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Sylvain Williams

Sylvain Williams

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Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
7655
World Ranking
6237
National Ranking
360

Sylvain Williams 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 Sylvain Williams sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 93 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Sylvain Williams 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 Sylvain Williams sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sylvain Williams is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has made contributions primarily in the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrochemistry, Sensory Systems, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to neural function and neuropharmacology. These topics include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Their publication record features numerous papers, with notable recent works including:

  • "A Probabilistic Framework for Decoding Behavior From in vivo Calcium Imaging Data" (2020) published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • "Optogenetic frequency scrambling of hippocampal theta oscillations dissociates working memory retrieval from hippocampal spatiotemporal codes" (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • "Conjunctive spatial and self-motion codes are topographically organized in the GABAergic cells of the lateral septum" (2021) published in PLoS Biology
  • "Bilateral optogenetic activation of inhibitory cells favors ictogenesis" (2022) published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Linking temporal coordination of hippocampal activity to memory function" (2023) published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Sylvain Williams has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Guillaume Etter
  • Coralie-Anne Mosser
  • Suzanne van der Veldt
  • Mark P. Brandon
  • Frédéric Manseau

The venues where Williams regularly publishes reflect their focus and include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Neural Circuits
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS Biology

The range of topics and publication outlets suggests a research profile committed to exploring neural mechanisms from molecular to cognitive levels, with a particular emphasis on neural dynamics, memory, and optogenetic methods. The scientist's work has contributed to understanding the temporal coordination in hippocampal activity, as well as the neural coding underlying spatial and memory functions.

Best Publications

  • Causal evidence for the role of REM sleep theta rhythm in contextual memory consolidation.

    Richard Boyce;Stephen D Glasgow;Sylvain Williams;Antoine Roger Adamantidis;Antoine Roger Adamantidis

  • Self-generated theta oscillations in the hippocampus.

    Romain Goutagny;Jesse Jackson;Sylvain Williams

  • Distinct electrophysiological properties of glutamatergic, cholinergic and GABAergic rat septohippocampal neurons: novel implications for hippocampal rhythmicity.

    F. Sotty;M. Danik;F. Manseau;F. Laplante

  • Alterations in hippocampal network oscillations and theta‐gamma coupling arise before Aβ overproduction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Romain Goutagny;Romain Goutagny;Romain Goutagny;Ning Gu;Chelsea Cavanagh;Jesse Jackson

  • Phosphorylation of tau protein at sites Ser396–404 is one of the earliest events in Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome

    S. Mondragón-Rodríguez;G. Perry;G. Perry;J. Luna-Muñoz;M. C. Acevedo-Aquino

  • Parvalbumin Interneurons of Hippocampus Tune Population Activity at Theta Frequency.

    Bénédicte Amilhon;Carey Y.L. Huh;Frédéric Manseau;Guillaume Ducharme

  • Optogenetic gamma stimulation rescues memory impairments in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

    Guillaume Etter;Suzanne van der Veldt;Frédéric Manseau;Iman Zarrinkoub

  • Glutamatergic Neurons of the Mouse Medial Septum and Diagonal Band of Broca Synaptically Drive Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells: Relevance for Hippocampal Theta Rhythm

    Carey Y. L. Huh;Romain Goutagny;Sylvain Williams

  • Optogenetic Activation of Septal Glutamatergic Neurons Drive Hippocampal Theta Rhythms

    Jennifer Robinson;Frédéric Manseau;Guillaume Ducharme;Bénédicte Amilhon

  • Dopamine neurons in culture express VGLUT2 explaining their capacity to release glutamate at synapses in addition to dopamine

    Gregory Dal Bo;Fannie St-Gelais;Marc Danik;Sylvain Williams

  • Specific imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory signaling establishes seizure onset pattern in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Massimo Avoli;Marco de Curtis;Vadym Gnatkovsky;Jean Gotman

  • A functional glutamatergic neurone network in the medial septum and diagonal band area

    F. Manseau;M. Danik;S. Williams

  • REM sleep and memory.

    Richard Boyce;Sylvain Williams;Antoine Roger Adamantidis

  • Resilience to chronic stress is mediated by noradrenergic regulation of dopamine neurons

    Elsa Isingrini;Léa Perret;Quentin Rainer;Bénédicte Amilhon

  • Membrane properties of interneurons in stratum oriens-alveus of the CA1 region of rat hippocampus in vitro

    J.-C. Lacaille;S. Williams

  • The chemokine interleukin-8 acutely reduces Ca(2+) currents in identified cholinergic septal neurons expressing CXCR1 and CXCR2 receptor mRNAs.

    Carole Puma;Marc Danik;Rémi Quirion;Fabienne Ramon

  • Interneuron activity leads to initiation of low-voltage fast-onset seizures.

    Zahra Shiri;Frédéric Manseau;Maxime Lévesque;Sylvain Williams

  • Phosphorylation of Tau Protein as the Link between Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Connectivity Failure: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease

    Siddhartha Mondragón-Rodríguez;George Perry;George Perry;Xiongwei Zhu;Paula I. Moreira

  • The hippocamposeptal pathway generates rhythmic firing of GABAergic neurons in the medial septum and diagonal bands: an investigation using a complete septohippocampal preparation in vitro.

    Frédéric Manseau;Romain Goutagny;Marc Danik;Sylvain Williams

  • Chronic LPS exposure produces changes in intrinsic membrane properties and a sustained IL-beta-dependent increase in GABAergic inhibition in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons.

    Ian C. Hellstrom;Marc Danik;Giamal N. Luheshi;Sylvain Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

George Perry
George Perry The University of Texas at San Antonio
Massimo Avoli
Massimo Avoli McGill University
Antoine Roger Adamantidis
Antoine Roger Adamantidis University of Bern
Rémi Quirion
Rémi Quirion Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Jean-Claude Lacaille
Jean-Claude Lacaille University of Montreal
Bruno Giros
Bruno Giros McGill University
Naguib Mechawar
Naguib Mechawar McGill University
Salah El Mestikawy
Salah El Mestikawy Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Julio C. Martinez-Trujillo
Julio C. Martinez-Trujillo University of Western Ontario
Giamal N. Luheshi
Giamal N. Luheshi Douglas Mental Health University Institute

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