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Overview

Shaul Hestrin is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their work spans the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology, with a particular focus on subfields including Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their research addresses topics related to neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neural dynamics and brain function, as well as circadian rhythm and melatonin. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining behavioral studies with physiological mechanisms.

Among recent scientific contributions, Hestrin has co-authored the paper titled Motivation and Engagement during Visually Guided Behavior, published in 2020 in the journal Cell Reports. This paper has received citations indicating engagement from the research community.

  • Motivation and Engagement during Visually Guided Behavior (2020, Cell Reports)

Frequently collaborating with other scientists, Hestrin has worked with co-authors Alexander V. Ortiz and David Aziz, showing active partnerships within their research network.

  • Alexander V. Ortiz
  • David Aziz

Their research has been published primarily in Cell Reports, which reflects their contributions to outlets focused on cell biology and neuroscience research.

  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex

    Giorgio A. Ascoli;Lidia Alonso-Nanclares;Stewart A. Anderson;German Barrionuevo

  • A network of fast-spiking cells in the neocortex connected by electrical synapses.

    Mario Galarreta;Shaul Hestrin

  • New insights into the classification and nomenclature of cortical GABAergic interneurons

    Javier DeFelipe;Pedro L. López-Cruz;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;Ruth Benavides-Piccione;Concha Bielza

  • Molecular and Physiological Diversity of Cortical Nonpyramidal Cells

    Bruno Cauli;Etienne Audinat;Bertrand Lambolez;Maria Cecilia Angulo

  • Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents at a central synapse

    Shaul Hestrin

  • Analysis of excitatory synaptic action in pyramidal cells using whole-cell recording from rat hippocampal slices.

    S Hestrin;R A Nicoll;D J Perkel;P Sah

  • Frequency-dependent synaptic depression and the balance of excitation and inhibition in the neocortex.

    Mario Galarreta;Shaul Hestrin

  • Electrical synapses between Gaba-Releasing interneurons

    Mario Galarreta;Shaul Hestrin

  • Tonic activation of NMDA receptors by ambient glutamate enhances excitability of neurons

    P Sah;S Hestrin;RA Nicoll

  • Electrical and chemical synapses among parvalbumin fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons in adult mouse neocortex

    Mario Galarreta;Shaul Hestrin

  • Mechanisms generating the time course of dual component excitatory synaptic currents recorded in hippocampal slices

    Shaul Hestrin;Pankaj Sah;Roger A. Nicoll

  • Spike transmission and synchrony detection in networks of GABAergic interneurons.

    Mario Galarreta;Shaul Hestrin

  • Intracortical circuits of pyramidal neurons reflect their long-range axonal targets

    Solange P. Brown;Shaul Hestrin

  • Subthreshold Mechanisms Underlying State-Dependent Modulation of Visual Responses

    Corbett Bennett;Sergio Arroyo;Shaul Hestrin

  • Excitatory synaptic currents in Purkinje cells.

    David J. Perkel;Shaul Hestrin;Pankaj Sah;Roger A. Nicoll

  • Electrical synapses define networks of neocortical GABAergic neurons.

    Shaul Hestrin;Mario Galarreta

  • Activation and desensitization of glutamate-activated channels mediating fast excitatory synaptic currents in the visual cortex

    Shaul Hestrin

  • Different glutamate receptor channels mediate fast excitatory synaptic currents in inhibitory and excitatory cortical neurons.

    Shaul Hestrin

  • Morphology and Physiology of Cortical Neurons in Layer I

    Shaul Hestrin;William E. Armstrong

  • Properties of excitatory postsynaptic currents recorded in vitro from rat hippocampal interneurones.

    P Sah;S Hestrin;R A Nicoll

  • ANALYSIS OF EXCITATORY SYNAPTIC ACTION IN PYRAMIDAL CELLS USING WHOLE-CELL RECORDING FROM RAT

    S. Hestrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Pankaj Sah
Pankaj Sah University of Queensland
Jean Rossier
Jean Rossier Sorbonne University
Roger A. Nicoll
Roger A. Nicoll University of California, San Francisco
Bruno Cauli
Bruno Cauli Sorbonne University
Etienne Audinat
Etienne Audinat University of Montpellier
David J. Perkel
David J. Perkel University of Washington
William E. Armstrong
William E. Armstrong University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Kathleen S. Rockland
Kathleen S. Rockland Boston University

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