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Richard P. Dum is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Social Psychology, and Equine studies.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses

Their recent publication record features contributions to various highly specialized venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Annual Review of Neuroscience, Cell Reports, and The Journal of Comparative Neurology. Notable papers include:

  • The Cortical Motor Areas and the Emergence of Motor Skills: A Neuroanatomical Perspective, 2021, Annual Review of Neuroscience
  • Spatial, transcriptomic, and epigenomic analyses link dorsal horn neurons to chronic pain genetic predisposition, 2024, Cell Reports
  • Volitional inspiration is mediated by two independent output channels in the primary motor cortex, 2023, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Spatial, transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses link dorsal horn neurons to chronic pain genetic predisposition, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Combining Machine Learning and Multiplexed, In Situ Profiling to Engineer Cell Type and Behavioral Specificity, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Richard P. Dum frequently collaborates with several researchers, among whom are:

  • Michael J. Leone
  • Myung-chul Noh
  • BaDoi N. Phan
  • Kelly A. Corrigan
  • Deepika Yeramosu

The scientist has published predominantly in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with three publications, and has contributed single papers in Annual Review of Neuroscience, Cell Reports, The Journal of Comparative Neurology, and TheScienceBreaker.

Best Publications

  • Cerebellum and Nonmotor Function

    Peter L. Strick;Richard P. Dum;Julie A. Fiez

  • The origin of corticospinal projections from the premotor areas in the frontal lobe

    RP Dum;PL Strick

  • The basal ganglia communicate with the cerebellum

    Andreea C. Bostan;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • Cerebellar networks with the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia

    Andreea C. Bostan;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick;Peter L. Strick

  • Motor areas in the frontal lobe of the primate.

    Richard P Dum;Peter L Strick

  • Topographic organization of corticospinal projections from the frontal lobe: motor areas on the lateral surface of the hemisphere.

    San-Qiang He;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • Frontal lobe inputs to the digit representations of the motor areas on the lateral surface of the hemisphere.

    Richard P Dum;Peter L Strick

  • An Unfolded Map of the Cerebellar Dentate Nucleus and its Projections to the Cerebral Cortex

    Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick;Peter L. Strick

  • Supplementary Motor Area and Presupplementary Motor Area: Targets of Basal Ganglia and Cerebellar Output

    Dalila Akkal;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • Spinal Cord Terminations of the Medial Wall Motor Areas in Macaque Monkeys

    Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick;Peter L. Strick

  • The Spinothalamic System Targets Motor and Sensory Areas in the Cerebral Cortex of Monkeys

    Richard P. Dum;David J. Levinthal;Peter L. Strick

  • Actions of FDL and FHL muscles in intact cats: functional dissociation between anatomical synergists.

    M J O'Donovan;M J Pinter;R P Dum;R E Burke

  • Basal Ganglia and Cerebellar Inputs to ‘AIP’

    Dottie M. Clower;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • Cerebellar vermis is a target of projections from the motor areas in the cerebral cortex

    Keith A. Coffman;Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • An HRP study of the relation between cell size and motor unit type in cat ankle extensor motoneurons

    R. E. Burke;R. P. Dum;J. W. Fleshman;L. L. Glenn

  • Cingulate Motor Areas

    Richard P. Dum;Peter L. Strick

  • Motor, cognitive, and affective areas of the cerebral cortex influence the adrenal medulla

    Richard P. Dum;David J. Levinthal;Peter L. Strick

  • Motor-unit organization in flexor digitorum longus muscle of the cat.

    R P Dum;R E Burke;M J O'Donovan;J Toop

  • Motor and nonmotor domains in the monkey dentate.

    Richard P. Dum;Chen Li;Peter L. Strick

  • Posterior parietal cortex contains a command apparatus for hand movements.

    Jean-Alban Rathelot;Richard P Dum;Peter L Strick

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter L. Strick
Peter L. Strick University of Pittsburgh
Alexander I. Tröster
Alexander I. Tröster Barrow Neurological Institute
Kathleen Y. Haaland
Kathleen Y. Haaland University of New Mexico
Martin Walter
Martin Walter Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Julie A. Fiez
Julie A. Fiez University of Pittsburgh
Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos
Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos University of Chicago
Barry J. Sessle
Barry J. Sessle University of Toronto
Thomas J. Morrow
Thomas J. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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