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D-Index
107
Citations
36609
World Ranking
621
National Ranking
76

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuron
  • Neuroscience
  • Central nervous system

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Neuroscience, Basal ganglia, Striatum, Substantia nigra and Globus pallidus. Neuroscience connects with themes related to Anatomy in his study. His Anatomy study combines topics in areas such as Anterograde tracing, Postsynaptic potential and Putamen.

J. P. Bolam interconnects Nucleus accumbens, Interneuron and Subthalamic nucleus in the investigation of issues within Basal ganglia. The concepts of his Subthalamic nucleus study are interwoven with issues in Cerebral cortex, Indirect pathway of movement and Central nervous system. The Substantia nigra study combines topics in areas such as Medium spiny neuron and Tyrosine hydroxylase.

His most cited work include:

  • Microcircuitry of the direct and indirect pathways of the basal ganglia. (884 citations)
  • Synaptic organisation of the basal ganglia. (781 citations)
  • Immunocytochemical localization of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia of the rat: Light and electron microscopy (490 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

J. P. Bolam spends much of his time researching Neuroscience, Basal ganglia, Substantia nigra, Striatum and Globus pallidus. He regularly ties together related areas like Subthalamic nucleus in his Neuroscience studies. His Basal ganglia study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Glutamate receptor, GABAergic, Anatomy and Thalamus.

His Striatum study also includes fields such as

  • Postsynaptic potential and related Dendrite and Cortex,
  • Putamen together with Striosome. His work deals with themes such as Cerebral cortex and Anterograde tracing, which intersect with Globus pallidus. J. P. Bolam has included themes like Ultrastructure, Immunocytochemistry and Axon in his Neuron study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (71.76%)
  • Basal ganglia (46.56%)
  • Substantia nigra (36.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Neuroscience (71.76%)
  • Basal ganglia (46.56%)
  • Striatum (32.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

J. P. Bolam focuses on Neuroscience, Basal ganglia, Striatum, Thalamus and Interneuron. His Neuroscience research includes themes of Movement disorders and Parkinson's disease. He is investigating Basal ganglia as part of his inquiry into Endocrinology and Internal medicine.

His study ties his expertise on Histamine together with the subject of Striatum. The study incorporates disciplines such as Choline acetyltransferase, Cholinergic, Cholinergic neuron, Nucleus accumbens and Pedunculopontine nucleus in addition to Interneuron. As a member of one scientific family, J. P. Bolam mostly works in the field of Dopamine, focusing on Neurotransmission and, on occasion, Pars compacta.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A Major External Source of Cholinergic Innervation of the Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens Originates in the Brainstem (198 citations)
  • Deficits in dopaminergic transmission precede neuron loss and dysfunction in a new Parkinson model (177 citations)
  • The thalamostriatal system in normal and diseased states (151 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Neuron
  • Neuroscience
  • Central nervous system

Striatum, Neuroscience, Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, Optogenetics and Parkinson's disease are his primary areas of study. J. P. Bolam works in the field of Neuroscience, focusing on Pars compacta in particular. His studies deal with areas such as Neurodegeneration and Neurotransmission as well as Pars compacta.

His studies in Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus integrate themes in fields like Nucleus accumbens, Pedunculopontine nucleus, Cholinergic neuron, Interneuron and Choline acetyltransferase. His study on Choline acetyltransferase is covered under Cholinergic. His Optogenetics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Thalamus, Glutamate receptor, Glutamatergic, Deep brain stimulation and Basal ganglia.

Best Publications

  • The neural network of the basal ganglia as revealed by the study of synaptic connections of identified neurones

    A. David Smith;J. Paul Bolam

  • Microcircuitry of the direct and indirect pathways of the basal ganglia.

    Y Smith;M D Bevan;E Shink;J P Bolam

  • Synaptic organisation of the basal ganglia.

    J. P. Bolam;J. J. Hanley;P. A. C. Booth;M. D. Bevan

  • Uniform inhibition of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area by aversive stimuli.

