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Elzbieta Jankowska

Elzbieta Jankowska

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Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
21367
World Ranking
1691
National Ranking
31

Overview

Elzbieta Jankowska is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work mainly focuses on cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and neurology, with additional involvement in pathology and forensic medicine as well as developmental neuroscience.

The primary research topics covered by Jankowska include neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, pain mechanisms and treatments, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, spinal cord injury research, ion channel regulation and function, nerve injury and regeneration, and axon guidance and neuronal signaling.

Recent publications by Jankowska span several distinguished journals and cover various aspects of nerve fiber plasticity, afferent fiber modulation, and spinal interneuron processing. Notable papers include:

  • The plasticity of nerve fibers: the prolonged effects of polarization of afferent fibers (2021, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • Long-term modulation of the axonal refractory period (2022, European Journal of Neuroscience)
  • Basic principles of processing of afferent information by spinal interneurons (2022, Journal of Neurophysiology)

In addition to the above, co-authored work with other researchers such as Yaqing Li has also contributed to understanding the modulation of fiber excitability and spinal cord physiology.

  • Branching points of primary afferent fibers are vital for the modulation of fiber excitability by epidural DC polarization and by GABA in the rat spinal cord (2020, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • Laser induced damage in coatings for cryogenic Yb:YAG active mirror amplifiers (2020, Optics Letters) co-authored with Hanchen Wang

Jankowska's frequent collaborators include Ingela Hammar, Dominik Kaczmarek, Urszula Sławińska, Yaqing Li, and Krishnapriya Hari.

Publications are most often found in the European Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Neurophysiology, which together represent the bulk of their research output. Other venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Optics Letters.

  • European Journal of Neuroscience (4 publications)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)
  • Optics Letters (1 publication)

Fields of study for Jankowska's work include:

  • Neuroscience (13 publications)
  • Medicine (7 publications)

Subfields covered are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (8 publications)
  • Physiology (4 publications)
  • Neurology (3 publications)
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine (2 publications)
  • Developmental Neuroscience (2 publications)

The scope of Elzbieta Jankowska's research combines analysis of nerve fiber properties, mechanisms underlying pain and nerve regeneration, and the physiological roles of spinal interneurons and afferent fibers. Collaborations and publication records outline a sustained focus on neurophysiology within diverse research settings.

Best Publications

  • Interneuronal relay in spinal pathways from proprioceptors

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  • The Effect of DOPA on the Spinal Cord 5. Reciprocal organization of pathways transmitting excitatory action to alpha motoneurones of flexors and extensors

    E. Jankowska;M. G. M. Jukes;S. Lund;A. Lundberg

  • The Effect of DOPA on the Spinal Cord 6. Half‐centre organization of interneurones transmitting effects from the flexor reflex afferents

    E. Jankowska;M. G. M. Jukes;S. Lund;A. Lundberg

  • The rubrospinal tract. II. Facilitation of interneuronal transmission in reflex paths to motoneurones

    T. Hongo;Elżbieta Jankowska;A. Lundberg

  • Recurrent inhibition of interneurones monosynaptically activated from group Ia afferents

    H. Hultborn;Elẓbieta Jankowska;S. Lindström

  • An electrophysiological demonstration of the axonal projections of single spinal interneurones in the cat

    Elżbieta Jankowska;W. J. Roberts

  • Direct and indirect activation of nerve cells by electrical pulses applied extracellularly.

    B Gustafsson;E Jankowska

  • The mode of activation of pyramidal tract cells by intracortical stimuli.

    E Jankowska;Y Padel;R Tanaka

  • Sources of input to interneurones mediating group I non-reciprocal inhibition of motoneurones in the cat.

    P J Harrison;E Jankowska

  • Projections of pyramidal tract cells to alpha-motoneurones innervating hind-limb muscles in the monkey.

    E Jankowska;Y Padel;R Tanaka

  • Synaptic actions of single interneurones mediating reciprocal Ia inhibition of motoneurones.

    Elżbieta Jankowska;W. J. Roberts

  • An interneuronal relay for group I and II muscle afferents in the midlumbar segments of the cat spinal cord.

    S A Edgley;E Jankowska

  • Interneurones in the spinal cord

    Elzbieta Jankowska;Anders Lundberg

  • Relative contribution from different nerves to recurrent depression of Ia IPSPs in motoneurones

    H. Hultborn;Elẓbieta Jankowska;S. Lindström

  • Disynaptic inhibition of spinal motoneurones from the motor cortex in the monkey.

    E Jankowska;Y Padel;R Tanaka

  • Recurrent inhibition from motor axon collaterals of transmission in the Ia inhibitory pathway to motoneurones.

    H. Hultborn;Elẓbieta Jankowska;S. Lindström

  • Spinal interneuronal systems: identification, multifunctional character and reconfigurations in mammals.

    E. Jankowska

  • Organization of input to the interneurones mediating group I non‐reciprocal inhibition of motoneurones in the cat.

    P J Harrison;E Jankowska

  • Autogenetic inhibition of motoneurones by impulses in group Ia muscle spindle afferents.

    E E Fetz;E Jankowska;T Johannisson;J Lipski

  • Intracellular application of horseradish peroxidase and its light and electron microscopical appearance in spinocervical tract cells.

    Elzbieta Jankowska;Jonas Rastad;Jan Westman

  • A comparison of peripheral and rubrospinal synaptic input to slow and fast twitch motor units of triceps surae

    R. E. Burke;Elzbieta Jankowska;G. ten Bruggencate

  • Inhibitory effects evoked through ventral reticulospinal pathways.

    E. Jankowska;S. Lund;A. Lundberg;O. Pompeiano

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Maxwell
David J. Maxwell University of Glasgow
John S. Riddell
John S. Riddell University of Glasgow
D A McCrea
D A McCrea University of Manitoba
Steve A. Edgley
Steve A. Edgley University of Cambridge
Hans Hultborn
Hans Hultborn University of Copenhagen
Jan Westman
Jan Westman Uppsala University
O. Pompeiano
O. Pompeiano University of Pisa
Hiroshi Asanuma
Hiroshi Asanuma Rockefeller University
Annica Dahlström
Annica Dahlström University of Gothenburg
Mary P. Galea
Mary P. Galea University of Melbourne

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