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  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Klaudiusz R. Weiss is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with significant contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as cognitive neuroscience. The scientist's work also extends into related fields including plant science, ecology, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their main research topics encompass neurobiology and insect physiology research, neural dynamics and brain function, plant and biological electrophysiology studies, physiological and biochemical adaptations, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, advanced memory and neural computing, and cephalopods and marine biology.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Synaptic mechanisms for motor variability in a feedforward network, 2020, Science Advances
  • The Complement of Projection Neurons Activated Determines the Type of Feeding Motor Program in Aplysia, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • A Single Central Pattern Generator for the Control of a Locomotor Rolling Wave in MolluscAplysia, 2023, Research
  • Convergent effects of neuropeptides on the feeding central pattern generator of Aplysia californica, 2022, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Background calcium induced by subthreshold depolarization modifies homosynaptic facilitation at a synapse in Aplysia, 2020, Scientific Reports

Klaudiusz R. Weiss has published frequently in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • Research
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Elizabeth C. Cropper, Jian Jing, Michael A. Barry, Ke Yu, and Tao Wang, with multiple joint publications contributing to their research output.

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Klaudiusz R. Weiss was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • The command neuron concept

    Irving Kupfermann;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • Variations in asthma hospitalizations and deaths in New York City.

    W Carr;L Zeitel;K Weiss

  • Modulatory control of buccal musculature by a serotonergic neuron (metacerebral cell) in Aplysia

    K. R. Weiss;J. L. Cohen;I. Kupfermann

  • Motor control of buccal muscles in Aplysia

    J. L. Cohen;K. R. Weiss;I. Kupfermann

  • Identification and characterization of cerebral-to-buccal interneurons implicated in the control of motor programs associated with feeding in Aplysia

    SC Rosen;T Teyke;MW Miller;KR Weiss

  • Homology of the giant serotonergic neurons (metacerebral cells) in Aplysia and pulmonate molluscs

    K.R. Weiss;I. Kupfermann

  • Neural Mechanisms of Motor Program Switching inAplysia

    Jian Jing;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • Myomodulin: a bioactive neuropeptide present in an identified cholinergic buccal motor neuron of Aplysia.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Renata Tenenbaum;Mary Ann Gawinowicz Kolks;Irving Kupfermann

  • Dopaminergic neuron B20 generates rhythmic neuronal activity in the feeding motor circuitry ofAplysia

    Thomas Teyke;Steven C. Rosen;Klaudiusz R. Weiss;Irving Kupfermann

  • Appetitive feeding behavior of Aplysia: behavioral and neural analysis of directed head turning

    Thomas Teyke;Klaudiusz R. Weiss;Irving Kupfermann

  • Evidence for parallel actions of a molluscan neuropeptide and serotonin in mediating arousal in Aplysia

    Philip E. Lloyd;Irving Kupfermann;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • Multiple neuropeptides in cholinergic motor neurons of Aplysia: evidence for modulation intrinsic to the motor circuit.

    Elizabeth C. Cropper;Philip E. Lloyd;William Reed;Renata Tenenbaum

  • An Identified Neuron (CPR) Evokes Neuronal Responses Reflecting Food Arousal in Aplysia

    Thomas Teyke;Klaudiusz R. Weiss;Irving Kupfermann

  • Modulation of buccal muscle contractility by serotonergic metacerebral cells in Aplysia: evidence for a role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate.

    Klaudiusz R. Weiss;David E. Mandelbaum;Michael Schonberg;Irving Kupfermann

  • Activity of an identified serotonergic neuron in free moving Aplysia correlates with behavioral arousal

    Irving Kupfermann;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • The Neuromuscular Transform: The Dynamic, Nonlinear Link Between Motor Neuron Firing Patterns and Muscle Contraction in Rhythmic Behaviors

    Vladimir Brezina;Irina V. Orekhova;Klaudiusz R. Weiss

  • Ca2+/S100 regulation of giant protein kinases.

    Jörg Heierhorst;Bostjan Kobe;Bostjan Kobe;Susanne C. Feil;Michael W. Parker

  • Peptidergic co-transmission in Aplysia: functional implications for rhythmic behaviors.

    K. R. Weiss;V. Březina;E. C. Cropper;S. L. Hooper;S. L. Hooper

  • Biochemical and immunocytological localization of molluscan small cardioactive peptides in the nervous system of Aplysia californica.

    PE Lloyd;AC Mahon;I Kupfermann;JL Cohen

  • The effects of food arousal on the latency of biting inAplysia

    Abraham J. Susswein;Klaudiusz R. Weiss;Irving Kupfermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Irving Kupfermann
Irving Kupfermann Columbia University
Jian Jing
Jian Jing Nanjing University
Elizabeth C. Cropper
Elizabeth C. Cropper Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mark W. Miller
Mark W. Miller Boston University
Abraham J. Susswein
Abraham J. Susswein Bar-Ilan University
Wilfried Karmaus
Wilfried Karmaus University of Memphis
Michael Moseler
Michael Moseler University of Freiburg
James H. Schwartz
James H. Schwartz Columbia University
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Craig H. Bailey
Craig H. Bailey Columbia University

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