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Christelle Baunez

Christelle Baunez

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Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
7017
World Ranking
7653
National Ranking
354

Overview

Christelle Baunez is a researcher primarily affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. Their work spans multiple areas within neuroscience and medicine, with a significant emphasis on neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their research portfolio also covers cognitive neuroscience, modeling and simulation, as well as infectious diseases.

Baunez's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

They have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Infectious Diseases

The scientist's research interests focus on a variety of topics including:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Recent published papers authored by Baunez cover studies on addiction, neuronal activity, and behavioral effects. Notable examples are:

  • "Subthalamic low-frequency oscillations predict vulnerability to cocaine addiction," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Decreased risk-taking and loss-chasing after subthalamic nucleus lesion in rats," 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Evidence for a vocal signature in the rat and its reinforcing effects: a key role for the subthalamic nucleus," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Peer presence and familiarity as key factors to reduce cocaine intake in both rats and humans: an effect mediated by the subthalamic nucleus," 2022, Psychopharmacology
  • "A single case report of STN-DBS for severe crack-cocaine dependence: double-blind ON vs. SHAM randomized controlled assessment," 2023, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Baunez frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Mickaël Degoulet
  • Stéphane Luchini
  • Patrick Pintus
  • Cassandre Vielle
  • Miriam Teschl

Their research has appeared in various scientific outlets, with regular contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Psychopharmacology
  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Stop-Signal Reaction-Time Task Performance: Role of Prefrontal Cortex and Subthalamic Nucleus

    Dawn M. Eagle;Christelle Baunez;Daniel M. Hutcheson;Olivia Lehmann

  • Chronic dopaminergic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: from dyskinesias to impulse control disorders

    Valerie Voon;Pierre-Olivier Fernagut;Jeff Wickens;Christelle Baunez

  • Deep brain stimulation : from neurology to psychiatry?

    Paul Krack;Paul Krack;Marwan I. Hariz;Marwan I. Hariz;Christelle Baunez;Jorge Guridi

  • Is there an inhibitory-response-control system in the rat? Evidence from anatomical and pharmacological studies of behavioral inhibition

    Dawn M. Eagle;Christelle Baunez

  • Bilateral lesions of the subthalamic nucleus induce multiple deficits in an attentional task in rats

    Christelle Baunez;Trevor W. Robbins

  • In a rat model of parkinsonism, lesions of the subthalamic nucleus reverse increases of reaction time but induce a dramatic premature responding deficit

    Christelle Baunez;André Nieoullon;Marianne Amalric

  • Addiction in Parkinson's disease: impact of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation.

    Tatiana Witjas;Christelle Baunez;Jean Marc Henry;Marie Delfini

  • The subthalamic nucleus exerts opposite control on cocaine and 'natural' rewards

    Christelle Baunez;Carine Dias;Martine Cador;Marianne Amalric

  • Reducing the desire for cocaine with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation.

    Tiphaine Rouaud;Sylvie Lardeux;Nicolas Panayotis;Dany Paleressompoulle

  • Chronic But Not Acute Treatment with a Metabotropic Glutamate 5 Receptor Antagonist Reverses the Akinetic Deficits in a Rat Model of Parkinsonism

    Nathalie Breysse;Christelle Baunez;Will Spooren;Fabrizio Gasparini

  • Parkinson's disease, the subthalamic nucleus, inhibition, and impulsivity.

    Marjan Jahanshahi;Ignacio Obeso;Christelle Baunez;Manuel Alegre

  • Effects of dopamine depletion of the dorsal striatum and further interaction with subthalamic nucleus lesions in an attentional task in the rat.

    C. Baunez;T.W. Robbins

  • Enhanced Food-Related Motivation after Bilateral Lesions of the Subthalamic Nucleus

    Christelle Baunez;Marianne Amalric;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Deep brain stimulation in neurological diseases and experimental models: from molecule to complex behavior.

    Paolo Gubellini;Pascal Salin;Lydia Kerkerian-Le Goff;Christelle Baunez

  • Lesions of the medial and lateral striatum in the rat produce differential deficits in attentional performance.

    Robert D. Rogers;Christelle Baunez;Barry J. Everitt;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Effects of STN lesions on simple vs choice reaction time tasks in the rat: preserved motor readiness, but impaired response selection

    Christelle Baunez;Trevor Humby;Dawn M. Eagle;Lawrence J. Ryan

  • Lesions to the subthalamic nucleus decrease impulsive choice but impair autoshaping in rats : the importance of the basal ganglia in pavlovian conditioning and impulse control

    Catharine A. Winstanley;Christelle Baunez;David E. H. Theobald;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Functional disconnection of the medial prefrontal cortex and subthalamic nucleus in attentional performance: evidence for corticosubthalamic interaction.

    Yogita Chudasama;Christelle Baunez;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Beyond the Reward Pathway: Coding Reward Magnitude and Error in the Rat Subthalamic Nucleus

    Sylvie Lardeux;Remy Pernaud;Dany Paleressompoulle;Christelle Baunez

  • Cocaine and Amphetamine Depress Striatal GABAergic Synaptic Transmission through D2 Dopamine Receptors

    Diego Centonze;Barbara Picconi;Christelle Baunez;Emiliana Borrelli

  • Effects of transient inactivation of the subthalamic nucleus by local muscimol and APV infusions on performance on the five-choice serial reaction time task in rats.

    Christelle Baunez;Trevor W. Robbins

Frequent Co-Authors

Marianne Amalric
Marianne Amalric Aix-Marseille University
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
André Nieoullon
André Nieoullon Aix-Marseille University
Catharine A. Winstanley
Catharine A. Winstanley University of British Columbia
Martine Cador
Martine Cador University of Bordeaux
Paolo Gubellini
Paolo Gubellini Aix-Marseille University
Serge H. Ahmed
Serge H. Ahmed University of Bordeaux
Paolo Calabresi
Paolo Calabresi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Olivier David
Olivier David Grenoble Alpes University
Marc Savasta
Marc Savasta Grenoble Alpes University

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