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25488
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1443
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Roger N. Lemon is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans areas such as neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cognitive neuroscience, with notable contributions to radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders

Recent publications by Roger N. Lemon cover various aspects of cortical and motor neuroscience. These include:

  • "The evidence against somatotopic organization of function in the primate corticospinal tract," 2022, Brain
  • "Classification of Cortical Neurons by Spike Shape and the Identification of Pyramidal Neurons," 2021, Cerebral Cortex
  • "Pattern of paresis in ALS is consistent with the physiology of the corticomotoneuronal projections to different muscle groups," 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "The Cortical "Upper Motoneuron" in Health and Disease," 2021, Brain Sciences
  • "Lack of somatotopy among corticospinal tract fibers passing through the primate craniovertebral junction and cervical spinal cord: pathoanatomical substrate of central cord syndrome and cruciate paralysis," 2021, Journal of Neurosurgery

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Roger Lemon include:

  • Robert J. Morecraft
  • Alexander Kraskov
  • Kimberly S. Stilwell-Morecraft
  • Jizhi Ge
  • Stuart N. Baker

Key publication venues where the scientist has contributed include:

  • Brain
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Brain Sciences
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

Roger N. Lemon's recognition within the scientific community includes being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Descending pathways in motor control

    Roger N. Lemon

  • Corticospinal Function and Voluntary Movement

    Robert Porter;Roger Lemon

  • How does transcranial DC stimulation of the primary motor cortex alter regional neuronal activity in the human brain

    Nicolas Lang;Hartwig R. Siebner;Hartwig R. Siebner;Nick S. Ward;Lucy Lee

  • Preconditioning of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with transcranial direct current stimulation: evidence for homeostatic plasticity in the human motor cortex.

    Hartwig R. Siebner;Nicolas Lang;Vincenzo Rizzo;Michael A. Nitsche

  • Contralateral and ipsilateral EMG responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation during recovery of arm and hand function after stroke

    A. Turton;S. Wroe;N. Trepte;C. Fraser

  • Comparing the function of the corticospinal system in different species: organizational differences for motor specialization?

    Roger N. Lemon;James Griffiths

  • Relation between cerebral activity and force in the motor areas of the human brain.

    C. Dettmers;G. R. Fink;R. N. Lemon;K. M. Stephan

  • Can experiments in nonhuman primates expedite the translation of treatments for spinal cord injury in humans

    Grégoire Courtine;Mary Bartlett Bunge;James W Fawcett;Robert G Grossman

  • Corticospinal neurons with a special role in precision grip

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  • Human Cortical Muscle Coherence Is Directly Related to Specific Motor Parameters

    James M. Kilner;Stuart N. Baker;Stephan Salenius;Riitta Hari

  • State of the art: Physiology of transcranial motor cortex stimulation

    Vincenzo Di Lazzaro;Ulf Ziemann;Roger N. Lemon

  • Selective facilitation of different hand muscles by single corticospinal neurones in the conscious monkey.

    Unknown

  • What We Know Currently about Mirror Neurons

    J.M. Kilner;R.N. Lemon

  • Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation over the human motor cortex on corticospinal and transcallosal excitability

    N. Lang;M. A. Nitsche;W. Paulus;J. C. Rothwell

  • Macaque ventral premotor cortex exerts powerful facilitation of motor cortex outputs to upper limb motoneurons.

    H. Shimazu;M. A. Maier;G. Cerri;P. A. Kirkwood

  • Cortical afferents and efferents of monkey postarcuate area: an anatomical and electrophysiological study.

    M. Godschalk;R. N. Lemon;H. G. J. M. Kuypers;H. K. Ronday

  • Preconditioning with transcranial direct current stimulation sensitizes the motor cortex to rapid-rate transcranial magnetic stimulation and controls the direction of after-effects

    Nicolas Lang;Hartwig R. Siebner;Hartwig R. Siebner;Diana Ernst;Michael A. Nitsche

  • Corticospinal facilitation of hand muscles during voluntary movement in the conscious monkey.

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  • Differences in the Corticospinal Projection from Primary Motor Cortex and Supplementary Motor Area to Macaque Upper Limb Motoneurons: An Anatomical and Electrophysiological Study

    M.A. Maier;J. Armand;P.A. Kirkwood;H.-W. Yang

  • Corticospinal Neurons in Macaque Ventral Premotor Cortex with Mirror Properties: A Potential Mechanism for Action Suppression?

    Alexander Kraskov;Numa Dancause;Marsha M. Quallo;Samantha Shepherd

  • Afferent input to movement-related precentral neurones in conscious monkeys

    R. N. Lemon;Robert Porter

  • Excitation of the corticospinal tract by electromagnetic and electrical stimulation of the scalp in the macaque monkey

    S A Edgley;J A Eyre;R N Lemon;S Miller

  • Corticospinal control during reach, grasp, and precision lift in man

    RN Lemon;RS Johansson;G Westling

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Kraskov
Alexander Kraskov University College London
John C. Rothwell
John C. Rothwell University College London
Stuart N. Baker
Stuart N. Baker Newcastle University
Nicolas Lang
Nicolas Lang Kiel University
Etienne Olivier
Etienne Olivier Université Catholique de Louvain
Walter Paulus
Walter Paulus University of Göttingen
Atsushi Iriki
Atsushi Iriki RIKEN Center for Brain Science
James M. Kilner
James M. Kilner University College London
Klaas E. Stephan
Klaas E. Stephan University of Zurich
Michael A. Nitsche
Michael A. Nitsche TU Dortmund University

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