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D-Index
80
Citations
18388
World Ranking
1648
National Ranking
805

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Dale Purves is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields including Neuroscience, Psychology, and Engineering. Their research spans several main topics, with notable focus on visual perception and processing mechanisms, neural dynamics and brain function, children's physical and motor development, and fuel cells and related materials.

An active researcher in cognitive neuroscience and related subfields, they have published in venues such as the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Their recent work includes a 2025 paper titled Understanding Visual Perception, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dale Purves include:

  • George J Augustine
  • Lawrence C Katz
  • Anthony-Samuel LaMantia
  • James O McNamara
  • David Fitzpatrick

Their publication record indicates sustained research activity primarily within the cognitive neuroscience discipline, complemented by contributions to developmental and educational psychology as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

Main fields of study relevant to their work are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Engineering

The following subfields of study have been integral to their research:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The research topics covered include:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Dale Purves has been recognized by multiple professional organizations and has received several distinctions over their career. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 1999
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), awarded in 1996
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1989

Best Publications

  • Elimination of synapses in the developing nervous system.

    Dale Purves;Jeff W. Lichtman

  • Principles of neural development

    Dale Purves;Jeff W. Lichtman

  • CORRELATED SIZE VARIATIONS IN HUMAN VISUAL CORTEX, LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS, AND OPTIC TRACT

    Timothy J. Andrews;Scott D. Halpern;Dale Purves

  • Trophic regulation of nerve cell morphology and innervation in the autonomic nervous system

    Dale Purves;William D. Snider;James T. Voyvodic

  • Functional and structural changes in mammalian sympathetic neurones following interruption of their axons.

    D Purves

  • Monosynaptic chemical and electrical connexions between sensory and motor cells in the central nervous system of the leech

    J. G. Nicholls;D. Purves

  • The distribution of oriented contours in the real world

    David M. Coppola;Harriett R. Purves;Allison N. McCoy;Dale Purves

  • Visualization of neuromuscular junctions over periods of several months in living mice

    Jeff W. Lichtman;Lorenzo Magrassi;Dale Purves

  • The changing view of neural specificity

    SS Easter;D Purves;P Rakic;NC Spitzer

  • Dynamic changes in the dendritic geometry of individual neurons visualized over periods of up to three months in the superior cervical ganglion of living mice

    D Purves;RD Hadley;JT Voyvodic

  • Structure of the human sensorimotor system. I: Morphology and cytoarchitecture of the central sulcus.

    L E White;T J Andrews;C Hulette;A Richards

  • Postnatal construction of neural circuitry in the mouse olfactory bulb

    SL Pomeroy;AS LaMantia;D Purves

  • Geometrical differences among homologous neurons in mammals.

    Dale Purves;Jeff W. Lichtman

  • The effects of nerve growth factor and its antiserum on synapses in the superior cervical ganglion of the guinea-pig.

    A Njå;D Purves

  • The relation of postsynaptic geometry to the number of presynaptic axons that innervate autonomic ganglion cells

    D Purves;RI Hume

  • Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience

    Dale Purves

  • Unequal representation of cardinal and oblique contours in ferret visual cortex

    David M. Coppola;Leonard E. White;David Fitzpatrick;Dale Purves

  • Iterated patterns of brain circuitry (or how the cortex gets its spots)

    D Purves;D R Riddle;A S LaMantia

  • Specific innervation of guinea-pig superior cervical ganglion cells by preganglionic fibres arising from different levels of the spinal cord.

    Arild Njå;Dale Purves

  • A statistical explanation of visual space

    Zhiyong Yang;Dale Purves

  • Neuroscience. 2nd edition

    Dale Purves;Stephen Mark Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

James O McNamara
James O McNamara Duke University
George J Augustine
George J Augustine Nanyang Technological University
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
Timothy J. Andrews
Timothy J. Andrews University of York
William D. Snider
William D. Snider University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Rufin VanRullen
Rufin VanRullen Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Nicholas C. Spitzer
Nicholas C. Spitzer University of California, San Diego
Pasko Rakic
Pasko Rakic Yale University

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