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Sam A. Deadwyler

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Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
16518
World Ranking
2329
National Ranking
1102

Sam A. Deadwyler publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam A. Deadwyler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 242 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sam A. Deadwyler D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam A. Deadwyler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sam A. Deadwyler is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States, with a research focus primarily situated within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Neurology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics reflecting an interdisciplinary approach, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

Publications by Sam A. Deadwyler demonstrate a focus on memory encoding, neural prosthetics, and brain stimulation techniques, with recent papers reflecting continual contributions to the understanding of hippocampal function and recovery after brain injury. The following are selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Deadwyler:

  • Developing a hippocampal neural prosthetic to facilitate human memory encoding and recall of stimulus features and categories, 2024, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • Patterned Hippocampal Stimulation Facilitates Memory in Patients With a History of Head Impact and/or Brain Injury, 2022, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Hippocampal CA1 and CA3 neural recording in the human brain: validation of depth electrode placement through high-resolution imaging and electrophysiology, 2020, Neurosurgical FOCUS
  • Corrigendum: Patterned hippocampal stimulation facilitates memory in patients with a history of head impact and/or brain injury, 2022, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
  • Neurosurgical FOCUS

Deadwyler collaborates extensively, with frequent coauthors including Brent M. Roeder, Alexander S. Dakos, Daniel E. Couture, Adrian W. Laxton, and Gautam Popli. This network reflects a collaborative focus on neural engineering and brain injury research.

Best Publications

  • Cannabinoid physiology and pharmacology: 30 years of progress

    Allyn C. Howlett;Allyn C. Howlett;Christopher S. Breivogel;Steven R. Childers;Samuel A. Deadwyler

  • Distribution of spatial and nonspatial information in dorsal hippocampus

    Robert E. Hampson;John D. Simeral;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Effects of Chronic Treatment with Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Cannabinoid-Stimulated [35S]GTPγS Autoradiography in Rat Brain

    Laura J. Sim;Robert E. Hampson;Sam A. Deadwyler;Steven R. Childers

  • Chronic delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol Treatment Produces a Time-Dependent Loss of Cannabinoid Receptors and Cannabinoid Receptor-Activated G Proteins in Rat Brain

    Christopher S. Breivogel;Steven R. Childers;Sam A. Deadwyler;Robert E. Hampson

  • Effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on delayed match to sample performance in rats: alterations in short-term memory associated with changes in task specific firing of hippocampal cells.

    C J Heyser;R E Hampson;S A Deadwyler

  • A cortical neural prosthesis for restoring and enhancing memory

    Theodore W Berger;Robert E Hampson;Dong Song;Anushka Goonawardena

  • Cannabinoids modulate voltage sensitive potassium A-current in hippocampal neurons via a cAMP-dependent process.

    S. A. Deadwyler;R. E. Hampson;Jian Mu;A. Whyte

  • Cannabinoids, hippocampal function and memory.

    Robert E. Hampson;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Hippocampal ensemble activity during spatial delayed-nonmatch-to-sample performance in rats.

    SA Deadwyler;T Bunn;RE Hampson

  • Systemic and nasal delivery of orexin-A (Hypocretin-1) reduces the effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance in nonhuman primates.

    Sam A. Deadwyler;Linda Porrino;Jerome M. Siegel;Robert E. Hampson

  • Hippocampal place cells: stereotypy and plasticity

    CR Breese;RE Hampson;SA Deadwyler

  • Cannabinoids Reveal the Necessity of Hippocampal Neural Encoding for Short-Term Memory in Rats

    Robert E. Hampson;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Hippocampal cell firing correlates of delayed-match-to-sample performance in the rat.

    Robert E. Hampson;Charles J. Heyser;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • A comparison of nucleus accumbens neuronal firing patterns during cocaine self-administration and water reinforcement in rats

    RM Carelli;SA Deadwyler

  • Cannabinoids modulate potassium current in cultured hippocampal neurons.

    S. A. Deadwyler;R. E. Hampson;B. A. Bennett;T. A. Edwards

  • Role of cyclic AMP in the actions of cannabinoid receptors

    Steven R. Childers;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Restoring lost cognitive function

    T.W. Berger;A. Ahuja;S.H. Courellis;S.A. Deadwyler

  • Kainic acid produces depolarization of CA3 pyramidal cells in the vitro hippocampal slice.

    John H. Robinson;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling of Spike Train Transformations for Hippocampal-Cortical Prostheses

    Dong Song;R.H.M. Chan;V.Z. Marmarelis;R.E. Hampson

  • Ensemble Activity and Behavior—What's the Code?

    Sam A. Deadwyler;Robert E. Hampson

  • Developing a hippocampal neural prosthetic to facilitate human memory encoding and recall

    Robert E Hampson;Dong Song;Brian S Robinson;Dustin Fetterhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Hampson
Robert E. Hampson Wake Forest University
Theodore W. Berger
Theodore W. Berger University of Southern California
Vasilis Z. Marmarelis
Vasilis Z. Marmarelis University of Southern California
Greg A. Gerhardt
Greg A. Gerhardt University of Kentucky
Mark O. West
Mark O. West Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Steven R. Childers
Steven R. Childers Wake Forest University
Thomas C. Foster
Thomas C. Foster University of Florida
Regina M. Carelli
Regina M. Carelli University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda J. Porrino
Linda J. Porrino Wake Forest University
Terrence R. Stanford
Terrence R. Stanford Wake Forest University

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