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Andrew S. French

Andrew S. French

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
4712
World Ranking
9337
National Ranking
544

Overview

Andrew S. French is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Neuroscience. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers subfields such as Ocean Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Mechanical Engineering, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, and Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research.

Frequent publication venues for their work consist of:

  • SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Scientific Reports
  • Invertebrate Neuroscience

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Andrew S. French include:

  • "Physiological Basis of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in a Tympanal Ear," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Mechanotransduction channel Piezo is widely expressed in the spider, Cupiennius salei, mechanosensory neurons and central nervous system," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "RNA interference supports a role for Nanchung-Inactive in mechanotransduction by the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, tactile spine," 2020, Invertebrate Neuroscience
  • "Opsin knockdown specifically slows phototransduction in broadband and UV-sensitive photoreceptors in Periplaneta americana," 2022, Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "Powerful Hydraulic Coil Tubing Tractor Facilitates Stimulation Application in Extended Reach Wells Thru Completion Operations," 2020, SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition

Andrew S. French has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers. Among the most common coauthors are:

  • Päivi H. Torkkeli
  • Hongxia Liu
  • Ben Warren
  • Ulli Höger
  • Samantha M. Rogers

Their contributions reveal a connection between research in neuroscience, particularly related to sensory systems and hearing mechanisms, and engineering topics including oil and gas production and well intervention techniques. This interdisciplinary approach is evident from their diverse publication venues and research interests.

Best Publications

  • Alias-free sampling of neuronal spike trains

    A. S. French;A. V. Holden

  • Information processing by graded-potential transmission through tonically active synapses

    Mikko Juusola;Andrew S French;Raimo O Uusitalo;Matti Weckström

  • The Frequency Response, Coherence, and Information Capacity of Two Neuronal Models

    R.B. Stein;A.S. French;A.V. Holden

  • New methods for analysing motor function in man and animals.

    R.B. Stein;A.S. French;A. Mannard;R. Yemm

  • A Flexible Neural Analog Using Integrated Circuits

    Andrew S. French;Richard B. Stein

  • The estimation of the frequency response function of a mechanoreceptor

    A. S. French;A. V. Holden;R. B. Stein

  • Stretch-activated cation channels in human fibroblasts.

    L.L. Stockbridge;A.S. French

  • The Efficiency of Sensory Information Coding by Mechanoreceptor Neurons

    Mikko Juusola;Andrew S French

  • The dynamic behaviour of photoreceptor cells in the fly in response to random (white noise) stimulation at a range of temperatures.

    A S French;M Järvilehto

  • IONIC SELECTIVITY OF MECHANICALLY ACTIVATED CHANNELS IN SPIDER MECHANORECEPTOR NEURONS

    Ulli Höger;Päivi H. Torkkeli;Ernst-August Seyfarth;Andrew S. French

  • Ins(3,4,5,6)P4 specifically inhibits a receptor-mediated Ca2+-dependent Cl- current in CFPAC-1 cells.

    Melisa W Y Ho;Stephen B. Shears;Karol S. Bruzik;Marek Duszyk

  • THE CONTRAST SENSITIVITY OF FLY MOVEMENT-DETECTING NEURONS

    David Dvorak;Mandyam V. Srinivasan;Andrew S. French

  • From stress and strain to spikes: mechanotransduction in spider slit sensilla.

    Andrew S. French;Päivi H. Torkkeli;Ernst-August Seyfarth

  • Intracellular characterization of identified sensory cells in a new spider mechanoreceptor preparation

    E. A. Seyfarth;A. S. French

  • Nonlinear analysis of sensory transduction in an insect mechanoreceptor

    A. S. French;R. K. Wong

  • Dynamic properties of antennal responses to pheromone in two moth species.

    Kristine A. Justus;Ring T. Cardé;Andrew S. French

  • Spider Peripheral Mechanosensory Neurons Are Directly Innervated and Modulated by Octopaminergic Efferents

    Alexandre Widmer;Ulli Höger;Shannon Meisner;Andrew S. French

  • Phototransduction in the fly compound eye exhibits temporal resonances and a pure time delay

    Andrew S. French

  • White-noise analysis of nonlinear behavior in an insect sensory neuron: kernel and cascade approaches

    M. J. Korenberg;A. S. French;S. Voo

  • The mechanosensory apparatus of the femoral tactile spine of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana

    A S French;E J Sanders

  • The dynamic nonlinear behavior of fly photoreceptors evoked by a wide range of light intensities.

    A.S. French;M.J. Korenberg;M. Järvilehto;E. Kouvalainen

  • NONLINEAR MODELS OF THE FIRST SYNAPSE IN THE LIGHT-ADAPTED FLY RETINA

    M. Juusola;M. Weckstrom;R. O. Uusitalo;M. J. Korenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Juusola
Mikko Juusola University of Sheffield
Richard B. Stein
Richard B. Stein University of Alberta
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Leonard Maler
Leonard Maler University of Ottawa
Jan-Marino Ramirez
Jan-Marino Ramirez University of Washington

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