 Mar; 42(4):895-903. Schiff HC, Johansen JP, Hou M, Bush DE, Smith EK, Klein JE, LeDoux JE, Sears RM. PMID: 27762270; PMCID: PMC5312069.
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    27. Evaluation of ambiguous associations in the amygdala by learning the structure of the environment. Nat Neurosci. 2016 07; 19(7):965-72. Madarasz TJ, Diaz-Mataix L, Akhand O, Ycu EA, LeDoux JE, Johansen JP. PMID: 27214568; PMCID: PMC5655997.
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    28. Alterations in the rostral ventromedial medulla after the selective ablation of μ-opioid receptor expressing neurons. Pain. 2016 Jan; 157(1):166-173. Harasawa I, Johansen JP, Fields HL, Porreca F, Meng ID. PMID: 26335909; PMCID: PMC4829402.
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    29. Projection specificity in heterogeneous locus coeruleus cell populations: implications for learning and memory. Learn Mem. 2015 Sep; 22(9):444-51. Uematsu A, Tan BZ, Johansen JP. PMID: 26330494; PMCID: PMC4561410.
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    30. Hebbian and neuromodulatory mechanisms interact to trigger associative memory formation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Dec 23; 111(51):E5584-92. Johansen JP, Diaz-Mataix L, Hamanaka H, Ozawa T, Ycu E, Koivumaa J, Kumar A, Hou M, Deisseroth K, Boyden ES, LeDoux JE. PMID: 25489081; PMCID: PMC4280619.
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    31. Encoding of fear learning and memory in distributed neuronal circuits. Nat Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 17(12):1644-54. Herry C, Johansen JP. PMID: 25413091.
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    32. Neural circuits: Interacting interneurons regulate fear learning. Curr Biol. 2014 Aug 04; 24(15):R690-3. Ozawa T, Johansen JP. PMID: 25093560.
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    33. Neuroscience: anxiety is the sum of its parts. Nature. 2013 Apr 11; 496(7444):174-5. Johansen JP. PMID: 23515160.
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    34. Controlling the elements: an optogenetic approach to understanding the neural circuits of fear. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 15; 71(12):1053-60. Johansen JP, Wolff SB, Lüthi A, LeDoux JE. PMID: 22169096; PMCID: PMC3319499.
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    35. Molecular mechanisms of fear learning and memory. Cell. 2011 Oct 28; 147(3):509-24. Johansen JP, Cain CK, Ostroff LE, LeDoux JE. PMID: 22036561; PMCID: PMC3215943.
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    36. Placing prediction into the fear circuit. Trends Neurosci. 2011 Jun; 34(6):283-92. McNally GP, Johansen JP, Blair HT. PMID: 21549434; PMCID: PMC4245078.
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    37. Neural substrates for expectation-modulated fear learning in the amygdala and periaqueductal gray. Nat Neurosci. 2010 Aug; 13(8):979-86. Johansen JP, Tarpley JW, LeDoux JE, Blair HT. PMID: 20601946; PMCID: PMC2910797.
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    38. Optical activation of lateral amygdala pyramidal cells instructs associative fear learning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jul 13; 107(28):12692-7. Johansen JP, Hamanaka H, Monfils MH, Behnia R, Deisseroth K, Blair HT, LeDoux JE. PMID: 20615999; PMCID: PMC2906568.
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    39. Prelimbic prefrontal neurons drive fear expression: a clue for extinction--reconsolidation interactions. J Neurosci. 2009 Oct 28; 29(43):13432-4. Schiller D, Johansen J. PMID: 19864555; PMCID: PMC6664986.
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    40. Kappa opioids inhibit physiologically identified medullary pain modulating neurons and reduce morphine antinociception. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Mar; 93(3):1138-44. Meng ID, Johansen JP, Harasawa I, Fields HL. PMID: 15456805.
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    41. Glutamatergic activation of anterior cingulate cortex produces an aversive teaching signal. Nat Neurosci. 2004 Apr; 7(4):398-403. Johansen JP, Fields HL. PMID: 15004562.
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    42. Antinociception and modulation of rostral ventromedial medulla neuronal activity by local microinfusion of a cannabinoid receptor agonist. Neuroscience. 2004; 124(3):685-93. Meng ID, Johansen JP. PMID: 14980738.
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    43. The affective component of pain in rodents: direct evidence for a contribution of the anterior cingulate cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Jul 03; 98(14):8077-82. Johansen JP, Fields HL, Manning BH. PMID: 11416168; PMCID: PMC35470.
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