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Binyamin Hochner publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Binyamin Hochner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Binyamin Hochner D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Binyamin Hochner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Binyamin Hochner is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Their research spans fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Binyamin Hochner include:

  • Use of Peripheral Sensory Information for Central Nervous Control of Arm Movement by Octopus vulgaris, 2020, Current Biology
  • Connectomics of the Octopus vulgaris vertical lobe provides insight into conserved and novel principles of a memory acquisition network, 2023, eLife
  • Embodied mechanisms of motor control in the octopus, 2023, Current Biology
  • mEMbrain: an interactive deep learning MATLAB tool for connectomic segmentation on commodity desktops, 2023, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Neurotransmission and neuromodulation systems in the learning and memory network of Octopus vulgaris, 2022, Journal of Morphology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hochner are:

  • Flavie Bidel
  • Yaron Meirovitch
  • Fuming Yang
  • Jeff W. Lichtman
  • Letizia Zullo

Key publication venues where Hochner has contributed multiple works include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Journal of Morphology

Hochner's research integrates various methodologies and focuses on neural control, memory networks, and motor systems, especially within cephalopod models such as Octopus vulgaris. These efforts intersect with studies on peripheral sensory information, connectomics, neurotransmission systems, and computational tools for neural circuit analysis.

Best Publications

  • Injection of the cAMP-responsive element into the nucleus of Aplysia sensory neurons blocks long-term facilitation

    Pramod K. Dash;Binyamin Hochner;Binyamin Hochner;Eric R. Kandel

  • Spatially resolved dynamics of cAMP and protein kinase A subunits in Aplysia sensory neurons

    Brian J. Bacskai;Binyamin Hochner;Martyn Mahaut-Smith;Stephen R. Adams

  • Motor primitives in vertebrates and invertebrates.

    Tamar Flash;Binyamin Hochner

  • An octopus-bioinspired solution to movement and manipulation for soft robots.

    M Calisti;M Giorelli;G Levy;B Mazzolai

  • Continuum Robot Arms Inspired by Cephalopods

    Ian D. Walker;Darren M. Dawson;Tamar Flash;Frank W. Grasso

  • Control of octopus arm extension by a peripheral motor program.

    German Sumbre;Yoram Gutfreund;Graziano Fiorito;Tamar Flash

  • The octopus: a model for a comparative analysis of the evolution of learning and memory mechanisms.

    Binyamin Hochner;Tal Shomrat;Graziano Fiorito

  • Roles of PKA and PKC in facilitation of evoked and spontaneous transmitter release at depressed and nondepressed synapses in Aplysia sensory neurons.

    Mirella Ghirardi;Orit Braha;Binyamin Hochner;Pier Giorgio Montarolo

  • Dynamic Model of the Octopus Arm. I. Biomechanics of the Octopus Reaching Movement

    Yoram Yekutieli;Roni Sagiv-Zohar;Ranit Aharonov;Yaakov Engel

  • Additional component in the cellular mechanism of presynaptic facilitation contributes to behavioral dishabituation in Aplysia.

    Binyamin Hochner;Marc Klein;Samuel Schacher;Eric R. Kandel

  • Neurobiology: motor control of flexible octopus arms.

    Germán Sumbre;Graziano Fiorito;Tamar Flash;Binyamin Hochner

  • Organization of Octopus Arm Movements: A Model System for Studying the Control of Flexible Arms

    Yoram Gutfreund;Tamar Flash;Yosef Yarom;Graziano Fiorito

  • An Embodied View of Octopus Neurobiology

    Binyamin Hochner

  • Octopuses use a human-like strategy to control precise point-to-point arm movements.

    Germán Sumbre;Graziano Fiorito;Tamar Flash;Binyamin Hochner

  • Second messengers involved in the two processes of presynaptic facilitation that contribute to sensitization and dishabituation in Aplysia sensory neurons.

    O Braha;N Dale;B Hochner;M Klein

  • Patterns of Arm Muscle Activation Involved in Octopus Reaching Movements

    Yoram Gutfreund;Tamar Flash;Graziano Fiorito;Binyamin Hochner

  • Action-potential duration and the modulation of transmitter release from the sensory neurons of Aplysia in presynaptic facilitation and behavioral sensitization.

    Binyamin Hochner;Marc Klein;Samuel Schacher;Eric R. Kandel

  • Stress-induced alternative splicing of acetylcholinesterase results in enhanced fear memory and long-term potentiation.

    Ingrid Nijholt;N. Farchi;Min-Jeong Kye;E. H. Sklan

  • Nonsomatotopic Organization of the Higher Motor Centers in Octopus

    Letizia Zullo;Letizia Zullo;German Sumbre;Claudio Agnisola;Tamar Flash

  • Facilitatory transmitters and cAMP can modulate accommodation as well as transmitter release in Aplysia sensory neurons: Evidence for parallel processing in a single cell.

    Marc Klein;Binyamin Hochner;Eric R. Kandel

  • A Learning and Memory Area in the Octopus Brain Manifests a Vertebrate-Like Long-Term Potentiation

    Binyamin Hochner;Euan R. Brown;Marina Langella;Tal Shomrat

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamar Flash
Tamar Flash Weizmann Institute of Science
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Hermona Soreq
Hermona Soreq Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Micha E. Spira
Micha E. Spira Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University
Yosef Yarom
Yosef Yarom Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nicholas Dale
Nicholas Dale University of Warwick
Samuel Schacher
Samuel Schacher Columbia University
Cecilia Laschi
Cecilia Laschi National University of Singapore

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