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Overview

Peter C. Brunjes is a researcher affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States, focusing primarily on the field of neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields including sensory systems, developmental neuroscience, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics explored in their research involve olfactory and sensory function studies, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurobiology and insect physiology research, as well as memory and neural mechanisms.

Brunjes has published research in various scientific venues, notably in journals such as Neuroscience and Chemical Senses. Among the recent papers authored are:

  • Experimental Demyelination of the Lateral Olfactory Tract and Anterior Commissure, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Pyramidal Cells in Olfactory Cortex, 2021, Chemical Senses

Their work has involved collaboration with coauthors, including Lindsay Collins.

Brunjes's contributions to neuroscience focus on understanding sensory processing and neural function, particularly related to olfaction. Their studies address mechanisms involved in neuroplasticity, degeneration, and neurogenesis, contributing to a broader comprehension of neural systems and cognitive functions.

Best Publications

  • A stereotaxic atlas of the albino mouse forebrain.

    Peter C. Brunjes;William T. Greenough

  • Maturation and plasticity in the olfactory system of vertebrates.

    Peter C. Brunjes;Lauren L. Frazier

  • Unilateral naris closure and olfactory system development.

    Peter C. Brunjes

  • A field guide to the anterior olfactory nucleus (cortex).

    Peter C. Brunjes;Kurt R. Illig;Elizabeth A. Meyer

  • The effect of unilateral naris occlusion on cell dynamics in the developing rat olfactory epithelium

    AI Farbman;PC Brunjes;L Rentfro;J Michas

  • Development of olfactory glomeruli: Temporal and spatial interactions between olfactory receptor axons and mitral cells in opossums and rats

    Dagmar Malun;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Unilateral odor deprivation: Early postnatal changes in olfactory bulb cell density and number

    Lauren L. Frazier;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Ontogeny of thermal and olfactory determinants of huddling in the rat.

    Jeffrey R. Alberts;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Organization of the olfactory system in the adult zebrafish: histological, immunohistochemical, and quantitative analysis.

    Christine A. Byrd;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Unilateral odor deprivation: effects on the development of olfactory bulb catecholamines and behavior.

    Peter C. Brunjes;Lodi K. Smith-Crafts;Richard McCarty

  • Olfactory Bulb Recovery after Early Sensory Deprivation

    D. M. Cummings;H. E. Henning;P. C. Brunjes

  • Neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb of adult zebrafish

    C.A Byrd;P.C Brunjes

  • Olfactory Stimulation Induces Filial Preferences for Huddling in Rat Pups

    Peter C. Brunjes;Jeffrey R. Alberts

  • Early postnatal cellular proliferation and survival in the olfactory bulb and rostral migratory stream of normal and unilaterally odor-deprived rats.

    Lauren Frazier‐Cierpial;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Activity‐dependent regulation of calcium‐binding proteins in the developing rat olfactory bulb

    Benjamin D. Philpot;Jae H. Lim;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Cell death in the developing and sensory-deprived rat olfactory bulb.

    Brian K. Fiske;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Comparative study of aging in the mouse olfactory bulb

    Jennifer M. Mirich;Nathaniel C. Williams;Daniel J. Berlau;Peter C. Brunjes

  • Ontogeny of odorant receptor gene expression in zebrafish, Danio rerio

    Christine A. Byrd;John T. Jones;Joseph M. Quattro;Matthew E. Rogers

  • Unilateral odor deprivation: Time course of changes in laminar volume

    Peter C. Brunjes

  • Unilateral odor deprivation: Differential effects due to time of treatment

    Peter C. Brunjes;Megan J. Borror

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna L. Korol
Donna L. Korol Syracuse University
William T. Greenough
William T. Greenough University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donald A. Wilson
Donald A. Wilson Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Monique A. M. Smeets
Monique A. M. Smeets Utrecht University
William E. Cullinan
William E. Cullinan Marquette University
Harriet Baker
Harriet Baker Cornell University
Charles A. Greer
Charles A. Greer Yale University

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