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Martin Parent

Martin Parent

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
42
Citations
6598
World Ranking
7675
National Ranking
453

Overview

Martin Parent is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has a substantial body of research primarily focused on neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biophysics, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Martin Parent has contributed to numerous publications across notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurophotonics
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin Parent are:

  • The contribution of inflammatory astrocytes to BBB impairments in a brain-chip model of Parkinson's disease (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Rise of Raman spectroscopy in neurosurgery: a review (2020, Journal of Biomedical Optics)
  • Ultrastructural characterization of dark microglia during aging in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease pathology and in human post-mortem brain samples (2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • Levodopa partially rescues microglial numerical, morphological, and phagolysosomal alterations in a monkey model of Parkinson's disease (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • The dynamic interplay between ATP/ADP levels and autophagy sustain neuronal migration in vivo (2020, eLife)

Frequent co-authors involved in Martin Parent's collaborative research include:

  • Daniel Côté
  • Marie-Ève Tremblay
  • André Parent
  • Mireille Quémener
  • Léo Cantin

Best Publications

  • Computational Analysis of Subthalamic Nucleus and Lenticular Fasciculus Activation During Therapeutic Deep Brain Stimulation

    Svjetlana Miocinovic;Svjetlana Miocinovic;Martin Parent;Christopher R. Butson;Philip J. Hahn

  • Organization of the basal ganglia: the importance of axonal collateralization.

    André Parent;Fumi Sato;Ying Wu;Julie Gauthier

  • Exosome secretion is a key pathway for clearance of pathological TDP-43.

    Yohei Iguchi;Lara Eid;Martin Parent;Geneviève Soucy

  • Aberrant Lipid Metabolism in the Forebrain Niche Suppresses Adult Neural Stem Cell Proliferation in an Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Laura K. Hamilton;Martin Dufresne;Sandra E. Joppé;Sarah Petryszyn

  • Maladaptive plasticity of serotonin axon terminals in levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

    Daniella Rylander;Martin Parent;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sandra Dovero

  • Axonal branching pattern of neurons of the subthalamic nucleus in primates

    Fumi Sato;Martin Parent;Martin Levesque;Andre Parent

  • Two types of projection neurons in the internal pallidum of primates: Single‐axon tracing and three‐dimensional reconstruction

    Martin Parent;Martin Lévesque;André Parent

  • Neural transplants in patients with Huntington's disease undergo disease-like neuronal degeneration

    F. Cicchetti;S. Saporta;R. A. Hauser;M. Parent

  • Striatal Neurons Expressing D 1 and D 2 Receptors are Morphologically Distinct and Differently Affected by Dopamine Denervation in Mice

    D Gagnon;S Petryszyn;M G Sanchez;C Bories

  • The pallidofugal motor fiber system in primates.

    Martin Parent;André Parent

  • The role of dopamine in Huntington's disease.

    Carlos Cepeda;Kerry P S Murphy;Martin Parent;Michael S Levine

  • The axonal arborization of single nigrostriatal neurons in rats.

    Julie Gauthier;Martin Parent;Martin Lévesque;André Parent

  • Single-axon tracing and three-dimensional reconstruction of centre median-parafascicular thalamic neurons in primates.

    Martin Parent;André Parent

  • Serotonin and dopamine striatal innervation in Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s chorea

    Catherine Bédard;Marie-Josée Wallman;Emmanuelle Pourcher;Peter V. Gould

  • Microglial Implication in Parkinson's Disease: Loss of Beneficial Physiological Roles or Gain of Inflammatory Functions?

    Cynthia Lecours;Maude Bordeleau;Maude Bordeleau;Léo Cantin;Martin Parent

  • Single-axon tracing study of corticostriatal projections arising from primary motor cortex in primates.

    Martin Parent;André Parent

  • Substantia nigra and Parkinson's disease: a brief history of their long and intimate relationship.

    Martin Parent;André Parent

  • Holographic Reconstruction of Axonal Pathways in the Human Brain.

    Mikkel V. Petersen;Jeffrey Mlakar;Suzanne N. Haber;Martin Parent

  • Ultrastructural evidence of microglial heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s disease amyloid pathology

    Hassan El Hajj;Julie C. Savage;Kanchan Bisht;Martin Parent

  • Serotonin innervation of basal ganglia in monkeys and humans

    Martin Parent;Marie-Josée Wallman;Dave Gagnon;André Parent

  • Short communication The axonal arborization of single nigrostriatal neurons in rats

    Julie Gauthier;Martin Parent;Martin Levesque

Frequent Co-Authors

André Parent
André Parent Université Laval
Jean-Martin Beaulieu
Jean-Martin Beaulieu University of Toronto
Laurent Descarries
Laurent Descarries University of Montreal
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay University of Victoria
Francesca Cicchetti
Francesca Cicchetti Université Laval
Cameron C. McIntyre
Cameron C. McIntyre Duke University
Louis-Eric Trudeau
Louis-Eric Trudeau University of Montreal
Marc Morissette
Marc Morissette Université Laval
Younes Messaddeq
Younes Messaddeq Université Laval
Frédéric Calon
Frédéric Calon Université Laval

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