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Gregory D. Funk

Gregory D. Funk

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Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
6698
World Ranking
7217
National Ranking
428

Overview

Gregory D. Funk is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with an emphasis on the neuroscience of respiration and sleep, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and neonatal respiratory health research.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as endocrine and autonomic systems, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their main topics of work include:

  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Frequently publishing in scientific journals, Gregory D. Funk has appeared in venues such as:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Nature
  • The Journal of Physiology

Their recent papers include:

  • "A brainstem peptide system activated at birth protects postnatal breathing" (2020, Nature)
  • "Mapping of the excitatory, inhibitory, and modulatory afferent projections to the anatomically defined active expiratory oscillator in adult male rats" (2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology)
  • "Contributions of carotid bodies, retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons and preBötzinger complex astrocytes to the CO2-sensitive drive for breathing" (2023, The Journal of Physiology)
  • "KCNQ Current Contributes to Inspiratory Burst Termination in the Pre-Bötzinger Complex of Neonatal Rats in vitro" (2021, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • "Cholinergic projections to the preBötzinger complex" (2023, The Journal of Comparative Neurology)

Throughout their career, they have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Vivian Biancardi
  • Robert Reklow
  • Silvia Pagliardini
  • Daniel B. Zoccal
  • Yingtang Shi

Best Publications

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  • Synaptic Control of Motoneuronal Excitability

    Jens C. Rekling;Gregory D. Funk;Douglas A. Bayliss;Xiao-Wei Dong

  • Generation and transmission of respiratory oscillations in medullary slices: role of excitatory amino acids

    G. D. Funk;J. C. Smith;J. L. Feldman

  • Functional Oxygen Sensitivity of Astrocytes

    Plamena R. Angelova;Vitaliy Kasymov;Isabel Christie;Shahriar Sheikhbahaei

  • Pacemaker behavior of respiratory neurons in medullary slices from neonatal rat

    S. M. Johnson;J. C. Smith;G. D. Funk;J. L. Feldman

  • High Sensitivity to Neuromodulator-Activated Signaling Pathways at Physiological [K+] of Confocally Imaged Respiratory Center Neurons in On-Line-Calibrated Newborn Rat Brainstem Slices

    Araya Ruangkittisakul;Stephan W. Schwarzacher;Lucia Secchia;Betty Y. Poon

  • Preparing for the first breath: prenatal maturation of respiratory neural control.

    John J. Greer;Gregory D. Funk;Gregory D. Funk;Klaus Ballanyi

  • Development of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and norepinephrine potentiation of inspiratory-related hypoglossal motoneuron discharge in neonatal and juvenile mice in vitro.

    G. D. Funk;J. C. Smith;J. L. Feldman

  • Ampakine CX717 Protects against Fentanyl-induced Respiratory Depression and Lethal Apnea in Rats

    Jun Ren;Xiuqing Ding;Gregory D. Funk;John J. Greer

  • Generation of eupnea and sighs by a spatiochemically organized inspiratory network.

    Araya Ruangkittisakul;Stephan W. Schwarzacher;Lucia Secchia;Yonglie Ma

  • Ampakines alleviate respiratory depression in rats.

    Jun Ren;Betty Y. Poon;Yun Tang;Gregory D. Funk

  • On the existence of a central respiratory oxygen sensor.

    Alexander V. Gourine;Gregory D. Funk

  • Glia Contribute to the Purinergic Modulation of Inspiratory Rhythm-Generating Networks

    Adrianne G. Huxtable;Jennifer D. Zwicker;Tucaauê S. Alvares;Araya Ruangkittisakul

  • Laser ablation of Dbx1 neurons in the pre-Bötzinger Complex stops inspiratory rhythm and impairs output in neonatal mice

    Xueying Wang;John A Hayes;Ann L Revill;Hanbing Song

  • Prenatal nicotine exposure increases apnoea and reduces nicotinic potentiation of hypoglossal inspiratory output in mice

    Dean M. Robinson;Karen C. Peebles;Henry Kwok;Brandon M. Adams

  • Generation of respiratory rhythm and pattern in mammals: insights from developmental studies.

    Gregory D Funk;Jack L Feldman

  • Release of ATP by pre-Bötzinger complex astrocytes contributes to the hypoxic ventilatory response via a Ca2+ -dependent P2Y1 receptor mechanism.

    Vishaal Rajani;Yong Zhang;Venkatesh Jalubula;Vladimir Rancic

  • Rhythmical Oral-Motor Activity Recorded in an In Vitro Brainstem Preparation

    Mikihiko Kogo;Gregory D. Funk;Scott H. Chandler

  • Concurrent Inhibition and Excitation of Phrenic Motoneurons during Inspiration: Phase-Specific Control of Excitability

    M. A. Parkis;X.-W. Dong;J. L. Feldman;G. D. Funk

  • Functional respiratory rhythm generating networks in neonatal mice lacking NMDAR1 gene

    G. D. Funk;S. M. Johnson;J. C. Smith;X.-W. Dong

  • P2Y1 Receptor Modulation of the Pre-Bötzinger Complex Inspiratory Rhythm Generating Network In Vitro

    Amanda R. Lorier;Adrianne G. Huxtable;Dean M. Robinson;Janusz Lipski

  • Author response: Laser ablation of Dbx1 neurons in the pre-Bötzinger complex stops inspiratory rhythm and impairs output in neonatal mice

    Xueying Wang;John A Hayes;Ann L Revill;Hanbing Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Janusz Lipski
Janusz Lipski University of Auckland
Jack L. Feldman
Jack L. Feldman University of California, Los Angeles
Alexander V. Gourine
Alexander V. Gourine University College London
John D. Steeves
John D. Steeves University of British Columbia
Sergey Kasparov
Sergey Kasparov University of Bristol
Jeffrey C. Smith
Jeffrey C. Smith National Institutes of Health
Klaus Ballanyi
Klaus Ballanyi University of Alberta
Clayton T. Dickson
Clayton T. Dickson University of Alberta
Gary D. Housley
Gary D. Housley University of New South Wales

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