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James A. Bourne

James A. Bourne

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
4391
World Ranking
8410
National Ranking
251

Overview

James A. Bourne is a researcher affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their work primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience, with particular attention to cognitive neuroscience, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as neural dynamics and brain function, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, memory and neural mechanisms, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, visual perception and processing mechanisms, retinal development and disorders, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by James A. Bourne include:

  • Molecular and cellular evolution of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (2022, Science)
  • The Neuroprotective Role of Reactive Astrocytes after Central Nervous System Injury (2020, Journal of Neurotrauma)
  • Presentation, management, and outcomes of cauda equina syndrome up to one year after surgery, using clinician and participant reporting: a multi-centre prospective cohort study (2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)
  • Modelling behaviors relevant to brain disorders in the nonhuman primate: Are we there yet? (2021, Progress in Neurobiology)
  • Mapping the neural circuitry of predator fear in the nonhuman primate (2020, Brain Structure and Function)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bourne include:

  • Leon Teo
  • Jihane Homman-Ludiye
  • William C. Kwan
  • Inaki-Carril Mundinano
  • Anthony G. Boghdadi

James A. Bourne publishes regularly in a number of scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Progress in Neurobiology
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Science

Best Publications

  • Molecular and cellular evolution of the primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

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  • SCH 23390: the first selective dopamine D1-like receptor antagonist.

    James A. Bourne

  • Hierarchical Development of the Primate Visual Cortex, as Revealed by Neurofilament Immunoreactivity: Early Maturation of the Middle Temporal Area (MT)

    James Andrew Bourne;Marcello Goncalves Rosa

  • Adaptive Pulvinar Circuitry Supports Visual Cognition

    Holly Bridge;David A. Leopold;James A. Bourne

  • Compartmentalization of Cerebral Cortical Germinal Zones in a Lissencephalic Primate and Gyrencephalic Rodent

    Fernando García-Moreno;Navneet A. Vasistha;Nonata Trevia;James A. Bourne

  • Intracerebral microdialysis: 30 years as a tool for the neuroscientist

    James Andrew Bourne

  • The early maturation of visual cortical area MT is dependent on input from the retinorecipient medial portion of the inferior pulvinar.

    Claire E. Warner;William C. Kwan;James A. Bourne

  • Retinal Afferents Synapse with Relay Cells Targeting the Middle Temporal Area in the Pulvinar and Lateral Geniculate Nuclei

    Claire Eileen Warner;Yona Goldshmit;James Andrew Bourne

  • Connections of the Dorsomedial Visual Area: Pathways for Early Integration of Dorsal and Ventral Streams in Extrastriate Cortex

    Marcello Goncalves Rosa;Susan Mary Palmer;Michela Gamberini;Kathleen Janis Burman

  • Preservation of vision by the pulvinar following early-life primary visual cortex lesions.

    Claire E Warner;William C Kwan;David Wright;Leigh A Johnston

  • The medial pulvinar: function, origin and association with neurodevelopmental disorders.

    Jihane Homman‐Ludiye;James A. Bourne

  • Over-expression of RCAN1 causes Down syndrome-like hippocampal deficits that alter learning and memory

    Katherine R. Martin;Alicia Corlett;Daphne Dubach;Tomris Mustafa

  • Genetic modulation of TLR8 response following bacterial phagocytosis

    Michael P. Gantier;Aaron T. Irving;Maria Kaparakis-Liaskos;Dakang Xu

  • Resolving the organization of the New World monkey third visual complex: the dorsal extrastriate cortex of the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).

    Marcello Goncalves Rosa;Susan Mary Palmer;Michela Gamberini;Rowan Tweedale

  • Unravelling the development of the visual cortex: implications for plasticity and repair

    James Andrew Bourne

  • Topographic and Laminar Maturation of Striate Cortex in Early Postnatal Marmoset Monkeys, as Revealed by Neurofilament Immunohistochemistry

    James Andrew Bourne;Claire E Warner;Marcello Goncalves Rosa

  • Spatial and temporal frequency selectivity of neurons in the middle temporal visual area of new world monkeys (Callithrix jacchus).

    Leo Lui;James Andrew Bourne;Marcello Goncalves Rosa

  • Chemoarchitecture of the middle temporal visual area in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus): Laminar distribution of calcium‐binding proteins (calbindin, parvalbumin) and nonphosphorylated neurofilament

    James Andrew Bourne;Claire Eileen Warner;Daniel Upton;Marcello Goncalves Rosa

  • Distribution and morphology of cholinergic, putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the brain of the Egyptian rousette flying fox, Rousettus aegyptiacus.

    Busisiwe C Maseko;James Andrew Bourne;Paul R Manger

  • Acute or Delayed Systemic Administration of Human Amnion Epithelial Cells Improves Outcomes in Experimental Stroke

    Megan A. Evans;Rebecca Lim;Hyun Ah Kim;Hannah X. Chu

  • Functional Response Properties of Neurons in the Dorsomedial Visual Area of New World Monkeys (Callithrix jacchus)

    Leo Lui;James Andrew Bourne;Marcello Goncalves P Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello G. P. Rosa
Marcello G. P. Rosa Monash University
Gary F. Egan
Gary F. Egan Monash University
Cornelius Gross
Cornelius Gross European Bioinformatics Institute
Anthony J. Hannan
Anthony J. Hannan Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
John M. Bekkers
John M. Bekkers Australian National University
Bryce Vissel
Bryce Vissel St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Jason B. Mattingley
Jason B. Mattingley University of Queensland
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Anne Castles
Anne Castles Macquarie University
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia

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