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Charles L. Cox

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Neuroscience

D-Index
32
Citations
4485
World Ranking
9521
National Ranking
4021

Charles L. Cox 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 Charles L. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 publications — 3rd percentile

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Charles L. Cox 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 Charles L. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Charles L. Cox is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with a specialization in its subfields, including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics in neuroscience and related areas, which include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Charles L. Cox has published papers in several notable venues. These frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Brain Research

Among the recent papers authored by or involving Cox are the following:

  • Structural and functional changes of deep layer pyramidal neurons surrounding microelectrode arrays implanted in rat motor cortex, 2023, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Structural and functional changes of pyramidal neurons at the site of an implanted microelectrode array in rat primary motor cortex, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Heterogeneity of burst firing in mouse thalamic reticular nucleus neurons, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A novel mechanism for short-term post-tetanic plasticity in thalamocortical neurons, 2025, Brain Research

Collaborations are a part of Cox's research efforts, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Joseph A. Beatty
  • Bronson A. Gregory
  • Cort H. Thompson
  • Joseph W. Salatino
  • Mia J. Railing

Best Publications

  • Cellular bases of neocortical activation: modulation of neural oscillations by the nucleus basalis and endogenous acetylcholine

    Raju Metherate;Charles L. Cox;John H. Ashe

  • Fourier Analysis of Sinusoidally Driven Thalamocortical Relay Neurons and a Minimal Integrate-and-Fire-or-Burst Model

    Gregory D. Smith;Charles L. Cox;S. Murray Sherman;John Rinzel;John Rinzel;John Rinzel

  • Circadian Rhythm of Redox State Regulates Excitability in Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons

    Tongfei A. Wang;Yanxun V. Yu;Gubbi Govindaiah;Xiaoying Ye

  • Nucleus reticularis neurons mediate diverse inhibitory effects in thalamus

    Charles L. Cox;John R. Huguenard;David A. Prince

  • High-efficiency motor neuron differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells and the function of Islet-1

    Qiuhao Qu;Dong Li;Kathleen R. Louis;Xiangzhen Li

  • Action potentials reliably invade axonal arbors of rat neocortical neurons

    Charles L. Cox;Winfried Denk;David W. Tank;Karel Svoboda;Karel Svoboda

  • Heterogeneous Axonal Arborizations of Rat Thalamic Reticular Neurons in the Ventrobasal Nucleus

    Charles L. Cox;John R. Huguenard;David A. Prince

  • Patch clamp electrophysiology and capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry metabolomics for single cell characterization.

    Jordan T. Aerts;Kathleen R. Louis;Kathleen R. Louis;Shane R. Crandall;Gubbi Govindaiah

  • Absence of metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated plasticity in the neocortex of fragile X mice

    Brian M. Wilson;Charles L. Cox

  • Glutamate Inhibits Thalamic Reticular Neurons

    Charles L. Cox;S. Murray Sherman

  • Control of Dendritic Outputs of Inhibitory Interneurons in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

    Charles L Cox;S.Murray Sherman

  • Current Clamp and Modeling Studies of Low-Threshold Calcium Spikes in Cells of the Cat’s Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

    X. J. Zhan;Charles L. Cox;J. Rinzel;S. Murray Sherman

  • Low-Threshold Ca2+ Current Amplifies Distal Dendritic Signaling in Thalamic Reticular Neurons

    Shane R. Crandall;G. Govindaiah;Charles L. Cox

  • Binding of amyloid β peptide to β2 adrenergic receptor induces PKA-dependent AMPA receptor hyperactivity

    Dayong Wang;G. Govindaiah;Ruijie Liu;Vania De Arcangelis

  • Glutamate locally activates dendritic outputs of thalamic interneurons

    Charles L Cox;Q Zhou;S M Sherman

  • Modulation of cellular excitability in neocortex: Muscarinic receptor and second messenger-mediated actions of acetylcholine

    Charles L. Cox;Raju Metherate;John H. Ashe

  • Synaptic Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Regulates Dendritic Outputs of Thalamic Interneurons

    Govindaiah;Charles L Cox

  • Heterogeneity of firing properties among rat thalamic reticular nucleus neurons.

    Sang Hun Lee;G. Govindaiah;Charles L. Cox

  • Cholecystokinin depolarizes rat thalamic reticular neurons by suppressing a K+ conductance.

    Charles L. Cox;John R. Huguenard;David A. Prince

  • Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Differentially Regulate GABAergic Inhibition in Thalamus

    G. Govindaiah;Charles L. Cox

  • Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Activity Patterns in the Monkey Thalamus During Visual Behavior

    E. J. Ramcharan;Charles L. Cox;X. J. Zhan;S. M. Sherman

  • Modulation of thalamic neuron excitability by orexins

    G. Govindaiah;Charles L. Cox;Charles L. Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Murray Sherman
S. Murray Sherman University of Chicago
John Rinzel
John Rinzel New York University
John R. Huguenard
John R. Huguenard Stanford University
David A. Prince
David A. Prince Stanford University
Martha U. Gillette
Martha U. Gillette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Shane M. O'Mara
Shane M. O'Mara Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan T. Erichsen
Jonathan T. Erichsen Cardiff University
Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda Allen Institute
Seralynne Denise Vann
Seralynne Denise Vann Cardiff University
Jonathan V. Sweedler
Jonathan V. Sweedler University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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