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88
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World Ranking
1200
National Ranking
613

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society For contributions to dynamical systems, applications to neuroscience, and leadership in mathematical biology.
  • 2015 - Mathematical Neuroscience Prize, Israel Brain Technologies (IBT)
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to dynamical systems theory and mathematical neuroscience.
  • 2007 - John von Neumann Lecturer
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Nancy Kopell is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and specializes in neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their research spans several related subfields, including neurology, gender studies, and pharmacology.

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

The recent academic output reflects ongoing engagement with multiple aspects of neuroscience and related areas. Notable papers are:

  • "Multisensory gamma stimulation promotes glymphatic clearance of amyloid," 2024, Nature
  • "Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions," 2021, Neuron
  • "Layer and rhythm specificity for predictive routing," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Deep brain stimulation in the subthalamic nucleus for Parkinson's disease can restore dynamics of striatal networks," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A biophysical model of striatal microcircuits suggests gamma and beta oscillations interleaved at delta/theta frequencies mediate periodicity in motor control," 2020, PLoS Computational Biology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Michelle M. McCarthy
  • Emery N. Brown
  • Fred Kop
  • Silvia Arber
  • Ann Marie Craig

Publications appear regularly in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Trends in Neurosciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • PLoS Computational Biology

The scientist's career includes recognition through numerous awards such as the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (2016), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016) for contributions to dynamical systems and leadership in mathematical biology, and the Mathematical Neuroscience Prize from Israel Brain Technologies (2015). Other honors include being named SIAM Fellow (2009), John von Neumann Lecturer (2007), and Fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the MacArthur Foundation, as well as memberships and fellowships spanning several decades.

Best Publications

  • Measuring Phase-Amplitude Coupling Between Neuronal Oscillations of Different Frequencies

    Adriano B. L. Tort;Robert Komorowski;Howard Eichenbaum;Nancy J Kopell

  • Gamma rhythms and beta rhythms have different synchronization properties.

    N. Kopell;G. B. Ermentrout;M. A. Whittington;R. D. Traub

  • Inhibition-based rhythms: experimental and mathematical observations on network dynamics

    M.A Whittington;R.D Traub;N Kopell;B Ermentrout

  • Theta–gamma coupling increases during the learning of item–context associations

    Adriano B. L. Tort;Robert W. Komorowski;Joseph R. Manns;Nancy J. Kopell

  • Dynamic cross-frequency couplings of local field potential oscillations in rat striatum and hippocampus during performance of a T-maze task

    Adriano B. L. Tort;Mark A. Kramer;Catherine Thorn;Daniel J. Gibson

  • Electroencephalogram signatures of loss and recovery of consciousness from propofol

    Patrick L. Purdon;Eric T. Pierce;Eran A. Mukamel;Eran A. Mukamel;Michael J. Prerau

  • Parabolic bursting in an excitable system coupled with a slow oscillation

    G B Ermentrout;N Kopell

  • Synchronization in networks of excitatory and inhibitory Neurons with sparse, random connectivity

    Christoph Börgers;Nancy Kopell

  • On the human sensorimotor-cortex beta rhythm: sources and modeling

    Ole Jensen;P. Goel;Nancy Kopell;Mikko Pohja

  • Multiple pulse interactions and averaging in systems of coupled neural oscillators

    G. B. Ermentrout;N. Kopell

  • Rapid synchronization through fast threshold modulation

    David Somers;Nancy Kopell

  • Hippocampal theta rhythm and its coupling with gamma oscillations require fast inhibition onto parvalbumin-positive interneurons

    Peer Wulff;Alexey A. Ponomarenko;Marlene Bartos;Tatiana M. Korotkova

  • Synchronization and oscillatory dynamics in heterogeneous, mutually inhibited neurons.

    John A. White;Carson C. Chow;Jason Ritt;Cristina Soto-Treviño

  • Background gamma rhythmicity and attention in cortical local circuits: A computational study

    Christoph Börgers;Steven Epstein;Nancy J. Kopell

  • Gap Junctions between Interneuron Dendrites Can Enhance Synchrony of Gamma Oscillations in Distributed Networks

    Roger D. Traub;Roger D. Traub;Nancy Kopell;Andrea Bibbig;Andrea Bibbig;Eberhard H. Buhl

  • Thalamocortical model for a propofol-induced α-rhythm associated with loss of consciousness

    Shinung Ching;Aylin Cimenser;Patrick Lee Purdon;Emery N. Brown

  • Symmetry and phaselocking in chains of weakly coupled oscillators

    N. Kopell;G. B. Ermentrout

  • Mechanisms for oscillation and frequency control in reciprocally inhibitory model neural networks.

    Frances K. Skinner;Nancy Kopell;Eve Marder

  • Chemical and electrical synapses perform complementary roles in the synchronization of interneuronal networks

    Nancy Kopell;Bard Ermentrout

  • Olfactory oscillations: the what, how and what for.

    Leslie M. Kay;Jennifer Beshel;Jennifer Beshel;Jorge Brea;Claire Martin;Claire Martin

  • Fine structure of neural spiking and synchronization in the presence of conduction delays

    G. B. Ermentrout;N. Kopell

Frequent Co-Authors

Miles A. Whittington
Miles A. Whittington University of York
Roger D. Traub
Roger D. Traub IBM (United States)
Adriano B. L. Tort
Adriano B. L. Tort Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Mark A. Kramer
Mark A. Kramer Boston University
John A. White
John A. White Boston University
Eve Marder
Eve Marder Brandeis University
Patrick L. Purdon
Patrick L. Purdon Harvard University

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