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Kevan A. C. Martin

Kevan A. C. Martin

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Neuroscience

D-Index
64
Citations
19317
World Ranking
3217
National Ranking
84

Overview

Kevan A. C. Martin is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research centers primarily on the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Molecular Biology.

Their scientific contributions explore diverse topics related to brain function and neural mechanisms. Major topics covered in their work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

The scientist has published in various venues, reflecting a broad dissemination of their research findings. Notable publication venues are:

  • Nature
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Current Biology
  • Brain Structure and Function

Recent papers include:

  • Structure and function of a neocortical synapse, 2021, Nature
  • A strong direct link from the layer 3/4 border to layer 6 of cat primary visual cortex, 2023, Research Square (Research Square)
  • Allometry: Alice in Pinwheel Land, 2021, Current Biology
  • A strong direct link from the layer 3/4 border to layer 6 of cat primary visual cortex, 2024, Brain Structure and Function

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Franziska D. Sägesser
  • Simone Holler
  • German Köstinger
  • Gregor F. P. Schuhknecht
  • Ken Stratford

Best Publications

  • NEURONAL CIRCUITS OF THE NEOCORTEX

    Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A.C. Martin

  • Recurrent excitation in neocortical circuits.

    Rodney J. Douglas;Christof Koch;Misha Mahowald;Kevan A. C. Martin

  • A Quantitative Map of the Circuit of Cat Primary Visual Cortex

    Tom Binzegger;Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A. C. Martin

  • A functional microcircuit for cat visual cortex.

    R. J. Douglas;K. A. C. Martin

  • Dendritic asymmetry cannot account for directional responses of neurons in visual cortex.

    J. C. Anderson;T. Binzegger;O. Kahana;K. A. C. Martin

  • Synaptic background activity influences spatiotemporal integration in single pyramidal cells.

    Ojvind Bernander;Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A. C. Martin;Christof Koch

  • A canonical microcircuit for neocortex

    Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A. C. Martin;David Whitteridge

  • Excitatory synaptic inputs to spiny stellate cells in cat visual cortex

    K. J. Stratford;K. Tarczy-Hornoch;K. A. C. Martin;N. J. Bannister

  • Synaptic connections of morphologically identified and physiologically characterized large basket cells in the striate cortex of cat.

    P. Somogyi;P. Somogyi;Z.F. Kisvárday;K.A.C. Martin;D. Whitteridge

  • Form, function and intracortical projections of spiny neurones in the striate visual cortex of the cat.

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  • Polyneuronal innervation of spiny stellate neurons in cat visual cortex

    Bashir Ahmed;J. C. Anderson;R. J. Douglas;K. A. C. Martin;K. A. C. Martin

  • Mapping the matrix: the ways of neocortex.

    Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A.C. Martin

  • Recurrent neuronal circuits in the neocortex.

    Rodney J. Douglas;Kevan A.C. Martin

  • Synaptic targets of HRP-filled layer III pyramidal cells in the cat striate cortex

    Z. F. Kisvárday;Z. F. Kisvárday;K. A. C. Martin;T. F. Freund;Zs. Maglóczky

  • Glutamate decarboxylase-immunoreactive terminals of Golgi-impregnated axoaxonic cells and of presumed basket cells in synaptic contact with pyramidal neurons of the cat's visual cortex.

    T. F. Freund;K. A. C. Martin;A. D. Smith;P. Somogyi

  • An intracellular analysis of the visual responses of neurones in cat visual cortex.

    R. J. Douglas;K. A. C. Martin;D. Whitteridge

  • Physiological and morphological properties of identified basket cells in the cat's visual cortex

    K. A. C. Martin;P. Somogyi;D. Whitteridge

  • Innervation of cat visual areas 17 and 18 by physiologically identified X- and Y- type thalamic afferents. I. Arborization patterns and quantitative distribution of postsynaptic elements.

    T. F. Freund;K. A. C. Martin;D. Whitteridge

  • Synaptic connections of intracellularly filled clutch cells: A type of small basket cell in the visual cortex of the cat

    Z. F. Kisvárday;K. A. C. Martin;D. Whitteridge;P. Somogyi

  • Structure and function of a neocortical synapse.

    Simone Holler;German Köstinger;Kevan A C Martin;Gregor F P Schuhknecht

  • Innervation of cat visual areas 17 and 18 by physiologically identified X‐ and Y‐ type thalamic afferents. II. Identification of postsynaptic targets by GABA immunocytochemistry and Golgi impregnation

    T. F. Freund;T. F. Freund;K. A. C. Martin;P. Somogyi;D. Whitteridge

  • Protracted Synaptogenesis after Activity-Dependent Spinogenesis in Hippocampal Neurons

    U. V. Nägerl;G. Kostinger;J. C. Anderson;K. A. C. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Somogyi
Peter Somogyi University of Oxford
Christof Koch
Christof Koch Allen Institute for Brain Science
Idan Segev
Idan Segev Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kathleen S. Rockland
Kathleen S. Rockland Boston University
Zoltán F. Kisvárday
Zoltán F. Kisvárday University of Debrecen
Javier DeFelipe
Javier DeFelipe Technical University of Madrid
Stephan V. Roth
Stephan V. Roth Royal Institute of Technology
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran University of California, San Diego

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