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David A. McCormick

David A. McCormick

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Neuroscience

D-Index
113
Citations
57784
World Ranking
481
National Ranking
282

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David A. McCormick is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States and focuses primarily on Neuroscience, with a substantial number of publications in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's recent work covers a range of topics including Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

Frequent co-authors include Lindsay Collins, Kevin Zumwalt, Luca Mazzucato, Dennis Nestvogel, and Matthew J. McGinley. Their collaboration has contributed to a number of publications in prominent venues.

David A. McCormick's research has been published extensively, with repeated contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Neuron, Annual Review of Neuroscience, and Current Biology. The scientist's publication record includes papers focusing on brain state, behavior, and neuromodulation mechanisms.

Selected recent papers:

  • Neuromodulation of Brain State and Behavior, 2020, Annual Review of Neuroscience
  • Vagus nerve stimulation induces widespread cortical and behavioral activation, 2021, Current Biology
  • Pupil-linked phasic arousal predicts a reduction of choice bias across species and decision domains, 2020, eLife
  • Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations, 2021, Neuron
  • Cholinergic and noradrenergic axonal activity contains a behavioral-state signal that is coordinated across the dorsal cortex, 2023, eLife

Throughout their career, David A. McCormick has been recognized by several distinguished organizations. Awards include being named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1990, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014, and a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Thalamocortical oscillations in the sleeping and aroused brain

    Mircea Steriade;David A. McCormick;Terrence J. Sejnowski

  • Comparative electrophysiology of pyramidal and sparsely spiny stellate neurons of the neocortex.

    D. A. McCormick;B. W. Connors;J. W. Lighthall;D. A. Prince

  • Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex.

    Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;Maria V. Sanchez-Vives;David A. McCormick

  • SLEEP AND AROUSAL: Thalamocortical Mechanisms

    David A. McCormick;Thierry Bal

  • Properties of a hyperpolarization-activated cation current and its role in rhythmic oscillation in thalamic relay neurones.

    D A McCormick;H C Pape

  • Turning on and off recurrent balanced cortical activity.

    Yousheng Shu;Andrea Hasenstaub;David A. McCormick

  • Neurotransmitter actions in the thalamus and cerebral cortex and their role in neuromodulation of thalamocortical activity.

    David A. McCormick

  • ON THE CELLULAR AND NETWORK BASES OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

    David A McCormick;Diego Contreras

  • Neocortical network activity in vivo is generated through a dynamic balance of excitation and inhibition.

    Bilal Haider;Alvaro Duque;Andrea R. Hasenstaub;David A. McCormick

  • Chattering cells: superficial pyramidal neurons contributing to the generation of synchronous oscillations in the visual cortex.

    Charles M. Gray;David A. McCormick

  • Cerebellum: essential involvement in the classically conditioned eyelid response

    David A. McCormick;Richard F. Thompson

  • Essential Role of Phosphoinositide Metabolism in Synaptic Vesicle Recycling

    Ottavio Cremona;Ottavio Cremona;Gilbert Di Paolo;Markus R Wenk;Anita Lüthi

  • Endogenous electric fields may guide neocortical network activity.

    Flavio Fröhlich;David A. McCormick

  • Pupil fluctuations track rapid changes in adrenergic and cholinergic activity in cortex.

    Jacob Reimer;Matthew J McGinley;Matthew J McGinley;Yang Liu;Charles Rodenkirch

  • Cellular mechanisms of a synchronized oscillation in the thalamus

    M von Krosigk;T Bal;DA McCormick

  • Waking State: Rapid Variations Modulate Neural and Behavioral Responses.

    Matthew J. McGinley;Martin Vinck;Jacob Reimer;Renata Batista-Brito

  • Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection

    Matthew J. McGinley;Stephen V. David;David A. McCormick

  • α2A-Adrenoceptors Strengthen Working Memory Networks by Inhibiting cAMP-HCN Channel Signaling in Prefrontal Cortex

    Min Wang;Brian P. Ramos;Constantinos D. Paspalas;Constantinos D. Paspalas;Yousheng Shu

  • Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Carry Synchronized Frequency Information in Active Cortical Networks

    Andrea Hasenstaub;Yousheng Shu;Bilal Haider;Udo Kraushaar

  • A model of the electrophysiological properties of thalamocortical relay neurons

    D. A. McCormick;J. R. Huguenard

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Bal
Thierry Bal Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maria V. Sanchez-Vives
Maria V. Sanchez-Vives Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Yousheng Shu
Yousheng Shu Fudan University
Richard F. Thompson
Richard F. Thompson University of Southern California
David A. Prince
David A. Prince Stanford University
David G. Lavond
David G. Lavond University of Southern California
Tobias H. Donner
Tobias H. Donner Universität Hamburg
Hans-Christian Pape
Hans-Christian Pape University of Münster
Anita Lüthi
Anita Lüthi University of Lausanne
John R. Huguenard
John R. Huguenard Stanford University

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