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Hugh P. C. Robinson is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans various specialized subfields including Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers several main topics such as Lung Cancer Research Studies, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, and Neural Dynamics and Brain Function.

Robinson's recent publications demonstrate a focus on the intersection of cancer research, neurobiology, and cellular mechanisms. Key papers include:

  • "A Neanderthal Sodium Channel Increases Pain Sensitivity in Present-Day Humans" (2020, Current Biology)
  • "Intrinsic electrical activity drives small-cell lung cancer progression" (2025, Nature)
  • "Trisomy 21 impairs synchronized activity and connectivity in developing human down syndrome cortical excitatory neuron networks" (2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "BPS2025 - 3D imaging of calcium transients in nanodomains in neuroendocrine cancer cells using fluorescence light-field microscopy" (2025, Biophysical Journal)
  • "BPS2025 - Action potential generation in neuroendocrine small cell lung cancer cells" (2025, Biophysical Journal)

Frequent collaborators include Jodie Collingridge, John C. Hancock, Qiuchen Zhao, Tyler H. Shaw, and Jonathan Seaman, each appearing as coauthors on multiple publications.

The venues where Robinson has published frequently include the Biophysical Journal, Nature, Current Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts.

Best Publications

  • Human cerebral cortex development from pluripotent stem cells to functional excitatory synapses

    Yichen Shi;Peter Kirwan;James Smith;Hugh P C Robinson

  • Simultaneous Induction of Pathway-Specific Potentiation and Depression in Networks of Cortical Neurons

    Y. Jimbo;T. Tateno;H.P.C. Robinson

  • Synaptic proximity enables NMDAR signalling to promote brain metastasis

    Qiqun Zeng;Iacovos P. Michael;Peng Zhang;Sadegh Saghafinia

  • The mechanisms of generation and propagation of synchronized bursting in developing networks of cortical neurons

    Eisaku Maeda;Hugh P. C. Robinson;Akio Kawana

  • Spontaneous periodic synchronized bursting during formation of mature patterns of connections in cortical cultures.

    Hiroyuki Kamioka;Eisaku Maeda;Yasuhiko Jimbo;Hugh P.C. Robinson

  • Threshold Firing Frequency–Current Relationships of Neurons in Rat Somatosensory Cortex: Type 1 and Type 2 Dynamics

    T. Tateno;A. Harsch;H. P. C. Robinson

  • Injection of digitally synthesized synaptic conductance transients to measure the integrative properties of neurons.

    Hugh P.C. Robinson;Nobufumi Kawai

  • Periodic synchronized bursting and intracellular calcium transients elicited by low magnesium in cultured cortical neurons

    H. P. C. Robinson;M. Kawahara;Y. Jimbo;K. Torimitsu

  • A system for MEA-based multisite stimulation

    Y. Jimbo;N. Kasai;K. Torimitsu;T. Tateno

  • Simultaneous measurement of intracellular calcium and electrical activity from patterned neural networks in culture

    Y. Jimbo;H.P.C. Robinson;A. Kawana

  • Strengthening of synchronized activity by tetanic stimulation in cortical cultures: application of planar electrode arrays

    Y. Jimbo;H.P.C. Robinson;A. Kawana

  • Postsynaptic variability of firing in rat cortical neurons: the roles of input synchronization and synaptic NMDA receptor conductance.

    Annette Harsch;Hugh P. C. Robinson

  • The Hodgkin-Huxley Heritage: From Channels to Circuits

    William A. Catterall;Indira M. Raman;Hugh P. C. Robinson;Terrence J. Sejnowski;Terrence J. Sejnowski

  • Phase Resetting Curves and Oscillatory Stability in Interneurons of Rat Somatosensory Cortex

    T. Tateno;H.P.C. Robinson

  • Fast and slow voltage-dependent dynamics of magnesium block in the NMDA receptor: the asymmetric trapping block model.

    Mariana Vargas-Caballero;Hugh P. C. Robinson

  • Development and function of human cerebral cortex neural networks from pluripotent stem cells in vitro

    Peter Kirwan;Benita Turner-Bridger;Manuel Peter;Ayiba Momoh

  • Propagation of spontaneous synchronized activity in cortical slice cultures recorded by planar electrode arrays.

    Y. Jimbo;H.P.C. Robinson

  • Modification of parallel activity elicited by propagating bursts in developing networks of rat cortical neurones

    Eisaku Maeda;Yoichiro Kuroda;Hugh P. C. Robinson;Akio Kawana

  • DETERMINING THE ACTIVATION TIME COURSE OF SYNAPTIC AMPA RECEPTORS FROM OPENINGS OF COLOCALIZED NMDA RECEPTORS

    Ingo C. Kleppe;Hugh P.C. Robinson

  • Nonstationary fluctuation analysis and direct resolution of single channel currents at postsynaptic sites

    H. P. C. Robinson;Y. Sahara;N. Kawai

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Juusola
Mikko Juusola University of Sheffield
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Terrence J. Sejnowski Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ole Paulsen
Ole Paulsen University of Cambridge
Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Jianfeng Feng
Jianfeng Feng Fudan University
Indira M. Raman
Indira M. Raman Northwestern University
Rueben A. Gonzales
Rueben A. Gonzales The University of Texas at Austin
Chi K. Tse
Chi K. Tse City University of Hong Kong
Janet Kelso
Janet Kelso Max Planck Society
Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich Italian Institute of Technology

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