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Overview

James J. Knierim is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their work primarily explores memory and neural mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, zebrafish biomedical research applications, stress responses and cortisol, sleep and wakefulness research, and neural dynamics and brain function.

They have published research in several frequent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Knierim's research spans several subfields of neuroscience such as cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, cell biology, and behavioral neuroscience. The breadth of publications shows a particular emphasis on cognitive and cellular molecular neuroscience.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on hippocampal function and neural encoding. Notable papers include:

  • Assessments of dentate gyrus function: discoveries and debates (2023) published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  • Parallel processing streams in the hippocampus (2020) published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
  • Flexible encoding of objects and space in single cells of the dentate gyrus (2022) published in Current Biology
  • Heterogeneity of Age-Related Neural Hyperactivity along the CA3 Transverse Axis (2020) published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Hippocampal Place Cells Encode Local Surface-Texture Boundaries (2020) published in Current Biology

Throughout their career, Knierim has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Noah J. Cowan
  • Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar
  • Manu S. Madhav
  • Michela Gallagher
  • Heekyung Lee

The scope of Knierim's research highlights contributions to understanding neural circuitry related to memory and spatial representation within the hippocampus, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach that intertwines cellular neuroscience with behavioral insights.

Best Publications

  • Neuronal responses to static texture patterns in area V1 of the alert macaque monkey

    J. J. Knierim;D. C. van Essen

  • DECIPHERING THE HIPPOCAMPAL POLYGLOT: THE HIPPOCAMPUS AS A PATH INTEGRATION SYSTEM

    B L McNaughton;C A Barnes;J L Gerrard;K Gothard

  • Major Dissociation Between Medial and Lateral Entorhinal Input to Dorsal Hippocampus

    Eric L. Hargreaves;Geeta Rao;Geeta Rao;Inah Lee;Inah Lee;James J. Knierim;James J. Knierim

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  • Place cells, head direction cells, and the learning of landmark stability

    James J. Knierim;Hemant S. Kudrimoti;Bruce L. McNaughton

  • Integrating time from experience in the lateral entorhinal cortex

    Albert Tsao;Jørgen Sugar;Li Lu;Li Lu;Cheng Wang

  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of Selective suppression of hippocampal ripples impairs spatial memory.

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  • Comparison of population coherence of place cells in hippocampal subfields CA1 and CA3

    Inah Lee;D. Yoganarasimha;Geeta Rao;James J. Knierim

  • A Model of the Neural Basis of the Rat's Sense of Direction

    William E. Skaggs;James J. Knierim;Hemant S. Kudrimoti;Bruce L. McNaughton

  • CA3 Retrieves Coherent Representations from Degraded Input: Direct Evidence for CA3 Pattern Completion and Dentate Gyrus Pattern Separation

    Joshua P. Neunuebel;James J. Knierim;James J. Knierim;James J. Knierim

  • Representation of non-spatial and spatial information in the lateral entorhinal cortex.

    Sachin S. Deshmukh;Sachin S. Deshmukh;James J. Knierim;James J. Knierim

  • Functional correlates of the lateral and medial entorhinal cortex: objects, path integration and local–global reference frames

    James J. Knierim;Joshua P. Neunuebel;Sachin S. Deshmukh

  • Ensemble Dynamics of Hippocampal Regions CA3 and CA1

    John F. Guzowski;James J. Knierim;Edvard I. Moser

  • Influence of boundary removal on the spatial representations of the medial entorhinal cortex

    Francesco Savelli;D. Yoganarasimha;James J. Knierim

  • Interactions Between Idiothetic Cues and External Landmarks in the Control of Place Cells and Head Direction Cells

    James J. Knierim;Hemant S. Kudrimoti;Bruce L. McNaughton

  • Hippocampal place cells: Parallel input streams, subregional processing, and implications for episodic memory

    James J. Knierim;Inah Lee;Eric L. Hargreaves

  • Tracking the flow of hippocampal computation: Pattern separation, pattern completion, and attractor dynamics.

    James J. Knierim;Joshua P. Neunuebel

  • Modular and hierarchical organization of extrastriate visual cortex in the macaque monkey

    D. C. Van Essen;Daniel Felleman;E. A. DeYoe;J. Olavarria

  • A double dissociation between hippocampal subfields: differential time course of CA3 and CA1 place cells for processing changed environments.

    Inah Lee;Geeta Rao;James J Knierim

  • Spatial Representations of Granule Cells and Mossy Cells of the Dentate Gyrus.

    Douglas GoodSmith;Xiaojing Chen;Cheng Wang;Sang Hoon Kim

  • Dynamic Interactions between Local Surface Cues, Distal Landmarks, and Intrinsic Circuitry in Hippocampal Place Cells

    James J. Knierim

  • Egocentric coding of external items in the lateral entorhinal cortex

    Cheng Wang;Xiaojing Chen;Heekyung Lee;Sachin S. Deshmukh

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine
Michela Gallagher
Michela Gallagher Johns Hopkins University
David C. Van Essen
David C. Van Essen Washington University in St. Louis
Hongjun Song
Hongjun Song University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston The University of Texas at Austin
Derek A. Hamilton
Derek A. Hamilton University of New Mexico
Edvard I. Moser
Edvard I. Moser Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kimberly M. Christian
Kimberly M. Christian University of Pennsylvania
Guo Li Ming
Guo Li Ming University of Pennsylvania
Carol A. Barnes
Carol A. Barnes University of Arizona

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