Pasko Rakic(1933)
NeurosciencePasko Rakic is a recipient of the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2008) from Croatia. Their primary field is Neuroscience.
CroatiaYale University
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Major Awards
487
Publications
82,345
Citations
142
h-index
359
i10-index
169.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Accomplishments of “Old-Fashioned” Electron Microscopy in the Period of Dominance of Immunofluorescent Methods
International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2026)
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NeMO Analytics: a compendium of transcriptomic data for the exploration of neocortical development
Nature Neuroscience(2026)
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High-resolution in utero SV2A PET imaging of the nonhuman primate brain using the NeuroEXPLORER.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism(2026)
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388 A Stepwise Functional Genomics Approach Identifies Genetic Disruption of Prenatal Brain Angiogenesis and Blood Flow in Cerebral Palsy
Neurosurgery(2026)
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35
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Updated Neuronal Numbers of the Rat Hippocampal Formation: Redesigning the Hippocampal Model
bioRxiv(2025)
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The role of endocannabinoid signaling in the cytoskeleton functionality in migrating neurons
Medical Research Archives(2025)
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Radiofrequency regulates the BET-mediated pathways in radial glia differentiation in human cortical development
Cell Reports(2025)
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Recent Publications
View all worksAccomplishments of “Old-Fashioned” Electron Microscopy in the Period of Dominance of Immunofluorescent Methods
International Journal of Molecular Sciences2026
0citations
NeMO Analytics: a compendium of transcriptomic data for the exploration of neocortical development
Nature Neuroscience2026
0citations
High-resolution in utero SV2A PET imaging of the nonhuman primate brain using the NeuroEXPLORER.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026
0citations
35citations
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The role of endocannabinoid signaling in the cytoskeleton functionality in migrating neurons
Medical Research Archives2025
1citations
Career History
Professor
Yale University
New Haven, US
Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Yale University
New Haven, US
Professor and Chairman of Neurobiology
Yale University
New Haven, US
Associate Professor of Neuropathology
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
Assistant Professor of Neuropathology
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics
University of Belgrade – School of Medicine
Belgrade, RS
Clinical and Research Fellow
Harvard University
Cambridge, US
Resident in Neurosurgery
University of Belgrade – School of Medicine
Belgrade, RS
Education
University of Belgrade – School of Medicine
PHD
Neurosurgery
1969
University of Belgrade – School of Medicine
MD
Neurosurgery
1960
Research Funding
Origin of Cortical Species-specific Distinctions
National Institute on Drug Abuse
External Profiles
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Society of Canada
Top Publications
Impaired neurogenesis alters brain biomechanics in a neuroprogenitor-based genetic subtype of congenital hydrocephalus
Nature Neuroscience202289 citations
Molecular programs of regional specification and neural stem cell fate progression in macaque telencephalon
Science202370 citations
An assessment of the existence of adult neurogenesis in humans and value of its rodent models for neuropsychiatric diseases
Molecular Psychiatry202154 citations
Spatial transcriptomics reveals human cortical layer and area specification
Nature202542 citations
Early developmental origins of cortical disorders modeled in human neural stem cells
Nature Communications202512 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
DJ
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
AP
Ardem Patapoutian
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
EM
Eve Marder
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2016)
MM
Michael Merzenich
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2016)
JO
John O'Keefe
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2014)
CB
Cornelia Bargmann
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
WD
Winfried Denk
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2012)
LJ
Lily Jan
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2010)
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