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Citations
6982
World Ranking
8936
National Ranking
3782

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Karen A. Moxon is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and has a body of work primarily focused on neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pathology and forensic medicine, neurology, and biomedical engineering.

Their recent publications cover diverse topics related to neural dynamics, brain function, and brain-computer interfaces. Notable recent papers include:

  • Head-mounted microendoscopic calcium imaging in dorsal premotor cortex of behaving rhesus macaque (2021, Cell Reports)
  • Feedback Modalities in Brain-Computer Interfaces: A Systematic Review (2020, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting)
  • Hindlimb Somatosensory Information Influences Trunk Sensory and Motor Cortices to Support Trunk Stabilization (2021, Cerebral Cortex)
  • Head-mounted microendoscopic calcium imaging in dorsal premotor cortex of behaving rhesus macaque (2020, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Modelling at-level allodynia after mid-thoracic contusion in the rat (2020, European Journal of Pain)

Their publication record includes works in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Journal of Neuroscience, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, and Cerebral Cortex.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karen A. Moxon are:

  • Bharadwaj Nandakumar
  • Gary H. Blumenthal
  • Zhaodan Kong
  • Matthew Stickle
  • Gregory D. Disse

Their research topics encompass:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Karen A. Moxon has received recognition in the form of fellowships, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Real-time control of a robot arm using simultaneously recorded neurons in the motor cortex

    John K. Chapin;Karen A. Moxon;Ronald S. Markowitz;Miguel A. L. Nicolelis

  • Rhythm-specific pharmacological modulation of subthalamic activity in Parkinson's disease.

    G. Foffani;G. Foffani;A. Pesenti;F. Tamma

  • Rat navigation guided by remote control

    Sanjiv K. Talwar;Shaohua Xu;Emerson S. Hawley;Shennan A. Weiss

  • 300-Hz subthalamic oscillations in Parkinson's disease

    G. Foffani;M. Egidi;P. Rampini

  • Ceramic-based multisite microelectrodes for electrochemical recordings.

    Jason J. Burmeister;Karen Moxon;Greg A. Gerhardt

  • Spinal Cord Injury Immediately Changes the State of the Brain

    Juan Aguilar;Desiré Humanes-Valera;Elena Alonso-Calviño;Josué G. Yague

  • Nanostructured surface modification of ceramic-based microelectrodes to enhance biocompatibility for a direct brain-machine interface

    K.A. Moxon;N.M. Kalkhoran;M. Markert;M.A. Sambito

  • Ceramic-based multisite electrode arrays for chronic single-neuron recording

    K.A. Moxon;S.C. Leiser;G.A. Gerhardt;K.A. Barbee

  • Responses of Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons during Natural Whisking Behaviors in the Awake Rat

    Steven C. Leiser;Karen A. Moxon

  • Neuronal synchrony and the transition to spontaneous seizures

    Dane W. Grasse;Suganya Karunakaran;Karen A. Moxon

  • PSTH-based classification of sensory stimuli using ensembles of single neurons.

    Guglielmo Foffani;Karen Anne Moxon

  • Cortical reorganization after spinal cord injury: always for good?

    Karen A. Moxon;Antonio Oliviero;Juan Aguilar;Guglielmo Foffani

  • Brain-Machine Interfaces beyond Neuroprosthetics

    Karen A. Moxon;Guglielmo Foffani

  • Neural prostheses for restoration of sensory and motor function

    John K. Chapin;Karen A. Moxon

  • Low-voltage fast seizures in humans begin with increased interneuron firing

    Bahareh Elahian;Bahareh Elahian;Nathan E. Lado;Emily Mankin;Sitaram Vangala

  • Two multichannel integrated circuits for neural recording and signal processing

    I. Obeid;J.C. Morizio;K.A. Moxon;M.A.L. Nicolelis

  • Multiple single units and population responses during inhibitory gating of hippocampal auditory response in freely-moving rats.

    Karen A Moxon;Greg A Gerhardt;Paula C Bickford;Paula C Bickford;Kevin Austin;Kevin Austin

  • Biomimetic Brain Machine Interfaces for the Control of Movement

    Andrew H. Fagg;Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos;Victor de Lafuente;Karen A. Moxon

  • Role of Spike Timing in the Forelimb Somatosensory Cortex of the Rat

    Guglielmo Foffani;Banu Tutunculer;Karen A. Moxon

  • Sensory gating in the human hippocampal and rhinal regions: regional differences.

    N.N. Boutros;R. Mears;M.E. Pflieger;K.A. Moxon

Frequent Co-Authors

Guglielmo Foffani
Guglielmo Foffani Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo
John K. Chapin
John K. Chapin State University of New York
Greg A. Gerhardt
Greg A. Gerhardt University of Kentucky
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University
Marion Murray
Marion Murray Drexel University
Ilya A. Rybak
Ilya A. Rybak Drexel University
Massimo Avoli
Massimo Avoli McGill University
Paula C. Bickford
Paula C. Bickford University of South Florida
Richard J. Staba
Richard J. Staba University of California, Los Angeles
Anatol Bragin
Anatol Bragin University of California, Los Angeles

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