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Overview

Paul R. Benjamin is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and related biochemical and molecular biology fields. The scientist's work spans cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience, with additional interests in ecology and endocrine and autonomic systems.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Machine learning in bioinformatics
  • Metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies
  • Cephalopods and marine biology
  • Parasite biology and host interactions

Recent publications by Paul R. Benjamin include the following papers:

  • "The unlimited potential of the great pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis," 2020, published in eLife
  • "A circuit mechanism linking past and future learning through shifts in perception," 2023, published in Science Advances
  • "Interneuronal mechanisms for learning-induced switch in a sensory response that anticipates changes in behavioral outcomes," 2021, published in Current Biology
  • "A combined bioinformatics and LC-MS-based approach for the development and benchmarking of a comprehensive database of Lymnaea CNS proteins," 2022, published in Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Gastropod Feeding Systems: Evolution of Neural Circuits that Generate Diverse Behaviors," 2020, published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul R. Benjamin include:

  • György Kemenes
  • Ildikó Kemenes
  • Michael Crossley
  • Zsolt Pirger
  • Kevin Staras

Publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple works include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Current Biology

Best Publications

  • Central Generation of Bursting in the Feeding System of the Snail, Lymnaea Stagnalis

    P. R. Benjamin;R. M. Rose

  • A systems approach to the cellular analysis of associative learning in the pond snail Lymnaea.

    Paul R. Benjamin;Kevin Staras;György Kemenes

  • The relationship of the central motor pattern to the feeding cycle of Lymnaea stagnalis.

    R. M. Rose;P. R. Benjamin

  • Critical Time-Window for NO–cGMP-Dependent Long-Term Memory Formation after One-Trial Appetitive Conditioning

    Ildikó Kemenes;György Kemenes;Richard J. Andrew;Paul R. Benjamin

  • Modulatory role for the serotonergic cerebral giant cells in the feeding system of the snail, Lymnaea. I. Fine wire recording in the intact animal and pharmacology

    M. S. Yeoman;A. W. Pieneman;G. P. Ferguson;A. Ter Maat

  • Role of Delayed Nonsynaptic Neuronal Plasticity in Long-Term Associative Memory

    Ildikó Kemenes;Volko A. Straub;Eugeny S. Nikitin;Kevin Staras

  • Interactions of pattern-generating interneurons controlling feeding in Lymnaea stagnalis.

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  • Central pattern generator interneurons are targets for the modulatory serotonergic cerebral giant cells in the feeding system of Lymnaea

    M. S. Yeoman;M. J. Brierley;P. R. Benjamin

  • Interneuronal Control of Feeding in the Pond Snail Lymnaea Stagnalis: II. The Interneuronal Mechanism Generating Feeding Cycles

    R. M. Rose;P. R. Benjamin

  • Morphology of Identified Neurones in the Buccal Ganglia of Lymnaea Stagnalis

    P. R. Benjamin;R. M. Rose;Carole T. Slade;M. G. Lacy

  • A comparison of four techniques for mapping the distribution of serotonin and serotonin-containing neurons in fixed and living ganglia of the snail, Lymnaea.

    Kemenes G;Elekes K;Hiripi L;Benjamin Pr

  • Regulation of heartbeat in Lymnaea by motoneurons containing FMRFamide-like peptides.

    K. J. Buckett;M. Peters;G. J. Dockray;J. Van Minnen

  • A single time-window for protein synthesis-dependent long-term memory formation after one-trial appetitive conditioning.

    Daniel Fulton;Ildiko Kemenes;Richard J Andrew;Paul R Benjamin

  • Timed and Targeted Differential Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) and Anti-NOS Genes by Reward Conditioning Leading to Long-Term Memory Formation

    Sergei A. Korneev;Volko Straub;Ildikó Kemenes;Elena I. Korneeva

  • CHEMICAL AND TACTILE INPUTS TO THE LYMNAEA FEEDING SYSTEM: EFFECTS ON BEHAVIOUR AND NEURAL CIRCUITRY

    G. Kemenes;C. J. H. Elliot;P. R. Benjamin

  • Direct peptide profiling by mass spectrometry of single identified neurons reveals complex neuropeptide-processing pattern

    K W Li;R M Hoek;F Smith;C R Jiménez

  • Extrinsic Modulation and Motor Pattern Generation in a Feeding network: a Cellular Study

    Volko A. Straub;Paul R. Benjamin

  • Appetitive learning in snails shows characteristics of conditioning in vertebrates

    Gro¨ygy Kemenes;Paul Robert Benjamin

  • Modulatory role for the serotonergic cerebral giant cells in the feeding system of the snail, Lymnaea. II. Photoinactivation

    M. S. Yeoman;G. Kemenes;P. R. Benjamin;C. J. H. Elliott

  • The whole-body withdrawal response of Lymnaea stagnalis. I. Identification of central motoneurones and muscles

    Graham P. Ferguson;Paul R. Benjamin

  • Pattern-Generating Role for Motoneurons in a Rhythmically Active Neuronal Network

    Kevin Staras;György Kemenes;Paul R. Benjamin

  • Behavioural and biochemical changes in the feeding system of Lymnaea induced by the dopamine and serotonin neurotoxins 6-hydroxydopamine and 5,6- dihydroxytryptamine

    G. Kemenes;L. Hiripi;P. R. Benjamin

Frequent Co-Authors

György Kemenes
György Kemenes University of Sussex
Michael O'Shea
Michael O'Shea University of Sussex
Kevin Staras
Kevin Staras University of Sussex
Jianfeng Feng
Jianfeng Feng Fudan University
Richard J. Andrew
Richard J. Andrew University of Sussex
Nicholas V. Swindale
Nicholas V. Swindale University of British Columbia
Randolf Menzel
Randolf Menzel Freie Universität Berlin
Rhanor Gillette
Rhanor Gillette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Klaudiusz R. Weiss
Klaudiusz R. Weiss Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Irving Kupfermann
Irving Kupfermann Columbia University

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