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John G. R. Jefferys

John G. R. Jefferys

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Neuroscience

D-Index
73
Citations
25803
World Ranking
2171
National Ranking
221

Overview

John G. R. Jefferys is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The primary focus of their research lies within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with significant contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, as well as endocrine and autonomic systems and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's work broadly addresses topics such as neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, epilepsy research and treatment, neural dynamics and brain function, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Seizure
  • Autonomic Neuroscience

Several recent papers reflect key areas of study and collaborative work. These include:

  • "Controversies on the network theory of epilepsy: Debates held during the ICTALS 2019 conference" (2020, Seizure)
  • "Long-term seizure dynamics are determined by the nature of seizures and the mutual interactions between them" (2021, Neurobiology of Disease)
  • "Mechanisms and prevention of acid reflux induced laryngospasm in seizing rats" (2020, Epilepsy & Behavior)
  • "Ictal activation of oxygen-conserving reflexes as a mechanism for sudden death in epilepsy" (2021, Epilepsia)
  • "Cardiac effects of repeated focal seizures in rats induced by intrahippocampal tetanus toxin: Bradyarrhythmias, tachycardias, and prolonged interictal QT interval" (2020, Epilepsia)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John G. R. Jefferys include:

  • Přemysl Jiruška
  • Jan Kudláček
  • Jan Chvojka
  • Ondřej Novák
  • Ryan Budde

Best Publications

  • Electrical stimulation of excitable tissue: design of efficacious and safe protocols.

    Daniel R. Merrill;Marom Bikson;John G.R. Jefferys

  • Synchronized oscillations in interneuron networks driven by metabotropic glutamate receptor activation

    Miles A. Whittington;Roger D. Traub;Roger D. Traub;John G. R. Jefferys

  • Prion protein is necessary for normal synaptic function

    John Collinge;Miles A. Whittington;Katie C. L. Sidle;Corinne J. Smith

  • Nonsynaptic modulation of neuronal activity in the brain: electric currents and extracellular ions

    J. G. R. Jefferys

  • Effects of uniform extracellular DC electric fields on excitability in rat hippocampal slices in vitro

    Marom Bikson;Masashi Inoue;Hiroki Akiyama;Jackie K. Deans

  • A mechanism for generation of long-range synchronous fast oscillations in the cortex.

    Roger D. Traub;Miles A. Whittington;Ian M. Stanford;John G. R. Jefferys

  • Electrical coupling underlies high-frequency oscillations in the hippocampus in vitro

    A. Draguhn;R. D. Traub;D. Schmitz;J. G. R. Jefferys

  • Analysis of gamma rhythms in the rat hippocampus in vitro and in vivo.

    R. D. Traub;M. A. Whittington;S. B. Colling;G. Buzsaki

  • Synchronization and desynchronization in epilepsy: controversies and hypotheses

    Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Premysl Jiruska;Marco de Curtis;John G R Jefferys;Catherine A Schevon

  • Neuronal networks for induced ‘40 Hz’ rhythms

    John G.R Jefferys;Roger D Traub;Miles A Whittington;Miles A Whittington

  • High-frequency oscillations as a new biomarker in epilepsy.

    Maeike Zijlmans;Premysl Jiruska;Rina Zelmann;Frans S.S. Leijten

  • Synchronized bursting of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells in the absence of synaptic transmission

    J. G. R. Jefferys;J. G. R. Jefferys;H. L. Haas

  • Post-natal knockout of prion protein alters hippocampal CA1 properties, but does not result in neurodegeneration.

    G.R. Mallucci;S. Ratté;E.A. Asante;J. Linehan

  • Sensitivity of coherent oscillations in rat hippocampus to AC electric fields

    Jacqueline K. Deans;Andrew D. Powell;John G. R. Jefferys

  • Fast Oscillations in Cortical Circuits

    Roger D. Traub;Miles A. Whittington;John G. R. Jefferys

  • A branching dendritic model of a rodent CA3 pyramidal neurone.

    R. D. Traub;J. G. R. Jefferys;R. Miles;M. A. Whittington

  • Mechanisms of physiological and epileptic HFO generation.

    John G.R. Jefferys;Liset Menendez de la Prida;Fabrice Wendling;Anatol Bragin

  • Targeting Cellular Prion Protein Reverses Early Cognitive Deficits and Neurophysiological Dysfunction in Prion-Infected Mice

    Giovanna R. Mallucci;Melanie D. White;Michael Farmer;Andrew Dickinson

  • High-frequency population oscillations are predicted to occur in hippocampal pyramidal neuronal networks interconnected by axoaxonal gap junctions.

    R.D Traub;D Schmitz;J.G.R Jefferys;A Draguhn

  • Simulation of gamma rhythms in networks of interneurons and pyramidal cells.

    Roger D. Traub;John G. R. Jefferys;Miles A. Whittington

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger D. Traub
Roger D. Traub IBM (United States)
Miles A. Whittington
Miles A. Whittington University of York
Marom Bikson
Marom Bikson City College of New York
Thelma A. Lovick
Thelma A. Lovick University of Bristol
Andreas Draguhn
Andreas Draguhn Heidelberg University
Marco de Curtis
Marco de Curtis Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Rüdiger Köhling
Rüdiger Köhling University of Rostock
Min Zhuo
Min Zhuo University of Toronto
Matthew C. Walker
Matthew C. Walker University College London
Pavel Krsek
Pavel Krsek Czech Technical University in Prague

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