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102
Citations
40437
World Ranking
706
National Ranking
396

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2006 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 1997 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society For brilliant technical innovations in recording the activity of single visual neurons of alert, behaviorally-trained monkeys that made possible salient scientific discoveries relating individual nerve cells to visual perception and to the generation of eye movement
  • 1991 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Robert H. Wurtz is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, with specific attention to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientific topics covered in their work include:

  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Notable recent publications by Robert H. Wurtz are:

  • "An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics" (2020), published in Neuron
  • "Organization of Corollary Discharge Neurons in Monkey Medial Dorsal Thalamus" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Robert H. Wurtz include:

  • Sébastien Tremblay
  • Leah Acker
  • Arash Afraz
  • Daniel L. Albaugh
  • Hidetoshi Amita

Wurtz's work has appeared predominantly in the publication venues of Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

Their research contributions have been recognized by multiple awards:

  • Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2010
  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2006
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1997
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1997
  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society, 1994 - For technical innovations in recording activity of single visual neurons in alert, behaviorally-trained monkeys that enabled discoveries relating nerve cells to visual perception and eye movement generation
  • Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation, 1991
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1991
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1990
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1988
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1987

Best Publications

  • Sensitivity of MST neurons to optic flow stimuli. I. A continuum of response selectivity to large-field stimuli.

    C. J. Duffy;R. H. Wurtz

  • Visual-Motor Function of the Primate Superior Colliculus

    Robert H. Wurtz;Joanne E. Albano

  • Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata. III. Memory-contingent visual and saccade responses

    O. Hikosaka;R. H. Wurtz

  • The Neurobiology of Saccadic Eye Movements

    Robert H. Wurtz;Michael E. Goldberg

  • Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata. IV. Relation of substantia nigra to superior colliculus

    Okihide Hikosaka;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Deficits in visual motion processing following ibotenic acid lesions of the middle temporal visual area of the macaque monkey.

    WT Newsome;RH Wurtz;Dursteler;A Mikami

  • Modification of saccadic eye movements by GABA-related substances. I. Effect of muscimol and bicuculline in monkey superior colliculus

    O. Hikosaka;R. H. Wurtz

  • NEURONAL MECHANISMS OF VISUAL STABILITY

    Robert H. Wurtz

  • Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. I. Localization and visual properties of neurons.

    H. Komatsu;R. H. Wurtz

  • Saccade-related activity in monkey superior colliculus. I. Characteristics of burst and buildup cells

    D. P. Munoz;R. H. Wurtz

  • Relation of cortical areas MT and MST to pursuit eye movements. II. Differentiation of retinal from extraretinal inputs

    William T. Newsome;Robert H. Wurtz;Hidehiko Komatsu

  • Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey. 3. Cells discharging before eye movements.

    R H Wurtz;M E Goldberg

  • Visual and oculomotor functions of monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata. I. Relation of visual and auditory responses to saccades

    O. Hikosaka;R. H. Wurtz

  • Fixation cells in monkey superior colliculus. I. Characteristics of cell discharge

    D. P. Munoz;R. H. Wurtz

  • Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey. II. Effect of attention on neuronal responses.

    Michael E. Goldberg;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Modification of saccadic eye movements by GABA-related substances. II. Effects of muscimol in monkey substantia nigra pars reticulata.

    O. Hikosaka;R. H. Wurtz

  • A Pathway in Primate Brain for Internal Monitoring of Movements

    Marc A. Sommer;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Guarding the gateway to cortex with attention in visual thalamus

    Kerry McAlonan;James T. Cavanaugh;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Modulation of neuronal activity in superior colliculus by changes in target probability.

    Michele A. Basso;Robert H. Wurtz

  • Activity of superior colliculus in behaving monkey. I. Visual receptive fields of single neurons.

    M E Goldberg;R H Wurtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc A. Sommer
Marc A. Sommer Duke University
Okihide Hikosaka
Okihide Hikosaka National Institutes of Health
Michele A. Basso
Michele A. Basso University of California, Los Angeles
Charles J. Duffy
Charles J. Duffy University of Rochester Medical Center
William T. Newsome
William T. Newsome Stanford University
Michael E. Goldberg
Michael E. Goldberg Columbia University
Douglas P. Munoz
Douglas P. Munoz Queen's University
Lance M. Optican
Lance M. Optican National Institutes of Health
Hidehiko Komatsu
Hidehiko Komatsu Tamagawa University
Martin Paré
Martin Paré Queen's University

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