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Overview

Joel M. Stein is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, focusing primarily on cognitive neuroscience and advanced imaging techniques.

Their publications cover significant topics such as functional brain connectivity, advanced MRI applications, epilepsy research and treatment, neural dynamics, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and memory mechanisms. The main fields of study for Joel M. Stein include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, their subfields of focus include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology

Joel M. Stein's research topics prominently feature:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Their recent papers include:

  • "Low-field MRI: Clinical promise and challenges," 2022, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • "Functionally distinct high and low theta oscillations in the human hippocampus," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The effects of direct brain stimulation in humans depend on frequency, amplitude, and white-matter proximity," 2020, Brain Stimulation
  • "7T Epilepsy Task Force Consensus Recommendations on the Use of 7T MRI in Clinical Practice," 2020, Neurology
  • "Neuronal activity in the human amygdala and hippocampus enhances emotional memory encoding," 2023, Nature Human Behaviour

Frequent coauthors that have collaborated with Joel M. Stein include:

  • Kathryn A. Davis
  • Sandhitsu R. Das
  • Brian Litt
  • Thomas Arnold
  • Alfredo Lucas

Their work is regularly published in certain venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Journal of Neuroimaging
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Carolee J. Winstein;Joel Stein;Ross Arena;Barbara Bates

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Enhance Memory and Synaptic Plasticity via CREB: CBP-Dependent Transcriptional Activation

    Christopher G. Vecsey;Joshua D. Hawk;K. Matthew Lattal;Joel M. Stein

  • Closed-loop stimulation of temporal cortex rescues functional networks and improves memory.

    Youssef Ezzyat;Paul A. Wanda;Deborah F. Levy;Allison Kadel

  • Direct Electrical Stimulation of the Human Entorhinal Region and Hippocampus Impairs Memory

    Joshua Jacobs;Jonathan Miller;Sang Ah Lee;Sang Ah Lee;Tom Coffey

  • Direct Brain Stimulation Modulates Encoding States and Memory Performance in Humans

    Youssef Ezzyat;James E. Kragel;John F. Burke;Deborah F. Levy

  • Widespread theta synchrony and high-frequency desynchronization underlies enhanced cognition.

    E. A. Solomon;J. E. Kragel;Michael R. Sperling;Ashwini Sharan

  • Functionally distinct high and low theta oscillations in the human hippocampus

    Abhinav Goyal;Jonathan Miller;Salman E. Qasim;Andrew J. Watrous

  • Lateralized hippocampal oscillations underlie distinct aspects of human spatial memory and navigation.

    Jonathan F Miller;Andrew J. Watrous;Melina Eirene Tsitsiklis;Sang Ah Lee

  • User-Guided Segmentation of Multi-modality Medical Imaging Datasets with ITK-SNAP

    Paul A. Yushkevich;Artem Pashchinskiy;Ipek Oguz;Suyash Mohan

  • A loss of function allele for murine Staufen1 leads to impairment of dendritic Staufen1-RNP delivery and dendritic spine morphogenesis

    John P. Vessey;Paolo Macchi;Joel M. Stein;Martin Mikl

  • White Matter Network Architecture Guides Direct Electrical Stimulation Through Optimal State Transitions

    Jennifer Stiso;Ankit N. Khambhati;Tommaso Menara;Ari E. Kahn

  • Electrical Stimulation Modulates High γ Activity and Human Memory Performance.

    Michal T. Kucewicz;Brent M. Berry;Vaclav Kremen;Vaclav Kremen;Laura R. Miller

  • Virtual resection predicts surgical outcome for drug-resistant epilepsy.

    Lohith G Kini;John M Bernabei;Fadi Mikhail;Fadi Mikhail;Peter Hadar;Peter Hadar

  • Dynamic Theta Networks in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe Support Episodic Memory

    Ethan A. Solomon;Joel M. Stein;Sandhitsu Das;Richard Gorniak

  • The effects of direct brain stimulation in humans depend on frequency, amplitude, and white-matter proximity.

    Uma R. Mohan;Andrew J. Watrous;Jonathan F. Miller;Bradley C. Lega

  • Roles of the C Terminus of Armadillo in Wingless Signaling in Drosophila

    Rachel T. Cox;Li Mei Pai;Catherine Kirkpatrick;Joel Stein

  • Theta band power increases in the posterior hippocampus predict successful episodic memory encoding in humans

    Jui Jui Lin;Michael D. Rugg;Sandhitsu Das;Joel Stein

  • Dissecting gamma frequency activity during human memory processing.

    Michal T. Kucewicz;Brent M. Berry;Vaclav Kremen;Vaclav Kremen;Benjamin H. Brinkmann

  • Mice deficient for testis-brain RNA-binding protein exhibit a coordinate loss of TRAX, reduced fertility, altered gene expression in the brain, and behavioral changes

    Vargheese Chennathukuzhi;Joel M. Stein;Ted Abel;Stacy Donlon

  • Electrical Stimulation in Hippocampus and Entorhinal Cortex Impairs Spatial and Temporal Memory.

    Abhinav Goyal;Jonathan Miller;Andrew J. Watrous;Sang Ah Lee

  • Interictal epileptiform discharges impair word recall in multiple brain areas.

    Peter C. Horak;Stephen Meisenhelter;Yinchen Song;Yinchen Song;Markus E. Testorf

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn A. Davis
Kathryn A. Davis University of Pennsylvania
Barbara C. Jobst
Barbara C. Jobst Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Sameer A. Sheth
Sameer A. Sheth Baylor College of Medicine
Michael J. Kahana
Michael J. Kahana University of Pennsylvania
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University
Timothy H. Lucas
Timothy H. Lucas University of Pennsylvania
Brian Litt
Brian Litt University of Pennsylvania
Kareem A. Zaghloul
Kareem A. Zaghloul National Institutes of Health
Jonathan P. Miller
Jonathan P. Miller Case Western Reserve University

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