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Benjamin J. Whalley is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their primary research contributions lie in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments

Their recent papers reflect these areas of interest. Selected publications include:

  • "The proposed mechanisms of action of CBD in epilepsy," 2020, Epileptic Disorders
  • "Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in the United Kingdom: An update," 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "Cannabidiol modulates excitatory-inhibitory ratio to counter hippocampal hyperactivity," 2023, Neuron
  • "Cannabidiol improves survival and behavioural co-morbidities of Dravet syndrome in mice," 2020, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "Cannabinoid treatments in epilepsy and seizure disorders," 2023, Physiological Reviews

Frequent co-authors working collaboratively with Benjamin J. Whalley include Michaël Bazelot, Pabitra Hriday Patra, Orrin Devinsky, Royston A. Gray, and Evan C. Rosenberg. Each has contributed to multiple publications jointly authored with Whalley.

In terms of publication venues, their work commonly appears in:

  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epileptic Disorders
  • Neuron
  • Physiological Reviews

Their research spans multiple disciplines and topics related to neurological health, pharmacological interventions, and cannabinoid science, with an emphasis on understanding mechanisms of action and treatment approaches for epilepsy, sleep disorders, and neuropharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Cannabidiol: pharmacology and potential therapeutic role in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

    Orrin Devinsky;Maria Roberta Cilio;Helen Cross;Javier Fernandez-Ruiz

  • Molecular Targets of Cannabidiol in Neurological Disorders

    Clementino Ibeas Bih;Tong Chen;Alistair V. W. Nunn;Michaël Bazelot;Michaël Bazelot

  • Nonpsychotropic plant cannabinoids, cannabidivarin (CBDV) and cannabidiol (CBD), activate and desensitize transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels in vitro: potential for the treatment of neuronal hyperexcitability.

    Fabio Arturo Iannotti;Charlotte L Hill;Antonio Leo;Ahlam Alhusaini

  • Cannabidiol Displays Antiepileptiform and Antiseizure Properties In Vitro and In Vivo

    N. A. Jones;Andrew John Hill;I. Smith;S. A. Bevan

  • Phytocannabinoids as novel therapeutic agents in CNS disorders

    Andrew J. Hill;Claire M. Williams;Benjamin J. Whalley;Gary J. Stephens

  • Cannabinoids and Epilepsy.

    Evan C. Rosenberg;Richard W. Tsien;Benjamin J. Whalley;Orrin Devinsky

  • Cannabidiol exerts anti-convulsant effects in animal models of temporal lobe and partial seizures

    Nicholas A. Jones;Sarah E. Glyn;Satoshi Akiyama;Satoshi Akiyama;Thomas D.M. Hill

  • Cannabidivarin-rich cannabis extracts are anticonvulsant in mouse and rat via a CB1 receptor-independent mechanism

    Thomas Hill;Maria Cascio;Barbara Romano;Barbara Romano;Marnie Duncan

  • Therapeutic effects of cannabinoids in animal models of seizures, epilepsy, epileptogenesis, and epilepsy-related neuroprotection

    Evan C. Rosenberg;Pabitra H. Patra;Benjamin J. Whalley

  • Cannabidivarin is anticonvulsant in mouse and rat

    AJ Hill;Mercier;Tdm Hill;SE Glyn

  • Emergence of a small-world functional network in cultured neurons.

    Julia H. Downes;Mark W. Hammond;Dimitris Xydas;Matthew C. Spencer

  • The proposed mechanisms of action of CBD in epilepsy

    Royston A. Gray;Benjamin J. Whalley

  • Cannabidiol reduces seizures and associated behavioral comorbidities in a range of animal seizure and epilepsy models.

    Pabitra Hriday Patra;Melissa Barker-Haliski;H Steve White;Benjamin J Whalley

  • Δ9‐Tetrahydrocannabivarin suppresses in vitro epileptiform and in vivo seizure activity in adult rats

    Andrew J. Hill;Samantha E. Weston;Nicholas A. Jones;Imogen Smith

  • The Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Ligand Levetiracetam Inhibits Presynaptic Ca2+ Channels through an Intracellular Pathway

    Christian Vogl;Sumiko Mochida;Christian Wolff;Benjamin J. Whalley

  • Effects and mechanisms of ginseng and ginsenosides on cognition.

    Imogen Smith;Elizabeth M Williamson;Sophie Putnam;Jonathan Farrimond

  • Medicinal cannabis: is Δ9–tetrahydrocannabinol necessary for all its effects?

    J.D. Wilkinson;Benjamin Jason Whalley;D. Baker;G. Pryce

  • Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channel blockade by plant cannabinoids does not confer anticonvulsant effects per se

    Andrew J. Hill;Nicholas A. Jones;Imogen Smith;Charlotte L. Hill

  • Cannabinol and cannabidiol exert opposing effects on rat feeding patterns

    Jonathan A. Farrimond;Benjamin J. Whalley;Claire M. Williams

  • Controlling a mobile robot with a biological brain

    Kevin Warwick;Dimitris Xydas;Slawomir J. Nasuto;Victor M. Becerra

  • Cannabidivarin (CBDV) suppresses pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced increases in epilepsy-related gene expression

    Naoki Amada;Yuki Yamasaki;Yuki Yamasaki;Claire M. Williams;Benjamin J. Whalley

  • Sox1-deficient mice suffer from epilepsy associated with abnormal ventral forebrain development and olfactory cortex hyperexcitability

    S Malas;M Postlethwaite;A Ekonomou;B Whalley

Frequent Co-Authors

Orrin Devinsky
Orrin Devinsky New York University
Emilio Russo
Emilio Russo Magna Graecia University
Richard W. Tsien
Richard W. Tsien New York University
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam
Jason Berwick
Jason Berwick University of Sheffield
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University
Rita Citraro
Rita Citraro Magna Graecia University
Nail Burnashev
Nail Burnashev Aix-Marseille University
Jacqueline A. French
Jacqueline A. French New York University
Marco Pistis
Marco Pistis University of Cagliari

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