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Catherine S. Woolley

Catherine S. Woolley

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Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
22037
World Ranking
3604
National Ranking
1663

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Catherine S. Woolley is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and spans several interconnected subfields including cognitive neuroscience, occupational therapy, demography, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and materials chemistry.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of topics such as autism spectrum disorder research, assistive technology in communication and mobility, technology use by older adults, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neural dynamics and brain function, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, and stress responses and cortisol.

Their recent papers include:

  • "It Is a Big Spider Web of Things": Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults in Public Spaces, 2022, Autism in Adulthood
  • Mechanisms That Underlie Expression of Estradiol-Induced Excitatory Synaptic Potentiation in the Hippocampus Differ between Males and Females, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience
  • In memory of Bruce McEwen: a gentle giant of neuroscience, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • A Tribute to Bruce S. McEwen, 2020, Trends in Neurosciences

Frequent co-authors include Sonia Lupien, Keren MacLennan, Emily andsensory, Brett Heasman, and Jess Starns.

The scientist's work has been featured across various publication venues, such as Autism in Adulthood, Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Neuroscience, and Trends in Neurosciences.

The scientist was recognized as a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Estradiol mediates fluctuation in hippocampal synapse density during the estrous cycle in the adult rat.

    Catherine S. Woolley;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Gonadal steroids regulate dendritic spine density in hippocampal pyramidal cells in adulthood

    Elizabeth Gould;Catherine S. Woolley;Maya Frankfurt;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Differentiation of newly born neurons and glia in the dentate gyrus of the adult rat

    H. A. Cameron;C. S. Woolley;B. S. McEwen;Elizabeth Gould

  • Exposure to excess glucocorticoids alters dendritic morphology of adult hippocampal pyramidal neurons

    Catherine S. Woolley;Elizabeth Gould;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Naturally occurring fluctuation in dendritic spine density on adult hippocampal pyramidal neurons

    Catherine S. Woolley;Elizabeth Gould;Maya Frankfurt;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Roles of estradiol and progesterone in regulation of hippocampal dendritic spine density during the estrous cycle in the rat

    Catherine S. Woolley;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Estradiol increases the sensitivity of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells to NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic input: correlation with dendritic spine density.

    Catherine S. Woolley;Nancy G. Weiland;Bruce S. McEwen;Philip A. Schwartzkroin

  • Adrenal hormones suppress cell division in the adult rat dentate gyrus.

    Elizabeth Gould;Heather A. Cameron;Deborah C. Daniels;Catherine S. Woolley

  • Estradiol regulates hippocampal dendritic spine density via an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-dependent mechanism.

    Catherine S. Woolley;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Estrogen-mediated structural and functional synaptic plasticity in the female rat hippocampus

    Catherine S. Woolley

  • Acute Effects of Estrogen on Neuronal Physiology

    Catherine S. Woolley

  • SHORT-TERM GLUCOCORTICOID MANIPULATIONS AFFECT NEURONAL MORPHOLOGY AND SURVIVAL IN THE ADULT DENTATE GYRUS

    E. Gould;C.S. Woolley;B.S. McEwen

  • Estradiol Acutely Suppresses Inhibition in the Hippocampus through a Sex-Specific Endocannabinoid and mGluR-Dependent Mechanism

    Guang Zhe Huang;Catherine S. Woolley

  • Estradiol and progesterone regulate neuronal structure and synaptic connectivity in adult as well as developing brain

    Bruce S. McEwen;Catherine S. Woolley

  • Paradoxical effects of adrenal steroids on the brain: Protection versus degeneration

    Bruce S. McEwen;Jesus Angulo;Heather Cameron;Helen M. Chao

  • Gonadal Steroids Modify Dendritic Spine Density in Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neurons: A Golgi Study in the Adult Rat

    Maya Frankfurt;Elizabeth Gould;Catherine S. Woolley;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Gonadal hormone modulation of dendrites in the mammalian CNS.

    Bradley M. Cooke;Catherine S. Woolley

  • Adrenal steroids regulate postnatal development of the rat dentate gyrus: I. Effects of glucocorticoids on cell death

    Elizabeth Gould;Catherine S. Woolley;Bruce S. McEwen

  • Estrogen increases synaptic connectivity between single presynaptic inputs and multiple postsynaptic CA1 pyramidal cells: A serial electron-microscopic study

    Maya Yankova;Sharron A. Hart;Catherine S. Woolley

  • Effects of estrogen in the CNS

    Catherine S Woolley

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Elizabeth Gould
Elizabeth Gould Princeton University
Heather A. Cameron
Heather A. Cameron National Institutes of Health
Maya Frankfurt
Maya Frankfurt Hofstra University
Philip A. Schwartzkroin
Philip A. Schwartzkroin University of California, Davis
Robert L. Spencer
Robert L. Spencer University of Colorado Boulder
Indira M. Raman
Indira M. Raman Northwestern University
Randall R. Sakai
Randall R. Sakai University of Cincinnati
Constantine Pavlides
Constantine Pavlides University of Tsukuba
Sonia J. Lupien
Sonia J. Lupien University of Montreal

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