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Overview

Ronald M. Harper is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on epilepsy, respiration, and sleep disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to several subfields such as:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Physiology

The primary topics of their work cover a wide range of specialized research areas, including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Harper's recent publications illustrate a focus on epilepsy and its neurological impacts. Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Peri-ictal hypoxia is related to extent of regional brain volume loss accompanying generalized tonic-clonic seizures," 2020, Epilepsia
  • "Association of Peri-ictal Brainstem Posturing With Seizure Severity and Breathing Compromise in Patients With Generalized Convulsive Seizures," 2020, Neurology
  • "Seizure Clusters, Seizure Severity Markers, and SUDEP Risk," 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Distinct Patterns of Brain Metabolism in Patients at Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy," 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • "Altered amygdala volumes and microstructure in focal epilepsy patients with tonic-clonic seizures, ictal, and post-convulsive central apnea," 2023, Epilepsia

The venues where Harper frequently publishes further indicate their research focus and academic network. Key publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • PLoS ONE
  • SLEEP
  • Epilepsia

Collaborations with other researchers play a significant role in Harper's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Beate Diehl
  • Catherine Scott
  • Jennifer A. Ogren
  • Samden Lhatoo
  • Luke A. Allen

Best Publications

  • Dorsal raphe neurons: depression of firing during sleep in cats.

    Dennis J. McGinty;Ronald M. Harper

  • Brain Morphology Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Paul M. Macey;Luke A. Henderson;Katherine E. Macey;Jeffry R. Alger

  • Patterns of beat-to-beat heart rate variability in advanced heart failure

    Mary A. Woo;William G. Stevenson;Debra K. Moser;Robert B. Trelease

  • The Human Tongue during Sleep: Electromyographic Activity of the -Genioglossus Muscle

    E.K. Sauerland;E.K. Sauerland;E.K. Sauerland;R.M. Harper;R.M. Harper;R.M. Harper

  • A method for removal of global effects from fMRI time series.

    Paul M Macey;Katherine E Macey;Rajesh Kumar;Ronald M Harper

  • Brain structural changes in obstructive sleep apnea.

    Paul M. Macey;Rajesh Kumar;Mary A. Woo;Edwin M. Valladares

  • Cerebral Vasomotion: A 0.1-Hz Oscillation in Reflected Light Imaging of Neural Activity

    J E Mayhew;S Askew;Y Zheng;J Porrill

  • RMSSD, a measure of vagus-mediated heart rate variability, is associated with risk factors for SUDEP: The SUDEP-7 Inventory

    Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Patrick Miller;Sheba Meymandi;Alex Chin

  • Clinical neurocardiology defining the value of neuroscience-based cardiovascular therapeutics

    Kalyanam Shivkumar;Olujimi A. Ajijola;Inder Anand;J. Andrew Armour

  • Regional brain gray matter loss in heart failure.

    Mary A. Woo;Paul M. Macey;Gregg C. Fonarow;Michele A. Hamilton

  • Dynamic analysis of cardiac R-R intervals in normal infants and in infants who subsequently succumbed to the sudden infant death syndrome.

    V L Schechtman;S L Raetz;R K Harper;A Garfinkel

  • Lateralized and widespread brain activation during transient blood pressure elevation revealed by magnetic resonance imaging.

    Ronald M. Harper;Richard Bandler;David Spriggs;Jeffry R. Alger

  • Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity and sleep, depression and anxiety symptoms in newly-diagnosed patients.

    Paul M. Macey;Mary A. Woo;Rajesh Kumar;Rebecca L. Cross

  • Polygraphic Studies of Normal Infants During the First Six Months of Life: III. Incidence of Apnea and Periodic Breathing

    Toke Hoppenbrouwers;Joan E. Hodgman;R. M. Harper;Elvira Hofmann

  • Heart rate variability in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

    Marlyn S Woo;Mary A Woo;David Gozal;Mary T Jansen

  • Polygraphic studies of normal infants during the first six months of life. I. Heart rate and variability as a function of state.

    R M Harper;Toke Hoppenbrouwers;M B Sterman;D J Mcginty

  • Brain injury in autonomic, emotional, and cognitive regulatory areas in patients with heart failure.

    Mary A. Woo;Rajesh Kumar;Paul M. Macey;Gregg C. Fonarow

  • State-dependent alteration of respiratory cycle timing by stimulation of the central nucleus of the amygdala

    R.M. Harper;R.C. Frysinger;R.B. Trelease;J.D. Marks

  • Heart rate variability in children with obstructive sleep apnea.

    Gabriel Aljadeff;David Gozal;David Gozal;Vicki L. Schechtman;Brian Burrell

  • Sleep influences on homeostatic functions: implications for sudden infant death syndrome.

    Ronald M Harper;Hannah C Kinney;Peter J Fleming;Bradley T Thach

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregg C. Fonarow
Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles
Luke A. Henderson
Luke A. Henderson University of Sydney
Beate Diehl
Beate Diehl University College London
Jeffry R. Alger
Jeffry R. Alger University of California, Los Angeles
Dennis McGinty
Dennis McGinty University of California, Los Angeles
Gary C. Sieck
Gary C. Sieck Mayo Clinic
Samden D. Lhatoo
Samden D. Lhatoo The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Maromi Nei
Maromi Nei Thomas Jefferson University
Stephan U. Schuele
Stephan U. Schuele Northwestern University
George B. Richerson
George B. Richerson University of Iowa

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