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Donald E. Mitchell

Donald E. Mitchell

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Neuroscience

D-Index
51
Citations
7274
World Ranking
5613
National Ranking
329

Overview

Donald E. Mitchell is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has contributed research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Neurology.

The main topics covered in Mitchell's research include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Mitchell's recent publications highlight a focus on visual and neurological science. Selected papers include:

  • "Critical Periods in Vision Revisited," published in 2022 by the Annual Review of Vision Science
  • "My 50 Year Odyssey to Develop Behavioral Methods to Let Me See Quickly How Well Kittens See," published in 2025 in eNeuro

In addition to these, the broader research context around Mitchell features publications in multidisciplinary venues such as Frontiers in Neuroscience and the Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, indicating intersections with medical imaging and disease diagnosis.

Frequent co-authors contributing to or collaborating in related research include Daphne Maurer, Christopher J. Clark, Katelyn MacNeill, Amber Myatt, and Kevin R. Duffy.

Mitchell's research has appeared in multiple publication venues, reflecting interdisciplinary interests. These venues comprise:

  • Annual Review of Vision Science
  • eNeuro
  • Birds of the World
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology

Overall, Donald E. Mitchell's scholarly output demonstrates engagement with mechanisms of visual processing, neurodevelopment in animal models, and aspects of clinical diagnostics related to neurological and liver diseases.

Best Publications

  • Prolonged sensitivity to monocular deprivation in dark-reared cats.

    M. Cynader;D. E. Mitchell

  • Meridional amblyopia: evidence for modification of the human visual system by early visual experience.

    Donald E. Mitchell;Ralph D. Freeman;Michel Millodot;Gunilla Haegerstrom

  • Environmental Modification of the Visual Cortex and the Neural Basis of Learning and Memory

    Colin Blakemore;Donald E. Mitchell;Donald E. Mitchell

  • The rate of recovery of vision after early monocular deprivation in kittens

    Fred Giffin;Donald E. Mitchell

  • The sensory stimulus for disjunctive eye movements.

    Gerald Westheimer;Donald E. Mitchell

  • Effect of orientation on the modulation sensitivity for interference fringes on the retina.

    Donald E. Mitchell;Ralph D. Freeman;Gerald Westheimer

  • Binocular depth perception and the corpus callosum

    Donald E. Mitchell;Colin Blakemore

  • A neural effect of partial visual deprivation in humans.

    Ralph D. Freeman;Donald E. Mitchell;Michel Millodot

  • Visual resolution in young kittens

    Donald E. Mitchell;Fred Giffin;Frances Wilkinson;Patricia Anderson

  • Postnatal Development of Function in the Mammalian Visual System

    Donald E. Mitchell;Brian Timney

  • The development of vision in cats after extended periods of dark-rearing.

    B. Timney;D. E. Mitchell;F. Giffin

  • Darkness Alters Maturation of Visual Cortex and Promotes Fast Recovery from Monocular Deprivation

    Kevin R. Duffy;Donald E. Mitchell

  • The spatial selectivity of the tilt aftereffect

    Colin Ware;Donald E Mitchell

  • A Behavioural Technique for the Rapid Assessment of the Visual Capabilities of Kittens

    Donald E Mitchell;Fred Giffin;Brian Timney

  • Interocular transfer of a visual after-effect in normal and stereoblind humans

    Donald E. Mitchell;Colin Ware

  • Recovery from the effects of monocular deprivation in kittens

    Donald E. Mitchell;Max Cynader;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Period of susceptibility of kitten visual cortex to the effects of monocular deprivation extends beyond six months of age.

    M. Cynader;B.N. Timney;D.E. Mitchell

  • A physiological and behavioural study in cats of the effect of early visual experience with contours of a single orientation.

    G G Blasdel;D E Mitchell;D W Muir;J D Pettigrew

  • Visual Resolution and Experience: Acuity Deficits in Cats Following Early Selective Visual Deprivation

    Darwin W. Muir;Donald E. Mitchell

  • Correlated binocular activity guides recovery from monocular deprivation

    Peter C. Kind;Donald E. Mitchell;Bashir Ahmed;Colin Blakemore

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Sengpiel
Frank Sengpiel Cardiff University
Peter C. Kind
Peter C. Kind University of Edinburgh
Colin Blakemore
Colin Blakemore City University of Hong Kong
Max S. Cynader
Max S. Cynader University of British Columbia
Ralph D. Freeman
Ralph D. Freeman University of California, Berkeley
John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
Maurice Ptito
Maurice Ptito University of Montreal
Franco Lepore
Franco Lepore University of Montreal
Daphne Bavelier
Daphne Bavelier University of Geneva

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