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Stephen G. Brickley

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Neuroscience

D-Index
33
Citations
9593
World Ranking
9392
National Ranking
693

Stephen G. Brickley 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 Stephen G. Brickley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Stephen G. Brickley 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 Stephen G. Brickley sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Stephen G. Brickley is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and specializes in Neuroscience. Their research covers various subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Sensory Systems, and Immunology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics such as:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

In terms of publication venues, Stephen G. Brickley has contributed to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • eLife
  • Current Research in Neurobiology
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brickley include:

  • Dual midbrain and forebrain origins of thalamic inhibitory interneurons, 2021, eLife
  • A Role for Thalamic Projection GABAergic Neurons in Circadian Responses to Light, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Histamine Release in the Prefrontal Cortex Excites Fast-Spiking Interneurons while GABA Released from the Same Axons Inhibits Pyramidal Cells, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • The type of inhibition provided by thalamic interneurons alters the input selectivity of thalamocortical neurons, 2024, Current Research in Neurobiology
  • A role for thalamic projection GABAergic neurons in circadian responses to light, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators of Brickley include:

  • Polona Jager
  • Alessio Delogu
  • Gerald Moore
  • Deyl Djama
  • Irene Salgarella

Best Publications

  • NMDA receptor subunits: Diversity, development and disease

    Stuart Cull-Candy;Stephen Brickley;Mark Farrant

  • Neuroactive steroids reduce neuronal excitability by selectively enhancing tonic inhibition mediated by δ subunit-containing GABAA receptors

    Brandon M. Stell;Stephen G. Brickley;C. Y. Tang;Mark Farrant

  • Development of a tonic form of synaptic inhibition in rat cerebellar granule cells resulting from persistent activation of GABAA receptors.

    S G Brickley;S G Cull-Candy;M Farrant

  • Extrasynaptic GABAA receptors: Their function in the CNS and implications for disease

    Stephen G. Brickley;Istvan Mody

  • Adaptive regulation of neuronal excitability by a voltage- independent potassium conductance

    Stephen G. Brickley;Victoria Revilla;Stuart G. Cull-Candy;William Wisden

  • Single-channel properties of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAA receptors suggest differential targeting of receptor subtypes.

    Stephen G. Brickley;Stuart G. Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

  • Signaling across the synapse: a role for Wnt and Dishevelled in presynaptic assembly and neurotransmitter release

    Azlina Ahmad-Annuar;Lorenza Ciani;Iordanis Simeonidis;Judit Herreros

  • Neuronal ensembles sufficient for recovery sleep and the sedative actions of α2 adrenergic agonists.

    Zhe Zhang;Valentina Ferretti;İlke Güntan;Alessandro Moro

  • GABA transporter deficiency causes tremor, ataxia, nervousness, and increased GABA-induced tonic conductance in cerebellum.

    Chi-Sung Chiu;Stephen Brickley;Kimmo Jensen;Amber Southwell

  • Wakefulness Is Governed by GABA and Histamine Cotransmission

    Xiao Yu;Zhiwen Ye;Catriona M. Houston;Anna Y. Zecharia

  • NR2B and NR2D Subunits Coassemble in Cerebellar Golgi Cells to Form a Distinct NMDA Receptor Subtype Restricted to Extrasynaptic Sites

    Stephen G. Brickley;Charu Misra;M. H. Selina Mok;Masayoshi Mishina

  • Maturation of EPSCs and Intrinsic Membrane Properties Enhances Precision at a Cerebellar Synapse

    Laurence Cathala;Stephen Brickley;Stuart Cull-Candy;Mark Farrant

  • Altered Activity in the Central Medial Thalamus Precedes Changes in the Neocortex during Transitions into Both Sleep and Propofol Anesthesia

    Rowan Baker;Thomas C. Gent;Qianzi Yang;Susan Parker

  • The Involvement of Hypothalamic Sleep Pathways in General Anesthesia: Testing the Hypothesis Using the GABAA Receptor β3N265M Knock-In Mouse

    Anna Y. Zecharia;Laura E. Nelson;Thomas C. Gent;Mark Schumacher

  • Modifying the Subunit Composition of TASK Channels Alters the Modulation of a Leak Conductance in Cerebellar Granule Neurons

    M. Isabel Aller;Emma L. Veale;Anni-Maija Linden;Cristina Sandu

  • Synaptic Release Generates a Tonic GABAA Receptor-Mediated Conductance That Modulates Burst Precision in Thalamic Relay Neurons

    D. P. Bright;M. I. Aller;S. G. Brickley

  • Slow deactivation kinetics of NMDA receptors containing NR1 and NR2D subunits in rat cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Charu Misra;Stephen G. Brickley;David J. A. Wyllie;Stuart G. Cull‐Candy

  • TASK-3 two-pore domain potassium channels enable sustained high-frequency firing in cerebellar granule neurons

    Stephen G. Brickley;M. Isabel Aller;Cristina Sandu;Emma L. Veale

  • Identification of subunits contributing to synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in Golgi cells of the rat cerebellum

    Charu Misra;Stephen G. Brickley;Mark Farrant;Stuart G. Cull‐Candy

  • Profound Desensitization by Ambient GABA Limits Activation of δ-Containing GABAA Receptors during Spillover

    Damian P. Bright;Massimiliano Renzi;Julian Bartram;Thomas P. McGee

  • Maturation of EPSCs and intrinsic membrane properties enhances precision at a cerebellar synapse (vol 23, pg 6074, 2003)

    L Cathala;S Brickley;S Cull-Candy;M Farrant

Frequent Co-Authors

William Wisden
William Wisden Imperial College London
Mark Farrant
Mark Farrant University College London
Stuart G. Cull-Candy
Stuart G. Cull-Candy University College London
Nicholas P. Franks
Nicholas P. Franks Imperial College London
Alexei L. Vyssotski
Alexei L. Vyssotski ETH Zurich
Istvan Mody
Istvan Mody University of California, Los Angeles
Henry A. Lester
Henry A. Lester California Institute of Technology
Geoffrey T. Swanson
Geoffrey T. Swanson Northwestern University
Esa R. Korpi
Esa R. Korpi University of Helsinki
David J. A. Wyllie
David J. A. Wyllie University of Edinburgh

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