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Lori L. McMahon

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
5100
World Ranking
8825
National Ranking
3731

Lori L. McMahon publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lori L. McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 102 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Lori L. McMahon D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lori L. McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Lori L. McMahon is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a strong focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and neurology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics within neuroscience, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Recent publications by Lori L. McMahon include the following papers:

  • "Alzheimer's disease risk gene BIN1 induces Tau-dependent network hyperexcitability" (2020, eLife)
  • "Heightened Hippocampal β-Adrenergic Receptor Function Drives Synaptic Potentiation and Supports Learning and Memory in the TgF344-AD Rat Model during Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease" (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • "Time-restricted feeding rescues high-fat-diet-induced hippocampal impairment" (2021, iScience)
  • "Dysregulated clock gene expression and abnormal diurnal regulation of hippocampal inhibitory transmission and spatial memory in amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice" (2021, Neurobiology of Disease)
  • "Examination of Diurnal Variation and Sex Differences in Hippocampal Neurophysiology and Spatial Memory" (2022, eNeuro)

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • eNeuro
  • Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Nateka L. Jackson
  • Erik D. Roberson
  • Anthoni M. Goodman
  • Jodi R. Paul
  • Karen L. Gamble

Best Publications

  • Estrogen-Induced Increase in the Magnitude of Long-Term Potentiation Occurs Only When the Ratio of NMDA Transmission to AMPA Transmission Is Increased

    Caroline C. Smith;Lori L. McMahon

  • Estradiol-Induced Increase in the Magnitude of Long-Term Potentiation Is Prevented by Blocking NR2B-Containing Receptors

    Caroline C. Smith;Lori L. McMahon

  • Deficiency in the Inhibitory Serine-Phosphorylation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Increases Sensitivity to Mood Disturbances

    Abigail Polter;Eléonore Beurel;Sufen Yang;Rakesha Garner

  • G9a/GLP histone lysine dimethyltransferase complex activity in the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex is required for gene activation and silencing during memory consolidation.

    Swati Gupta-Agarwal;Aimee V. Franklin;Thomas DeRamus;Muriah Wheelock

  • Pharmacological Characterization of Glycine-Gated Chloride Currents Recorded in Rat Hippocampal Slices

    Siriporn C. Chattipakorn;Lori L. McMahon

  • Disinhibition of CA1 pyramidal cells by low-dose ketamine and other antagonists with rapid antidepressant efficacy

    Allie J. Widman;Lori L. McMahon

  • Hippocampal Interneurons Express a Novel Form of Synaptic Plasticity

    Lori L. McMahon;Julie A. Kauer

  • Hippocampal Interneurons Are Excited Via Serotonin-Gated Ion Channels

    Lori L. McMahon;Julie A. Kauer

  • Estradiol and the relationship between dendritic spines, NR2B containing NMDA receptors, and the magnitude of long-term potentiation at hippocampal CA3–CA1 synapses

    Caroline C. Smith;Lindsey C. Vedder;Lori L. McMahon

  • O-GlcNAcylation and neurodegeneration

    Willayat Y. Wani;John C. Chatham;Victor Darley-Usmar;Lori L. McMahon

  • Novel Form of Long-Term Synaptic Depression in Rat Hippocampus Induced By Activation of α1 Adrenergic Receptors

    Cary L. Scheiderer;Lynn E. Dobrunz;Lori L. McMahon

  • Nicotinic receptor activation facilitates GABAergic neurotransmission in the avian lateral spiriform nucleus.

    L.L. Mcmahon;K.-W. Yoon;V.A. Chiappinelli

  • Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitors reverse deficits in long-term potentiation and cognition in fragile X mice.

    Aimee V. Franklin;Margaret K. King;Valle Palomo;Ana Martinez

  • O-GlcNAcylation of AMPA receptor GluA2 is associated with a novel form of long-term depression at hippocampal synapses.

    Erica W. Taylor;Kai Wang;Amy R. Nelson;Teruko M. Bredemann

  • Sympathetic Sprouting Drives Hippocampal Cholinergic Reinnervation That Prevents Loss of a Muscarinic Receptor-Dependent Long-Term Depression at CA3–CA1 Synapses

    Cary L Scheiderer;Eve McCutchen;Erin E Thacker;Krystyna Kolasa

  • Duration of estrogen deprivation, not chronological age, prevents estrogen's ability to enhance hippocampal synaptic physiology

    Caroline C. Smith;Lindsey C. Vedder;Amy R. Nelson;Teruko M. Bredemann

  • Estradiol-induced increase in novel object recognition requires hippocampal NR2B-containing NMDA receptors.

    Lindsey C. Vedder;Caroline C. Smith;Alaina E. Flannigan;Lori L. McMahon

  • Strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors depress hyperexcitability in rat dentate gyrus.

    Siriporn C. Chattipakorn;Lori L. McMahon

  • Strength of cholinergic tone dictates the polarity of dopamine D2 receptor modulation of striatal cholinergic interneuron excitability in DYT1 dystonia.

    Mariangela Scarduzio;Chelsea N. Zimmerman;Karen L. Jaunarajs;Qin Wang

  • Glycine-gated chloride channels depress synaptic transmission in rat hippocampus.

    Weifeng Song;Siriporn C. Chattipakorn;Lori L. McMahon

  • Coactivation of M1 Muscarinic and α1 Adrenergic Receptors Stimulates Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinase and Induces Long-Term Depression at CA3–CA1 Synapses in Rat Hippocampus

    Cary L. Scheiderer;Caroline C. Smith;Eve McCutchen;Portia A. McCoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Namasivayam Ambalavanan
Namasivayam Ambalavanan University of Alabama at Birmingham
Karen L. Gamble
Karen L. Gamble University of Alabama at Birmingham
Julie A. Kauer
Julie A. Kauer Stanford University
Kai Wang
Kai Wang Jilin University
Dean P. Jones
Dean P. Jones Emory University
Jianhua Zhang
Jianhua Zhang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rosalinda C. Roberts
Rosalinda C. Roberts University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jennifer L. Bizon
Jennifer L. Bizon University of Florida
Sara N. Burke
Sara N. Burke University of Florida
David G. Standaert
David G. Standaert University of Alabama at Birmingham

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