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Overview

Joel L. Voss is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has a significant presence in the field of Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. Their research spans areas including Neural dynamics and brain function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Among the main topics covered in their work are:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

The academic output of Joel L. Voss includes studies published in journals and platforms such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Brain Stimulation, Current Biology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the Journal of Neuroscience. These venues reflect a strong focus on neuroscience-related research dissemination.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Brain stimulation and brain lesions converge on common causal circuits in neuropsychiatric disease, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Evidence for Immediate Enhancement of Hippocampal Memory Encoding by Network-Targeted Theta-Burst Stimulation during Concurrent fMRI, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Targeted Stimulation of Human Orbitofrontal Networks Disrupts Outcome-Guided Behavior, 2020, Current Biology
  • Human hippocampal connectivity is stronger in olfaction than other sensory systems, 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • Testing network properties of episodic memory using non-invasive brain stimulation, 2020, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Collaborations have been a major component of Voss's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • James E. Kragel
  • Stephan Schuele
  • Thorsten Kahnt
  • Sarah M Lurie
  • Stephen VanHaerents

The scientist's work contributes to subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology. This range of subfields complements their emphasis on understanding memory, brain function, and the effects of various brain stimulation techniques.

Best Publications

  • Strengthening individual memories by reactivating them during sleep.

    John D. Rudoy;Joel L. Voss;Joel L. Voss;Carmen E. Westerberg;Ken A. Paller

  • Targeted enhancement of cortical-hippocampal brain networks and associative memory

    Jane X. Wang;Lynn M. Rogers;Evan Z. Gross;Anthony J. Ryals

  • Experience-dependent neural integration of taste and smell in the human brain.

    Dana M. Small;Joel Voss;Y. Erica Mak;Katharine B. Simmons

  • Validating neural correlates of familiarity

    Ken A. Paller;Joel L. Voss;Stephan G. Boehm

  • A Closer Look at the Hippocampus and Memory.

    Joel L. Voss;Donna J. Bridge;Neal J. Cohen;John A. Walker

  • Brain stimulation and brain lesions converge on common causal circuits in neuropsychiatric disease

    Shan H. Siddiqi;Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper;Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper;Andreas Horn;Andreas Horn;Joey Hsu

  • FN400 potentials are functionally identical to N400 potentials and reflect semantic processing during recognition testing.

    Joel L. Voss;Kara D. Federmeier

  • Hippocampal brain-network coordination during volitional exploratory behavior enhances learning

    Joel L Voss;Brian D Gonsalves;Kara D Federmeier;Daniel Tranel

  • A Human Depression Circuit Derived From Focal Brain Lesions.

    Jaya L. Padmanabhan;Danielle Cooke;Juho Joutsa;Shan H. Siddiqi

  • An Electrophysiological Signature of Unconscious Recognition Memory

    Joel L Voss;Ken A Paller

  • Brain substrates of implicit and explicit memory: The importance of concurrently acquired neural signals of both memory types

    Joel L. Voss;Ken A. Paller

  • Clinical Implications of a Dimensional Approach: The Normal:Abnormal Spectrum of Early Irritability.

    Lauren S. Wakschlag;Ryne Estabrook;Amelie Petitclerc;David Henry

  • More than a feeling: Pervasive influences of memory without awareness of retrieval.

    Joel L. Voss;Heather D. Lucas;Ken A. Paller

  • Fluent Conceptual Processing and Explicit Memory for Faces Are Electrophysiologically Distinct

    Joel L. Voss;Ken A. Paller

  • Memory reactivation and consolidation during sleep.

    Ken A. Paller;Joel L. Voss

  • Attention bias and anxiety in young children exposed to family violence

    Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan;Seth D. Pollak;Damion Grasso;Joel Voss

  • Neural correlates of conceptual implicit memory and their contamination of putative neural correlates of explicit memory.

    Joel L. Voss;Ken A. Paller

  • Finding meaning in novel geometric shapes influences electrophysiological correlates of repetition and dissociates perceptual and conceptual priming.

    Joel L. Voss;Joel L. Voss;Haline E. Schendan;Ken A. Paller

  • Stimulation of the Posterior Cortical-Hippocampal Network Enhances Precision of Memory Recollection

    Aneesha S. Nilakantan;Donna J. Bridge;Elise P. Gagnon;Stephen A. VanHaerents

  • Accurate forced-choice recognition without awareness of memory retrieval

    Joel L. Voss;Carol L. Baym;Ken A. Paller

  • Spatial reconstruction by patients with hippocampal damage is dominated by relational memory errors

    Patrick D. Watson;Joel L. Voss;David E. Warren;Daniel Tranel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken A. Paller
Ken A. Paller Northwestern University
Thorsten Kahnt
Thorsten Kahnt Northwestern University
Lauren S. Wakschlag
Lauren S. Wakschlag Northwestern University
Neal J. Cohen
Neal J. Cohen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan
Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan University of Connecticut
M.-Marsel Mesulam
M.-Marsel Mesulam Northwestern University
Todd B. Parrish
Todd B. Parrish Northwestern University
Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Geoffrey Schoenbaum National Institutes of Health
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Northwestern University
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Northwestern University

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