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James N. Reynolds

James N. Reynolds

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
6063
World Ranking
7008
National Ranking
413

Overview

James N. Reynolds is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and specializes in medicine with a focus on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their research emphasizes prenatal substance exposure effects and neonatal and fetal brain pathology, among other topics related to childhood development and health.

Their body of work spans several interconnected fields, including general health professions, clinical psychology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and obstetrics and gynecology. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into developmental and health outcomes in children and adolescents.

Key topics in Reynolds's research include:

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Recent publications by Reynolds illustrate a focus on both neurodevelopmental outcomes and health services research. Notable papers include:

  • "Current Socioeconomic Status Correlates With Brain Volumes in Healthy Children and Adolescents but Not in Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure" (2020), Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • "A tornado in the family: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and aggression during childhood and adolescence: a scoping review" (2023), Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Behavior regulation skills are associated with adaptive functioning in children and adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure" (2021), Applied Neuropsychology Child
  • "Development, implementation, and scalability of the Family Engagement in Research Course: a novel online course for family partners and researchers in neurodevelopmental disability and child health" (2024), Research Involvement and Engagement
  • "Barriers and facilitators to implementation of developmental screening and early intervention in Canadian organizations following completion of a training and coaching model: a thematic analysis" (2023), Frontiers in Health Services

Frequent co-authors in Reynolds's studies include Jacqueline Pei, Kaitlyn McLachlan, Carmen Rasmussen, Gail Andrew, and Maude Champagne. These collaborations suggest active involvement in team-based research across multiple projects.

The publication venues where Reynolds frequently publishes are diverse but primarily focused on neuroscience, child health, and research engagement. These venues include:

  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Research Involvement and Engagement
  • Applied Neuropsychology Child
  • Frontiers in Health Services

Best Publications

  • Executive function deficits in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) measured using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Tests Automated Battery (CANTAB)

    C.R. Green;A.M. Mihic;S.M. Nikkel;B.C. Stade

  • High-throughput classification of clinical populations from natural viewing eye movements.

    Po-He Tseng;Ian G. M. Cameron;Giovanna Pari;James N. Reynolds

  • DNA methylation signature of human fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

    Elodie Portales-Casamar;Alexandre A. Lussier;Meaghan J. Jones;Julia L. MacIsaac

  • Chronic prenatal ethanol exposure alters hippocampal GABAA receptors and impairs spatial learning in the guinea pig

    U Iqbal;H.C Dringenberg;J.F Brien;J.N Reynolds

  • The remarkably high prevalence of epilepsy and seizure history in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

    Stephanie H. Bell;Brenda Stade;James N. Reynolds;Carmen Rasmussen

  • Impaired acquisition in the water maze and hippocampal long-term potentiation after chronic prenatal ethanol exposure in the guinea-pig.

    D. P. Richardson;M. L. Byrnes;J. F. Brien;J. N. Reynolds

  • The effects of serotonin on N-methyl-d-aspartate and synaptically evoked depolarizations in rat neocortical neurons

    J.N. Reynolds;J.N. Reynolds;A. Baskys;A. Baskys;P.L. Carlen;P.L. Carlen

  • Brain Structural and Vascular Anatomy Is Altered in Offspring of Pre-Eclamptic Pregnancies: A Pilot Study.

    M.T. Rätsep;A. Paolozza;A.F. Hickman;B. Maser

  • Modulation of GABA(A) receptor function by neuroactive steroids: evidence for heterogeneity of steroid sensitivity of recombinant GABA(A) receptor isoforms.

    Rajatavo Maitra;James N Reynolds

  • Subunit dependent modulation of GABAA receptor function by neuroactive steroids.

    Rajatavo Maitra;James N Reynolds

  • DNA methylation as a predictor of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

    Alexandre A. Lussier;Alexander M. Morin;Julia L. MacIsaac;Jenny Salmon

  • Impact of preeclampsia on cognitive function in the offspring.

    Matthew T. Rätsep;Andrew F. Hickman;Brandon Maser;Jessica Pudwell

  • Effects of chronic prenatal ethanol exposure on locomotor activity, and hippocampal weight, neurons, and nitric oxide synthase activity of the young postnatal guinea pig

    M.A.S Gibson;N.S Butters;J.N Reynolds;J.F Brien

  • Nitric oxide mimetic molecules as therapeutic agents in Alzheimer's disease.

    Gregory R.J. Thatcher;Brian M. Bennett;James N. Reynolds

  • Diminished calcium currents in aged hippocampal dentate gyrus granule neurones.

    J.N. Reynolds;J.N. Reynolds;P.L. Carlen;P.L. Carlen

  • NMDA depolarizations and long-term potentiation are reduced in the aged rat neocortex.

    Andrius Baskys;James N. Reynolds;Peter L. Carlen;Peter L. Carlen

  • Deficits in eye movement control in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

    Courtney R. Green;Douglas P. Munoz;Sarah M. Nikkel;James N. Reynolds

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Gene-Environment Interactions, Predictive Biomarkers, and the Relationship Between Structural Alterations in the Brain and Functional Outcomes

    James N. Reynolds;Joanne Weinberg;Sterling Clarren;Christian Beaulieu

  • Modulatory and direct effects of propofol on recombinant GABAA receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes: Influence of α- and γ2-subunits

    Dennis W Lam;James N Reynolds

  • Oculomotor control in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders assessed using a mobile eye-tracking laboratory.

    C. R. Green;A. M. Mihic;D. C. Brien;I. T. Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas P. Munoz
Douglas P. Munoz Queen's University
Richard J. Beninger
Richard J. Beninger Queen's University
Patrick W. Stroman
Patrick W. Stroman Queen's University
Michael S. Kobor
Michael S. Kobor University of British Columbia
Peter L. Carlen
Peter L. Carlen University Health Network
Joanne Weinberg
Joanne Weinberg University of British Columbia
Marie-Pierre Dubé
Marie-Pierre Dubé Montreal Heart Institute
C. Fernando Valenzuela
C. Fernando Valenzuela University of New Mexico
Eric Racine
Eric Racine McGill University
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society

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