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P. Jesper Sjöström

P. Jesper Sjöström

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
10653
World Ranking
9251
National Ranking
543

Overview

P. Jesper Sjöström is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has a significant publication record primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their research spans across several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Neurology.

The main areas of study for Sjöström focus on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, neural dynamics and brain function, as well as photoreceptor and optogenetics research. Additional topics include advanced memory and neural computing, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and vestibular and auditory disorders.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sjöström include:

  • Hovy Ho-Wai Wong
  • Christina Y. C. Chou
  • Alanna J. Watt
  • Aurore Thomazeau
  • Sabine Rannio

Journals with multiple publications featuring Sjöström's work include:

  • Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sjöström are as follows:

  • The plasticitome of cortical interneurons, 2022, Nature Reviews Neuroscience
  • A Practical Guide to Using CV Analysis for Determining the Locus of Synaptic Plasticity, 2020, Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
  • NMDA receptors in axons: there's no coincidence, 2020, The Journal of Physiology
  • Synapse-specific burst coding sustained by local axonal translation, 2023, Neuron
  • Comparing mouse and human brains, 2023, eLife

Best Publications

  • Highly nonrandom features of synaptic connectivity in local cortical circuits.

    Sen Song;Per Jesper Sjöström;Per Jesper Sjöström;Markus Reigl;Sacha Nelson

  • Rate, Timing, and Cooperativity Jointly Determine Cortical Synaptic Plasticity

    Per Jesper Sjöström;Gina G Turrigiano;Sacha B Nelson

  • Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks

    Ho Ko;Sonja B. Hofer;Bruno Pichler;Bruno Pichler;Katherine A. Buchanan

  • Dendritic Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity

    P. Jesper Sjöström;Ede A. Rancz;Arnd Roth;Michael Häusser

  • Neuronal morphometry directly from bitmap images

    Tiago A Ferreira;Arne V Blackman;Julia Oyrer;Sriram Jayabal

  • Neocortical LTD via Coincident Activation of Presynaptic NMDA and Cannabinoid Receptors

    Per Jesper Sjöström;Gina G Turrigiano;Sacha B Nelson

  • A History of Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity

    Henry Markram;Wulfram Gerstner;Per Jesper Sjöström;Per Jesper Sjöström

  • A Cooperative Switch Determines the Sign of Synaptic Plasticity in Distal Dendrites of Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons

    Per Jesper Sjöström;Michael Häusser

  • Neurons diversify astrocytes in the adult brain through sonic hedgehog signaling

    W. Todd Farmer;Therése Abrahamsson;Sabrina Chierzi;Christopher Lui

  • Spike timing, calcium signals and synaptic plasticity.

    Per Jesper Sjöström;Sacha B Nelson

  • A proportional but slower NMDA potentiation follows AMPA potentiation in LTP

    Alanna J Watt;Per Jesper Sjöström;Per Jesper Sjöström;Michael Häusser;Sacha B Nelson

  • Traveling waves in developing cerebellar cortex mediated by asymmetrical Purkinje cell connectivity

    Alanna J. Watt;Hermann Cuntz;Masahiro Mori;Zoltan Nusser

  • Target-Specific Expression of Presynaptic NMDA Receptors in Neocortical Microcircuits

    Katherine A. Buchanan;Arne V. Blackman;Alexandre W. Moreau;Dale Elgar

  • Unconventional NMDA Receptor Signaling.

    Kim Dore;Ivar S. Stein;Jennifer A. Brock;Jennifer A. Brock;Pablo E. Castillo

  • Novel presynaptic mechanisms for coincidence detection in synaptic plasticity

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  • Endocannabinoid-dependent neocortical layer-5 LTD in the absence of postsynaptic spiking.

    Per Jesper Sjöström;Gina G. Turrigiano;Sacha B. Nelson

  • Optimal Information Storage in Noisy Synapses under Resource Constraints

    Lav R Varshney;Lav R Varshney;Per Jesper Sjöström;Dmitri B B. Chklovskii

  • Differential Regulation of Evoked and Spontaneous Release by Presynaptic NMDA Receptors.

    Therése Abrahamsson;Christina You Chien Chou;Si Ying Li;Adamo Mancino

  • Target-cell-specific short-term plasticity in local circuits

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  • Synapse-type-specific plasticity in local circuits

    Rylan S Larsen;P Jesper Sjöström

  • Towards resolving the presynaptic NMDA receptor debate

    Guy Bouvier;Rylan S Larsen;Antonio Rodríguez-Moreno;Ole Paulsen

  • Unified pre- and postsynaptic long-term plasticity enables reliable and flexible learning

    Rui Ponte Costa;Robert C Froemke;Robert C Froemke;P Jesper Sjöström;Mark C W van Rossum

  • An Optogenetic Kindling Model of Neocortical Epilepsy.

    Elvis Cela;Elvis Cela;Amanda R. McFarlan;Amanda R. McFarlan;Andrew J. Chung;Taiji Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Häusser
Michael Häusser University College London
Robert C. Froemke
Robert C. Froemke New York University
Dirk Feldmeyer
Dirk Feldmeyer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Zoltan Nusser
Zoltan Nusser Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Kwangsik Nho
Kwangsik Nho Indiana University
Keith K. Murai
Keith K. Murai McGill University Health Centre
Idan Segev
Idan Segev Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel
Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel University College London
Pierre Paoletti
Pierre Paoletti École Normale Supérieure
Nelson Spruston
Nelson Spruston Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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