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Edward F. Pace-Schott

Edward F. Pace-Schott

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
12516
World Ranking
6107
National Ranking
2670

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
12516
World Ranking
3083
National Ranking
1496

Overview

Edward F. Pace-Schott is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans neuroscience and psychology, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and experimental and clinical psychology. The scientist has a substantial body of work in the study of sleep, memory, and emotional regulation.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Subfields where they have contributed significantly are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

The main topics covered in their research reflect an emphasis on sleep and related processes, memory, stress, and psychiatric conditions:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Jeehye Seo
  • Natasha B. Lasko
  • Katelyn I. Oliver
  • Carolina Daffre
  • Ryan Bottary

Edward F. Pace-Schott has published extensively in a variety of venues, predominantly in the area of sleep and psychiatric neuroscience. Noteworthy publication venues include:

  • SLEEP
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Current Sleep Medicine Reports
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Recent papers by Edward F. Pace-Schott cover topics such as the amygdala's role in threat and safety learning, memory consolidation during sleep, and neurobiological mechanisms in anxiety disorders. Selected works include:

  • Temporally and anatomically specific contributions of the human amygdala to threat and safety learning, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Does Sleep Selectively Strengthen Certain Memories Over Others Based on Emotion and Perceived Future Relevance?, 2021, Nature and Science of Sleep
  • Abnormal dynamic functional connectivity during fear extinction learning in PTSD and anxiety disorders, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Fear extinction memory is negatively associated with REM sleep in insomnia disorder, 2020, SLEEP
  • Transcranial focused ultrasound of the amygdala modulates fear network activation and connectivity, 2024, Brain stimulation

They have also contributed to book publications related to sleep and emotional regulation, including a title published by Frontiers Media in 2023:

  • How Does Sleep Help Regulate Negative Emotion?

Best Publications

  • Dreaming and the brain: toward a cognitive neuroscience of conscious states

    J. Allan Hobson;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Robert Stickgold

  • The neurobiology of sleep: genetics, cellular physiology and subcortical networks.

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;J. Allan Hobson

  • The cognitive neuroscience of sleep: neuronal systems, consciousness and learning

    J. Allan Hobson;Edward F. Pace-Schott

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Direct Comparison

    Gregg D. Jacobs;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Robert Stickgold;Michael W. Otto

  • The prefrontal cortex in sleep.

    Amir Muzur;Edward F. Pace-Schott;J.Allan Hobson

  • The neuropsychology of REM sleep dreaming.

    J A Hobson;R Stickgold;E F Pace-Schott

  • Processing of Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Memory over Sleep

    Bengi Baran;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Callie Ericson;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Sleep Promotes Generalization of Extinction of Conditioned Fear

    Edward F Pace-Schott;Mohammed R Milad;Scott P Orr;Scott P Orr;Scott L Rauch

  • Age-related changes in the cognitive function of sleep.

    Edward F Pace-Schott;Rebecca M C Spencer

  • Physiological feelings

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  • Sleep and REM sleep disturbance in the pathophysiology of PTSD: the role of extinction memory

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Anne Germain;Mohammed R. Milad

  • Effects of sleep on memory for conditioned fear and fear extinction.

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Anne Germain;Mohammed R. Milad

  • Emotion Profiles in the Dreams of Men and Women

    Jane M. Merritt;Robert Stickgold;Edward Pace-Schott;Julie Williams

  • Sleep modulates word-pair learning but not motor sequence learning in healthy older adults.

    Jessica K. Wilson;Bengi Baran;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Richard B. Ivry

  • Sleep promotes consolidation and generalization of extinction learning in simulated exposure therapy for spider fear

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Patrick W. Verga;Tobias S. Bennett;Rebecca M.C. Spencer

  • Sleep, sleep-dependent procedural learning and vigilance in chronic cocaine users: Evidence for occult insomnia.

    Peter T. Morgan;Edward F. Pace-Schott;Zakir H. Sahul;Vladimir Coric

  • Napping promotes inter-session habituation to emotional stimuli

    Edward F. Pace-Schott;Elizabeth Shepherd;Rebecca M.C. Spencer;Matthew Marcello

  • Consciousness in waking and dreaming: The roles of neuronal oscillation and neuromodulation in determining similarities and differences

    D Kahn;E F Pace-Schott;J A Hobson

  • Contribution of estradiol levels and hormonal contraceptives to sex differences within the fear network during fear conditioning and extinction

    Moon Jung Hwang;Rachel G. Zsido;Huijin Song;Edward F. Pace-Schott

  • To dream or not to dream? Relevant data from new neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies

    J Allan Hobson;Edward F Pace-Schott;Robert Stickgold;David Kahn

  • The neuropsychology of dreams: a clinico-anatomical study.

    Edward F Pace-Schott;J.Allan Hobson

  • The neuropsychology of REM sleep dreaming

    J. Allan Hobson;Robert Stickgold;Edward F. Pace-Schott

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Allan Hobson
J. Allan Hobson Harvard University
Robert Stickgold
Robert Stickgold Harvard Medical School
Natasha B. Lasko
Natasha B. Lasko Harvard University
Rebecca M. C. Spencer
Rebecca M. C. Spencer University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mohammed R Milad
Mohammed R Milad The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Scott P. Orr
Scott P. Orr Harvard University
Naomi M. Simon
Naomi M. Simon New York University
Stevan Harnad
Stevan Harnad University of Quebec at Montreal
Anne Germain
Anne Germain University of Pittsburgh
Stefan G. Hofmann
Stefan G. Hofmann Philipp University of Marburg

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