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Marcus Lira Brandão

Marcus Lira Brandão

Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil

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Neuroscience
Brazil
2023

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Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
12842
World Ranking
2933
National Ranking
13

Marcus Lira Brandão 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 Marcus Lira Brandão sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 268 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Marcus Lira Brandão 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 Marcus Lira Brandão sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Marcus Lira Brandão is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work centers on a set of interconnected topics, which include:

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

Marcus Lira Brandão has contributed to various research publications in noteworthy venues. The frequent journals for their publications are:

  • Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Experimental Brain Research
  • Behavioural Brain Research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Sex-dependent differences in the anxiolytic-like effect of cannabidiol in the elevated plus-maze (2022, Journal of Psychopharmacology)
  • Dopamine modulates individual differences in avoidance behavior: A pharmacological, immunohistochemical, neurochemical and volumetric investigation (2020, Neurobiology of Stress)
  • Distinct patterns of brain Fos expression in Carioca High- and Low-conditioned Freezing Rats (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Dopamine D2 receptors in the expression and extinction of contextual and cued conditioned fear in rats (2021, Experimental Brain Research)
  • Antinociceptive action of cannabidiol on thermal sensitivity and post-operative pain in male and female rats (2023, Behavioural Brain Research)

The scientist frequently collaborates with a select group of coauthors, including:

  • Milene Cristina de Carvalho
  • T.A. Lovick
  • Wiliam A. Prado
  • José Alexandre S. Crippa
  • Karina Genaro

Best Publications

  • Antidepressant-Like Effects of Medial Prefrontal Cortex Deep Brain Stimulation in Rats

    Clement Hamani;Clement Hamani;Mustansir Diwan;Carlos E. Macedo;Marcus L. Brandão

  • Neurochemical mechanisms of the defensive behavior in the dorsal midbrain.

    M.L. Brandão;V.Z. Anseloni;J.E. Pandóssio;J.E. De Araújo

  • Different patterns of freezing behavior organized in the periaqueductal gray of rats: Association with different types of anxiety

    Marcus L. Brandão;Janaína M. Zanoveli;Janaína M. Zanoveli;Raquel C. Ruiz-Martinez;Raquel C. Ruiz-Martinez;Luciana C. Oliveira;Luciana C. Oliveira

  • GABA mediation of the anti-aversive action of minor tranquilizers☆

    M.L. Brandão;J.C. De Aguiar;F.G. Graeff

  • Acute and chronic effects of gepirone and fluoxetine in rats tested in the elevated plus-maze: an ethological analysis.

    R.C.B Silva;M.L Brandão

  • Anatomical connections of the periaqueductal gray: specific neural substrates for different kinds of fear

    D.M.L. Vianna;M.L. Brandão

  • Neural substrate of defensive behavior in the midbrain tectum

    M.L. Brandão;S.H. Cardoso;L.L. Melo;V. Motta

  • Serotonin and pain

    Marcus Lira Brandão

  • The relevance of neuronal substrates of defense in the midbrain tectum to anxiety and stress: empirical and conceptual considerations

    Marcus L Brandão;Ana Cristina Troncoso;Maria Angélica de Souza Silva;Joseph P Huston

  • Substance P and its role in neural mechanisms governing learning, anxiety and functional recovery

    R.U. Hasenöhrl;M.A.De Souza-Silva;S. Nikolaus;C. Tomaz

  • Psicofisiologia: as bases fisiológicas do comportamento

    Marcus Lira Brandão;João José Lachat;Jose Geraldo Mill;Norberto Cysne Coimbra

  • Gabaergic regulation of the neural organization of fear in the midbrain tectum.

    Marcus Lira Brandão;Karina Genaro Borelli;Manoel Jorge Nobre;Julia Maria Santos

  • Neurobiologia das doenças mentais

    Frederico Guilherme Graeff;Marcus Lira Brandão;Francisco Silveira Guimarães;Viana, Glauce, S. B.

  • Role of resocialization and of 5-HT1A receptor activation on the anxiogenic effects induced by isolation in the elevated plus-maze test

    S. Maisonnette;S. Morato;M.L. Brandão

  • Neuroanatomical approaches of the tectum-reticular pathways and immunohistochemical evidence for serotonin-positive perikarya on neuronal substrates of the superior colliculus and periaqueductal gray matter involved in the elaboration of the defensive behavior and fear-induced analgesia.

    N.C. Coimbra;R. De Oliveira;R.L. Freitas;S.J. Ribeiro

  • Dorsolateral and ventral regions of the periaqueductal gray matter are involved in distinct types of fear.

    D.M.L Vianna;J Landeira-Fernandez;M.L Brandão

  • Mechanisms of defense in the inferior colliculus

    Marcus Lira Brandão;L L Melo;S N Cardoso

  • Effects of microinjections of the neuropeptide substance P in the dorsal periaqueductal gray on the behaviour of rats in the plus-maze test.

    Maria Socorro Aguiar;Marcus L. Brandão

  • Ethopharmacological analysis of behaviour of rats using variations of the elevated plus-maze.

    V Z Anseloni;M L Brandão

  • Defensive freezing evoked by electrical stimulation of the periaqueductal gray: comparison between dorsolateral and ventrolateral regions.

    Daniel Machado Luiz Vianna;Frederico Guilherme Graeff;Marcus Lira Brandão;Jesus Landeira-Fernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Norberto Cysne Coimbra
Norberto Cysne Coimbra Universidade de São Paulo
Joseph P. Huston
Joseph P. Huston Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Frederico Guilherme Graeff
Frederico Guilherme Graeff Universidade de São Paulo
Maria A. de Souza Silva
Maria A. de Souza Silva Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Carlos Tomaz
Carlos Tomaz University of Brasília
Victor A. Molina
Victor A. Molina National University of Córdoba
Rainer K.W. Schwarting
Rainer K.W. Schwarting Philipp University of Marburg
Thelma A. Lovick
Thelma A. Lovick University of Bristol
Marcelo Q. Hoexter
Marcelo Q. Hoexter Universidade de São Paulo
Juliana Belo Diniz
Juliana Belo Diniz Universidade de São Paulo

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