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61
Citations
13406
World Ranking
3679
National Ranking
1688

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  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Frank S. Werblin is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans several scientific disciplines, with a primary focus on neuroscience and related fields. Key areas of study include neuroscience, computer science, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. These are further broken down into notable subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, human-computer interaction, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The scientist's published work addresses a range of topics including tactile and sensory interactions, virtual reality applications and impacts, vestibular and auditory disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and olfactory and sensory function studies.

Werblin has contributed to research published in venues such as Optometry and Vision Science. Among the recent publications is the article titled "Comparative effectiveness between two types of head-mounted magnification modes using a smartphone-based virtual display", published in 2024.

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  • Optometry and Vision Science

The combination of scientific inquiry across neuroscience and computer science reflects a multidisciplinary approach in understanding sensory and biological processes. Werblin's work on tactile and sensory interactions aligns with research in virtual reality and sensory applications, while investigations into vestibular and auditory disorders connect to neurological and sensory system functions.

The scientist's career has been recognized with the 1974 Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Organization of the retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. II. Intracellular recording.

    Frank S. Werblin;John E. Dowling

  • Requirement for cholinergic synaptic transmission in the propagation of spontaneous retinal waves.

    Marla B. Feller;David P. Wellis;David Stellwagen;Frank S. Werblin

  • Control of Retinal Sensitivity: I. Light and Dark Adaptation of Vertebrate Rods and Cones

    Richard A. Normann;Frank S. Werblin

  • Vertical interactions across ten parallel, stacked representations in the mammalian retina

    Botond Roska;Frank Werblin

  • Organization of retina of the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus. I. Synaptic structure.

    J E Dowling;F S Werblin

  • Mechanisms and circuitry underlying directional selectivity in the retina

    Shelley I. Fried;Thomas A. Münch;Frank S. Werblin

  • Control of Retinal Sensitivity : III. Lateral Interactions at the Inner Plexiform Layer

    Frank S. Werblin;David R. Copenhagen

  • Control of Retinal Sensitivity : II. Lateral Interactions at the Outer Plexiform Layer

    Frank S. Werblin

  • The analogic cellular neural network as a bionic eye

    Frank S. Werblin;Tamás Roska;Leon O. Chua

  • Odor-induced membrane currents in vertebrate-olfactory receptor neurons.

    Stuart Firestein;Frank Werblin

  • Characterization of the glutamate transporter in retinal cones of the tiger salamander

    S Eliasof;F Werblin

  • Temporal Contrast Enhancement via GABAC Feedback at Bipolar Terminals in the Tiger Salamander Retina

    Cun-Jian Dong;Frank S. Werblin

  • Six different roles for crossover inhibition in the retina: Correcting the nonlinearities of synaptic transmission

    Frank S. Werblin

  • Lateral interactions at inner plexiform layer of vertebrate retina: antagonistic responses to change.

    Frank S. Werblin

  • Parallel processing in retinal ganglion cells: how integration of space-time patterns of excitation and inhibition form the spiking output.

    Botond Roska;Alyosha Molnar;Frank S. Werblin

  • Rapid global shifts in natural scenes block spiking in specific ganglion cell types

    Botond Roska;Botond Roska;Botond Roska;Frank Werblin

  • Gamma-aminobutyrate type B receptor modulation of L-type calcium channel current at bipolar cell terminals in the retina of the tiger salamander.

    Greg Maguire;Bruce Maple;Peter Lukasiewicz;Frank Werblin

  • Gated currents in isolated olfactory receptor neurons of the larval tiger salamander.

    Stuart Firestein;Frank S. Werblin

  • Directional Selectivity Is Formed at Multiple Levels by Laterally Offset Inhibition in the Rabbit Retina

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  • The control of sensitivity in the retina.

    Frank S. Werblin

  • A slowly inactivating potassium current truncates spike activity in ganglion cells of the tiger salamander retina

    P Lukasiewicz;F Werblin

Frequent Co-Authors

Botond Roska
Botond Roska University of Basel
Leon O. Chua
Leon O. Chua University of California, Berkeley
Stuart Firestein
Stuart Firestein Columbia University
John E. Dowling
John E. Dowling Harvard University
Richard A. Normann
Richard A. Normann University of Utah
Samuel M. Wu
Samuel M. Wu Baylor College of Medicine
Gary H. Bernstein
Gary H. Bernstein University of Notre Dame
Ángel Rodríguez-Vázquez
Ángel Rodríguez-Vázquez University of Seville
Wolfgang Porod
Wolfgang Porod University of Notre Dame
Patrick Fay
Patrick Fay University of Notre Dame

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