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Paul S. Buckmaster

Paul S. Buckmaster

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Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
9556
World Ranking
4956
National Ranking
2224

Overview

Paul S. Buckmaster is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine with an emphasis on epilepsy research and neuropharmacology.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these areas, key subfields addressed are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The primary research topics encompass:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid and Hydrocephalus
  • Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods

Among the notable recent publications are:

  • "Ventral Hippocampal Formation Is the Primary Epileptogenic Zone in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Ictal Onset Sites and γ-Aminobutyric Acidergic Neuron Loss in Epileptic Pilocarpine-Treated Rats," 2020, Epilepsia
  • "Non-invasive, Neurotoxic Surgery Reduces Seizures in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy," 2021, Experimental Neurology
  • "Pinniped Electroencephalography: Methodology and Findings in California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus)," 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Cannabinoid Receptor 1-Labeled Boutons in the Sclerotic Dentate Gyrus of Epileptic Sea Lions," 2022, Epilepsy Research

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Megan S. Wyeth
  • Bianca Reyes
  • Tahsin Kahn
  • Monica Nagendran
  • Yanrong Zhang

Paul S. Buckmaster's work has been published across several scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Epilepsy Research
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Epilepsia
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Best Publications

  • Neuron loss, granule cell axon reorganization, and functional changes in the dentate gyrus of epileptic kainate‐treated rats

    Paul S. Buckmaster;F. Edward Dudek

  • Recurrent spontaneous motor seizures after repeated low-dose systemic treatment with kainate: assessment of a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy

    Jennifer L Hellier;Peter R Patrylo;Paul S Buckmaster;F.Edward Dudek

  • Reduced Inhibition of Dentate Granule Cells in a Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Masayuki Kobayashi;Paul S. Buckmaster

  • Axon sprouting in a model of temporal lobe epilepsy creates a predominantly excitatory feedback circuit.

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Guo Feng Zhang;Ruth Yamawaki

  • Highly specific neuron loss preserves lateral inhibitory circuits in the dentate gyrus of kainate-induced epileptic rats.

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Ana L. Jongen-Rêlo

  • Axon arbors and synaptic connections of hippocampal mossy cells in the rat in vivo

    Paul S. Buckmaster;H. Jürgen Wenzel;Dennis D. Kunkel;Philip A. Schwartzkroin

  • Inhibition of the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Pathway Suppresses Dentate Granule Cell Axon Sprouting in a Rodent Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Elizabeth A. Ingram;Xiling Wen

  • Rapamycin suppresses mossy fiber sprouting but not seizure frequency in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Felicia H. Lew

  • Identification of new epilepsy treatments: Issues in preclinical methodology

    Aristea S. Galanopoulou;Paul S. Buckmaster;Kevin J. Staley;Solomon L. Moshé

  • BDNF overexpression increases dendrite complexity in hippocampal dentate gyrus.

    R.J Tolwani;P.S Buckmaster;S Varma;J.M Cosgaya

  • Hyperexcitability, Interneurons, and Loss of GABAergic Synapses in Entorhinal Cortex in a Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Sanjay S Kumar;Paul S Buckmaster

  • Network Properties of the Dentate Gyrus in Epileptic Rats With Hilar Neuron Loss and Granule Cell Axon Reorganization

    Paul S. Buckmaster;F. Edward Dudek

  • Distinct Neuronal Coding Schemes in Memory Revealed by Selective Erasure of Fast Synchronous Synaptic Transmission

    Wei Xu;Wade Morishita;Paul S. Buckmaster;Zhiping P. Pang

  • Early Activation of Ventral Hippocampus and Subiculum during Spontaneous Seizures in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Izumi Toyoda;Mark R. Bower;Fernando Leyva;Paul S. Buckmaster

  • In vivo intracellular analysis of granule cell axon reorganization in epileptic rats.

    Paul S. Buckmaster;F. Edward Dudek

  • INTERNEURONS AND INHIBITION IN THE DENTATE GYRUS OF THE RAT IN VIVO

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Philip A Schwartzkroin

  • Mossy cell axonal projections to the dentate gyrus molecular layer in the rat hippocampal slice.

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Ben W. Strowbridge;Dennis D. Kunkel;Donna L. Schmiege

  • Surviving Hilar Somatostatin Interneurons Enlarge, Sprout Axons, and Form New Synapses with Granule Cells in a Mouse Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Wei Zhang;Ruth Yamawaki;Xiling Wen;Justin Uhl

  • Hippocampal mossy cell function A speculative view

    Paul S. Buckmaster;Philip A. Schwartzkroin

  • High-dose rapamycin blocks mossy fiber sprouting but not seizures in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Kathleen Heng;Kathleen Heng;Megan M. Haney;Megan M. Haney;Paul S. Buckmaster

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Schwartzkroin
Philip A. Schwartzkroin University of California, Davis
F. Edward Dudek
F. Edward Dudek University of Utah
J. Victor Nadler
J. Victor Nadler Duke University
Charles E. Ribak
Charles E. Ribak University of California, Irvine
Xiao-Xin Yan
Xiao-Xin Yan Central South University
Igor Spigelman
Igor Spigelman University of California, Los Angeles
John R. Huguenard
John R. Huguenard Stanford University
Aristea S. Galanopoulou
Aristea S. Galanopoulou Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Asla Pitkänen
Asla Pitkänen University of Eastern Finland
Solomon L. Moshé
Solomon L. Moshé Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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