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Benjamin Rusak

Benjamin Rusak

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Neuroscience

D-Index
60
Citations
13404
World Ranking
3832
National Ranking
219

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Benjamin Rusak is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily focused on Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. More specifically, their work includes contributions to Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's main research topics center on Sleep and Related Disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Mental Health Research Topics, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques.

Benjamin Rusak has authored multiple papers in diverse publication venues, reflecting a breadth of study areas. Some notable journals where their recent work has appeared include:

  • Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine
  • Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Methods and Protocols
  • SLEEP

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Benjamin Rusak are:

  • Olfactory Function and Diffusion Tensor Imaging as Markers of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease, 2021, Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
  • Even a Mild Sleep Restriction Can Impact Daytime Functioning in Children with ADHD and Their Typically Developing Peers, 2021, Behavioral Sleep Medicine
  • Aberrant corticospinal tract characteristics in prodromal PD: A diffusion tensor imaging study, 2022, Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Augmenting Mental Health Support for Patients Accessing Different Degrees of Formal Psychiatric Care through a Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial, 2023, Methods and Protocols
  • Altered circadian activity and sleep/wake rhythms in the stable tubule only polypeptide (STOP) null mouse model of schizophrenia, 2020, SLEEP

Benjamin Rusak frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have contributed to multiple publications alongside them. These co-authors include Penny Corkum, Rudolf Uher, Laura Pimer, Kerrie Schoffer, and J. Roger McKelvey.

In recognition of their contributions, Benjamin Rusak was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Neural regulation of circadian rhythms.

    B Rusak;I Zucker

  • Light pulses that shift rhythms induce gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

    Benjamin Rusak;Harold A. Robertson;William Wisden;Stephen P. Hunt

  • The role of the suprachiasmatic nuclei in the generation of circadian rhythms in the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus

    Benjamin Rusak

  • Impact of acute sleep restriction on cortisol and leptin levels in young women

    Antonina Omisade;Orfeu M. Buxton;Benjamin Rusak

  • Neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity in the hamster geniculo-suprachiasmatic tract.

    Mary E. Harrington;Dwight M. Nance;Benjamin Rusak

  • Biological rhythms and animal behavior.

    B Rusak;I Zucker

  • Lesions of the thalamic intergeniculate leaflet alter hamster circadian rhythms.

    Mary E. Harrington;Benjamin Rusak

  • Manipulating Sleep Duration Alters Emotional Functioning and Cognitive Performance in Children

    Jennifer L. Vriend;Fiona D. Davidson;Penny V. Corkum;Benjamin Rusak

  • Neuropeptides phase shift the mammalian circadian pacemaker

    HD Piggins;MC Antle;B Rusak

  • Luminance coding in a circadian pacemaker: The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the rat and the hamster

    Johanna H. Meijer;Johanna H. Meijer;Gerard A. Groos;Benjamin Rusak

  • Circadian firing-rate rhythms and light responses of rat habenular nucleus neurons in vivo and in vitro.

    H. Zhao;B. Rusak

  • Hamster circadian rhythms are phase-shifted by electrical stimulation of the geniculo-hypothalamic tract

    Benjamin Rusak;Johanna H. Meijer;Mary E. Harrington

  • Circadian phase response curves for dark pulses in the hamster

    Ziad Boulos;Benjamin Rusak

  • Double-Labeling of Neuropeptide Y-Immunoreactive Neurons which Project from the Geniculate to the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei

    Mary E. Harrington;Dwight M. Nance;Benjamin Rusak

  • Sleep disturbance is associated with incident dementia and mortality.

    Roxanne Sterniczuk;Olga Theou;Benjamin Rusak;Kenneth Rockwood

  • Testicular Responses to Photoperiod Are Blocked by Lesions of the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei in Golden Hamsters

    Benjamin Rusak;L. P. Morin

  • Photic induction of Fos protein in the suprachiasmatic nucleus is inhibited by the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801.

    Hiroshi Abe;Benjamin Rusak;Benjamin Rusak;Harold A. Robertson

  • Circadian variation in photic regulation of immediate-early gene mRNAs in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus cells.

    Benjamin Rusak;Linda McNaughton;Harold A. Robertson;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Localization of cholinergic neurons in the forebrain and brainstem that project to the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus in rat.

    Keshavan G. Bina;Benjamin Rusak;Kazue Semba

  • Suprachiasmatic stimulation phase shifts rodent circadian rhythms

    Benjamin Rusak;Gerard Groos

  • Nmda and Non-Nmda Receptor Antagonists Inhibit Photic Induction of Fos Protein in the Hamster Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

    Hiroshi Abe;Benjamin Rusak;Harold A. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazue Semba
Kazue Semba Dalhousie University
Hugh D. Piggins
Hugh D. Piggins University of Bristol
Penny Corkum
Penny Corkum Dalhousie University
Johanna H. Meijer
Johanna H. Meijer Leiden University Medical Center
Ralph E. Mistlberger
Ralph E. Mistlberger Simon Fraser University
Christine T. Chambers
Christine T. Chambers Dalhousie University
Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson Dalhousie University
Gail A. Eskes
Gail A. Eskes Dalhousie University
Martin Alda
Martin Alda Dalhousie University
Marcia L. Spetch
Marcia L. Spetch University of Alberta

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