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Robin L. Cooper is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, and Immunology.

Cooper's research focuses on a range of topics within neuroscience and related biological sciences. Notable topics include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Several recent publications illustrate the diversity and scope of Cooper's research. These include:

  • "Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates" (2023), published in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
  • "Building Bridges: Mycelium Mediated Plant-Plant Electrophysiological Communication" (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "The effects of tricaine mesylate on arthropods: crayfish, crab and Drosophila" (2020), published in Invertebrate Neuroscience
  • "Examining the effect of manganese on physiological processes: Invertebrate models" (2021), published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • "Molecular physiology of manganese in insects" (2022), published in Current Opinion in Insect Science

Cooper frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Elizabeth R. Elliott, Shelby McCubbin, Kaitlyn E. Brock, Jeremy Nadolski, and Cecilia Pankau. These collaborations suggest a networked and multidisciplinary approach to their research endeavors.

Publication venues where Cooper has contributed multiple works highlight the scientist's research dissemination channels. These venues include Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Biology, and NeuroSci.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic differentiation of a single motor neuron: conjoint definition of transmitter release, presynaptic calcium signals, and ultrastructure

    RL Cooper;L Marin;HL Atwood

  • SYNAPTIC STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY AS A FACTOR ENHANCING PROBABILITY OF CALCIUM-MEDIATED TRANSMITTER RELEASE

    Robin L Cooper;James L. Winslow;C. K. Govind;Harold L. Atwood

  • The physiological and behavioral effects of carbon dioxide on Drosophila melanogaster larvae.

    Nicolas H. Badre;M. Elisabeth Martin;Robin L. Cooper

  • Quantal measurement and analysis methods compared for crayfish and Drosophila neuromuscular junctions, and rat hippocampus

    R.L. Cooper;B.A. Stewart;J.M. Wojtowicz;S. Wang

  • Differential physiology and morphology of phasic and tonic motor axons in a crayfish limb extensor muscle

    H. Bradacs;Robin L Cooper;M. Msghina;H. L. Atwood

  • A novel educational module to teach neural circuits for college and high school students: NGSS-neurons, genetics, and selective stimulations

    Zana R. Majeed;Felicitas Koch;Joshua Morgan;Heidi Anderson

  • Heart and ventilatory measures in crayfish during environmental disturbances and social interactions.

    Heidi Schapker;Thomas Breithaupt;Zhanna Shuranova;Yuri Burmistrov

  • Dopaminergic modulation of motor neuron activity and neuromuscular function in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Robin L Cooper;W. S. Neckameyer

  • Heart rate within male crayfish: social interactions and effects of 5-HT.

    Laura R Listerman;Jasson Deskins;Haymo Bradacs;Robin L Cooper

  • Quantal release at visualized terminals of a crayfish motor axon: intraterminal and regional differences.

    Robin L Cooper;C. C. Harrington;L. Marin;H. L. Atwood

  • Modulation of sensory-CNS-motor circuits by serotonin, octopamine, and dopamine in semi-intact Drosophila larva

    Sameera Dasari;Robin L Cooper

  • Functional and Structural Parallels in Crustacean and Drosophila Neuromuscular Systems

    Harold L. Atwood;Robin L. Cooper

  • Synaptic diversity and differentiation: Crustacean neuromuscular junctions

    H. L. Atwood;Robin L Cooper

  • Influence of serotonin on the kinetics of vesicular release.

    R. Chase Southard;J. Haggard;M. E. Crider;S. W. Whiteheart

  • Membrane potentials, synaptic responses, neuronal circuitry, neuromodulation and muscle histology using the crayfish: student laboratory exercises.

    Brittany Baierlein;Alison L. Thurow;Harold L. Atwood;Robin L. Cooper

  • Presynaptic effects of octopamine, serotonin, and cocktails of the two modulators on neuromuscular transmission in crustaceans.

    Stefan Djokaj;Robin L. Cooper;Werner Rathmayer

  • Depression of Synaptic Efficacy at Intermolt in Crayfish Neuromuscular Junctions by 20-Hydroxyecdysone, a Molting Hormone

    Robin L. Cooper;Marvin E. Ruffner

  • Heart rate measures in blind cave crayfish during environmental disturbances and social interactions.

    Hao Li;Laura R Listeman;Devan Doshi;Robin L Cooper

  • Modulatory Action by the Serotonergic System: Behavior and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster

    Zana R. Majeed;Esraa Abdeljaber;Robin Soveland;Kristin Cornwell

  • The effects of 5-HT on sensory, central and motor neurons driving the abdominal superficial flexor muscles in the crayfish.

    J. R. Strawn;W. S. Neckameyer;Robin L Cooper

  • Depression of synaptic efficacy in high- and low-output Drosophila neuromuscular junctions by the molting hormone (20-HE).

    Marvin E. Ruffner;Stuart I. Cromarty;Robin L. Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold L. Atwood
Harold L. Atwood University of Toronto
Paul S. Katz
Paul S. Katz University of Massachusetts Amherst
David R. Hampson
David R. Hampson University of Toronto
Michael W. Salter
Michael W. Salter University of Toronto
Graham L. Collingridge
Graham L. Collingridge Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Xiao-Jiang Li
Xiao-Jiang Li Jinan University
Zhou-Feng Chen
Zhou-Feng Chen Washington University in St. Louis
Weihong Song
Weihong Song University of British Columbia
Olivier Thibault
Olivier Thibault University of Kentucky
Catherine M. Cahill
Catherine M. Cahill University of California, Los Angeles

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