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Luiz Carlos L. Silveira

Luiz Carlos L. Silveira

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
4585
World Ranking
8404
National Ranking
74

Overview

Luiz Carlos L. Silveira was affiliated with the Federal University of Para in Brazil. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their work concentrated on several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Ophthalmology.

Their research topics encompassed a range of subjects related to retinal health and environmental impacts, including:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Luiz Carlos L. Silveira contributed to multiple publications across various scientific journals. Key papers included:

  • Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Uniform trichromacy in Alouatta caraya and Alouatta seniculus: behavioural and genetic colour vision evaluation, 2021, Frontiers in Zoology
  • Ganglion cells and displaced amacrine cells density in the retina of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu), 2020, PLoS ONE
  • SÍNDROME CORONARIANA AGUDA E SUA PREVENÇÃO: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA, 2023, Revista Foco

Frequent coauthors in their work included Givago da Silva Souza, Eliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda, Dora Fix Ventura, Maria Izabel Tentes Côrtes, and Anderson Raiol Rodrigues. These collaborations reflected interdisciplinary approaches and diverse research interests.

Their publications appeared often in journals such as Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Zoology, PLoS ONE, and Revista Foco, indicating an engagement with a variety of scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • The topography of magnocellular projecting ganglion cells (M-ganglion cells) in the primate retina

    L.C.L. Silveira;V.H. Perry

  • Morphology and physiology of primate M- and P-cells.

    Luiz Carlos L. Silveira;Cézar A. Saito;Barry B. Lee;Jan Kremers

  • Colour vision and contrast sensitivity losses of mercury intoxicated industry workers in Brazil

    Dora Selma Fix Ventura;A L Simões;S Tomaz;M F Costa

  • Methylmercury neurotoxicity & antioxidant defenses.

    José Luiz M do Nascimento;Karen Renata M Oliveira;Maria Elena Crespo-Lopez;Barbarella M Macchi

  • Retinal ganglion cell distribution in the cebus monkey: a comparison with the cortical magnification factors.

    L. C. L. Silveira;C. W. Picanco-Diniz;L. F. S. Sampaio;E. Oswaldo-Cruz

  • Peripheral variability and central constancy in mammalian visual system evolution

    Peter M. Kaskan;Edna Cristina S. Franco;Elizabeth S. Yamada;Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira

  • Mercury pollution and childhood in Amazon riverside villages.

    M.C.N. Pinheiro;M.E. Crespo-López;J.L.F. Vieira;T. Oikawa

  • Mercury exposure and antioxidant defenses in women: a comparative study in the Amazon.

    M.C.N. Pinheiro;B.M. Macchi;J.L.F. Vieira;T. Oikawa

  • Conservation of absolute foveal area in New World monkeys. A constraint on eye size and conformation.

    E.C.S. Franco;B.L. Finlay;L.C.L. Silveira;E.S. Yamada

  • Mercury and selenium concentrations in hair samples of women in fertile age from Amazon riverside communities.

    M.C.N. Pinheiro;R.C.S. Müller;J.E. Sarkis;J.L.F. Vieira

  • Multifocal and full-field electroretinogram changes associated with color-vision loss in mercury vapor exposure.

    Dora F. Ventura;Marcelo T.V. Costa;Marcelo F. Costa;Adriana Berezovsky

  • Contrast sensitivity and visual acuity of the pigmented rat determined electrophysiologically.

    L.C.L. Silveira;C.A. Heywood;A. Cowey

  • Mercury toxicity in the Amazon: contrast sensitivity and color discrimination of subjects exposed to mercury.

    A. R Rodrigues;C. R. B Souza;A. M Braga;P. S. S Rodrigues

  • Preliminary Norms for the Cambridge Colour Test

    D. F. Ventura;L. C. L. Silveira;A. R. Rodrigues;J. M. De Souza

  • Scaling of neuron number and volume of the pulvinar complex in New World primates: comparisons with humans, other primates, and mammals.

    Brandon P Chalfin;Desmond T Cheung;José Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz;Luiz Carlos de Lima Silveira

  • Functional lamination in the ganglion cell layer of the macaque's retina.

    V.H. Perry;L.C.L. Silveira

  • Number and topography of cones, rods and optic nerve axons in New and Old World primates.

    Barbara L. Finlay;Edna Cristina S. Franco;Elizabeth S. Yamada;Justin C. Crowley

  • Developmental sources of conservation and variation in the evolution of the primate eye

    Michael A. Dyer;Rodrigo Martins;Manoel da Silva Filho;José Augusto P. C. Muniz

  • Distribution and size of ganglion cells in the retinae of large Amazon rodents.

    L. C. L. Silveira;C. W. Picanço-Diniz;E. Oswaldo-Cruz

  • Morphology, dendritic field size, somal size, density, and coverage of M and P retinal ganglion cells of dichromatic Cebus monkeys.

    E. S. Yamada;L. C. L. Silveira;V. H. Perry

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara L. Finlay
Barbara L. Finlay Cornell University
Barry B. Lee
Barry B. Lee Max Planck Society
Guy N. Elston
Guy N. Elston University of Queensland
José Muñiz
José Muñiz University of Oviedo
Charles A. Heywood
Charles A. Heywood Durham University
Alan Cowey
Alan Cowey University of Oxford
Paul R. Martin
Paul R. Martin University of Sydney
V.H. Perry
V.H. Perry University of Southampton
Roberto Lent
Roberto Lent Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Constance L. Cepko
Constance L. Cepko Harvard University

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