    Mark A. Ungless;Peter J. Magill;J. Paul Bolam

  • Move to the rhythm: oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus–external globus pallidus network

    Mark D. Bevan;Peter J. Magill;David Terman;J. Paul Bolam

  • Stereological estimates of dopaminergic, GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra and retrorubral field in the rat.

    Radha Goh Nair-Roberts;S. D. Chatelain-Badie;E. Benson;Helen White-Cooper

  • Immunocytochemical localization of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia of the rat: Light and electron microscopy

    K.K.L. Yung;J.P. Bolam;A.D. Smith;S.M. Hersch

  • Functional diversity and specificity of neostriatal interneurons.

    James M Tepper;J Paul Bolam

  • Characterization of cholinergic neurons in the rat neostriatum. A combination of choline acetyltransferase immunocytochemistry, Golgi-impregnation and electron microscopy.

    J.P. Bolam;B.H. Wainer;A.D. Smith

  • Monosynaptic cortical input and local axon collaterals of identified striatonigral neurons. A light and electron microscopic study using the golgi‐peroxidase transport‐degeneration procedure

    P. Somogyi;P. Somogyi;J. P. Bolam;J. P. Bolam;A. D. Smith;A. D. Smith

  • Input from the frontal cortex and the parafascicular nucleus to cholinergic interneurons in the dorsal striatum of the rat

    S.R. Lapper;J.P. Bolam

  • Electron microscopic analysis of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor proteins in the dorsal striatum and their synaptic relationships with motor corticostriatal afferents.

    S. M. Hersch;B. J. Ciliax;C.-A. Gutekunst;H. D. Rees

  • Dopamine regulates the impact of the cerebral cortex on the subthalamic nucleus-globus pallidus network

    P.J Magill;J.P Bolam;M.D Bevan

  • Disrupted dopamine transmission and the emergence of exaggerated beta oscillations in subthalamic nucleus and cerebral cortex.

    N Mallet;A Pogosyan;A Sharott;J Csicsvari

  • Efferent synaptic connections of grafted dopaminergic neurons reinnervating the host neostriatum: a tyrosine hydroxylase immunocytochemical study

    TF Freund;JP Bolam;A Bjorklund;U Stenevi

  • Parkinsonian Beta Oscillations in the External Globus Pallidus and Their Relationship with Subthalamic Nucleus Activity

    N. Mallet;A. Pogosyan;L. F. Marton;J. P. Bolam

  • Dichotomous Organization of the External Globus Pallidus

    Nicolas Mallet;Benjamin R. Micklem;Pablo Henny;Matthew T. Brown

  • Living on the edge with too many mouths to feed: Why dopamine neurons die

    J. Paul Bolam;Eleftheria K. Pissadaki;Eleftheria K. Pissadaki

  • Identification of synaptic terminals of thalamic or cortical origin in contact with distinct medium-size spiny neurons in the rat neostriatum.

    L Dubé;A D Smith;J P Bolam

  • Selective Innervation of Neostriatal Interneurons by a Subclass of Neuron in the Globus Pallidus of the Rat

    Mark D. Bevan;Philip A. C. Booth;Sean A. Eaton;J. Paul Bolam

  • Pedunculopontine nucleus and basal ganglia: distant relatives or part of the same family?

    Juan Mena-Segovia;J. Paul Bolam;Peter J. Magill

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Magill
Peter J. Magill University of Oxford
Yoland Smith
Yoland Smith Emory University
Mark D. Bevan
Mark D. Bevan Northwestern University
Peter Somogyi
Peter Somogyi University of Oxford
Bruce H. Wainer
Bruce H. Wainer Emory University
Anders Björklund
Anders Björklund Lund University
Allan I. Levey
Allan I. Levey Emory University
Marco Capogna
Marco Capogna Aarhus University
Mark A. Ungless
Mark A. Ungless Imperial College London
Richard Wade-Martins
Richard Wade-Martins University of Oxford

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