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Germund Hesslow

Germund Hesslow

Lund University
Sweden

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
5566
World Ranking
8797
National Ranking
168

Germund Hesslow publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Germund Hesslow sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 79 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Germund Hesslow D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Germund Hesslow sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Germund Hesslow is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed to the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Ophthalmology. Their research spans various topics such as Vestibular and Auditory Disorders, Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, as well as Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies.

The scientist's recent papers highlight investigations into neural and molecular mechanisms related to timing and conditioned responses. These publications include:

  • Internal Clocks, mGluR7 and Microtubules: A Primer for the Molecular Encoding of Target Durations in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells and Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Quantitative properties of the creation and activation of a cell-intrinsic duration-encoding engram, 2022, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • Kir3 channel blockade in the cerebellar cortex suppresses performance of classically conditioned Purkinje cell responses, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Quantitative Properties of the Creation and Activation of a Cell-Intrinsic Engram, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alcohol impairs learning and timing of conditioned eyeblink responses, 2025, Brain Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hesslow include Fredrik Johansson, Dan-Anders Jirenhed, Anders Rasmussen, C. R. Gallistel, and Matthew Ricci. Their work appears regularly in venues such as Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Brain Research.

Hesslow's research contributes to an understanding of temporal encoding in neural circuits, cerebellar function, and the impact of substances on learning and timing processes. The breadth of their studies also touches on molecular pathways relevant to both neural and plant biology, reflecting interdisciplinary interests that span both human neuroscience and biological electrophysiology.

Best Publications

  • Conscious thought as simulation of behaviour and perception

    Germund Hesslow

  • Acquisition, extinction, and reacquisition of a cerebellar cortical memory trace.

    Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Fredrik Bengtsson;Germund Hesslow

  • The current status of the simulation theory of cognition

    Germund Hesslow

  • Cerebellum and conditioned reflexes

    Christopher H Yeo;Germund Hesslow

  • Correspondence between climbing fibre input and motor output in eyeblink-related areas in cat cerebellar cortex.

    G Hesslow

  • Inhibition of classically conditioned eyeblink responses by stimulation of the cerebellar cortex in the decerebrate cat.

    Germund Hesslow

  • Memory trace and timing mechanism localized to cerebellar Purkinje cells

    Fredrik Johansson;Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Anders Rasmussen;Riccardo Zucca

  • Internal simulation of perception: a minimal neuro-robotic model

    Tom Ziemke;Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Germund Hesslow

  • Suppression of cerebellar Purkinje cells during conditioned responses in ferrets.

    Germund Hesslow;Magnus Ivarsson

  • Cerebellar control of the inferior olive.

    Fredrik Bengtsson;Germund Hesslow

  • Learned Movements Elicited by Direct Stimulation of Cerebellar Mossy Fiber Afferents

    Germund Hesslow;Pär Svensson;Magnus Ivarsson

  • Inhibition of the inferior olive during conditioned responses in the decerebrate ferret

    Germund Hesslow;Magnus Ivarsson

  • Evidence for a GABA-mediated cerebellar inhibition of the inferior olive in the cat

    G Andersson;Martin Garwicz;Germund Hesslow

  • Interactive roles of the cerebellum and striatum in sub-second and supra-second timing : Support for an initiation, continuation, adjustment, and termination (ICAT) model of temporal processing

    Elijah A. Petter;Nicholas A. Lusk;Germund Hesslow;Warren H. Meck

  • Interaction between responses in Purkinje cells evoked by climbing fibre impulses and parallel fibre volleys in the cat.

    N C Campbell;C F Ekerot;G Hesslow

  • Feedback control of Purkinje cell activity by the cerebello-olivary pathway.

    Fredrik Bengtsson;Pär Svensson;Germund Hesslow

  • Effect of varying the intensity and train frequency of forelimb and cerebellar mossy fiber conditioned stimuli on the latency of conditioned eye-blink responses in decerebrate ferrets.

    P Svensson;M Ivarsson;G Hesslow

  • Learning Stimulus Intervals—Adaptive Timing of Conditioned Purkinje Cell Responses

    Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Germund Hesslow

  • Activation of a Temporal Memory in Purkinje Cells by the mGluR7 Receptor

    Fredrik Johansson;Hannes A.E. Carlsson;Anders Rasmussen;Christopher H. Yeo

  • Will neuroscience explain consciousness

    Germund Hesslow

  • Simple and Complex Spike Firing Patterns in Purkinje Cells During Classical Conditioning

    Anders Rasmussen;Dan-Anders Jirenhed;Germund Hesslow

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher H. Yeo
Christopher H. Yeo University College London
Warren H. Meck
Warren H. Meck Duke University
Chris I. De Zeeuw
Chris I. De Zeeuw Erasmus University Rotterdam
Charles R. Gallistel
Charles R. Gallistel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mark J. Schnitzer
Mark J. Schnitzer Stanford University
Javier F. Medina
Javier F. Medina Baylor College of Medicine
Jeansok J. Kim
Jeansok J. Kim University of Washington
Paul F. M. J. Verschure
Paul F. M. J. Verschure Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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